Antarctica Faculty Application

The College at Brockport is currently accepting applications from across SUNY for a faculty to lead the Antarctica program next year. This unique six credit program consists of a Fall online course followed by a two week field study in Antarctica during the winter break.

This faculty will be required to grade the Fall 2018 online course assignments and lead the group of students to Argentina and Antarctica along with other support faculty from non-SUNY institutions. The estimated program dates are 12/14/18-12/28/18.

The College at Brockport will review applications and arrange phone interviews with selected faculty to discuss the program details and expectations. We are hoping to finalize a faculty member by the end of January so early applications are appreciated.

The deadline to apply is Friday, January 19th.

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Course Description
Antarctica is a wondrous place- the “coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on earth.” It has been an object of human speculation for millennia and a prize for explorers, sealers and whalers, scientists, and geostrategists for more than two hundred years. The course examines this unique corner of the world and provides a broad overview of its human and natural history. Special attention is given to Antarctica’s physical and ecological systems as well as human activity in the region, sustainable tourism, and use of south polar resources.

During the fall online course, students “attend” weekly online lectures (webcast in real-time Wednesdays at 6-7:30 pm Eastern Standard Time), write 3 short essays, complete a midterm project and final essay exam, prepare an independent research paper in their area of interest, and submit an annotated bibliography of their field course readings.

During the two-week Antarctic excursion via Ushuaia, Argentina, students work on one-of-two group field studies (with ship-board presentation and post-trip group paper submission), and submit journal entries (during the trip) and a post-trip synthesis essay and a media outreach assignment.

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After reviewing the course description and program website, can you explain why you believe you are a strong candidate to run this program?
Can you share any experience you have leading a program, domestic or abroad, with students? Also, please describe your involvement in recruiting for the program.
Resume or CV

Please upload a doc or pdf file here:
maximum 5 files whose total size may not be more than 10MB
filenames should not contain more than one period (.)

Please upload the final program itinerary, including flight information as well as all dates, and accommodation addresses.