Sterling College, a small experiential and ecologically focused liberal
arts college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, invites applications for one
full-time position in Sustainable Agriculture. We welcome applications
from inspired educators with strong academic and applied skills who wish
to teach and work in a small environmentally and community centered
college.
This is a renewable 10-month position from mid-February to mid-December.
Candidates should have experience managing the daily operations of
small-scale, diversified gardens that both support an academic curriculum
and are focused on feeding a community year-round. Garden management
responsibilities include working with student supervisors and overseeing
the College’s annual and perennial gardens, greenhouses, and root cellar;
working with students to grow, store, and preserve food for the College;
and facilitating the College’s farm-to-kitchen program.
Teaching responsibilities will include courses in areas such as organic
crop production, alternative agriculture, agricultural education, and
related areas. Additional responsibilities will include working closely
with students on independent studies and senior applied research projects,
delivering upper-level seminar courses, fulfilling work program
obligations, serving on committees, attending faculty and instructional
team meetings, and advising students.
The ideal candidate is an innovative and passionate teacher with
experience in his or her field of study who can teach in a flexible
interdisciplinary environment and has the ability and interest to support
an integrative college curriculum. Preference will be given to applicants
with an M.A. or M.S. at the time of appointment.
Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the contact information
for three references by October 4, 2010 to Charlotte Rosendahl, Sterling
College, P.O. Box 72, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827. Email:
crosendahl@sterlingcollege.edu. Phone: (802) 586-7711 x109 Fax: (802)
586-2596
Electronic submission of application material is preferred.
