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The Department of Geology invites applications for a one-year, full-time, non-tenure-track, Visiting Assistant Professor or Instructor in structure/tectonics and geophysics/remote sensing, starting September 1, 2006. A Ph.D. with teaching experience at time of employment is preferred; ABDs are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be expected to teach five undergraduate courses including a 200-level structural geology with laboratory during the fall term and an upper-division laboratory course of his/her choice for geology majors in the spring term. The upper-division course should complement those already offered in the department. The remainder of the teaching assignment will focus on non-major offerings. Additionally, the candidate may have the opportunity to direct one or more independent research projects. Colby is a highly selective liberal arts college recognized for excellence in undergraduate education and for close student-faculty interaction. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, and three (3) letters of reference to Dr. Robert A. Gastaldo, Chair, Department of Geology, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901. Review of applicants will begin on 17 February 2006 and will continue until the position is filled.

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