Bowdoin College · Maine · internship · posted today
Dear Colleagues, We are beginning the search for a new Doherty Kent Island Postdoc at Bowdoin. Bowdoin is an excellent liberal arts college in Maine. The endowed postdoc position will conduct their own research program at the field station (on Kent Island, New Brunswick Canada) in the summer and teach one seminar course of their design in the spring semester. This is an excellent opportunity for a postdoc to both conduct independent research and gain teaching experience with a small upper-level course. Please reach out to me (pjones3@bowdoin.edu) with any questions. Below is the link to the posting and application and the description of the postdoc. https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/18588 The Biology Department at Bowdoin College and the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island invite applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible postdoctoral fellow position to conduct research in the area of pollination ecology and teach one course over the 2027-2028 academic year. The appointment begins May 24, 2027, and is a one-year position with the possibility of a second year pending review and reappointment. A PhD in ecology or a related field is expected by the date of appointment. The Doherty postdoctoral fellow will conduct research on pollination ecology in the field at the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada (https://www.bowdoin.edu/kent-island/index.html), during the summer field season and research in the lab of Prof. Patricia Jones on campus in Brunswick, Maine, during the academic year. The postdoc is expected to design an independent research program on a topic that could include plant-pollinator networks, insect cognitive ecology, floral spectrometry, island plant-pollinator dynamics, and/or lowbush blueberry pollination. The Jones lab on campus is equipped for experimentation with bumblebee behavior and plant pollination. In the spring semester, the postdoc will teach an upper-level seminar course of their own design on a topic such as pollination ecology, conservation biology, or entomology. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to engage with and mentor student research throughout the academic year and during the Kent Island summer field season. The position entails 11 months of full-time compensated effort and 1 month (January) off. Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please submit: 1) a cover letter that includes a summary of your scholarly focus and a description of your teaching philosophy and practice with some examples of courses you would like to teach, including how you create learning environments that prepare students to interact constructively with different people, spaces, situations, and ideas; 2) a research proposal (two-pages maximum) of the work you plan to conduct while a fellow at Bowdoin, 3) a curriculum vitae; and 4) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Letters will be automatically requested from the references of candidates invited for interviews. Review of applications will begin January 11, 2027, and continue until the position is filled. The targeted hiring salary range for this appointment based on the position requirements is $86,000 – $90,000.
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