| News and Announcements New Faculty Position: TITLE/RANK: Assistant Professor-Environmental Chemistry DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses that support the Department of Chemistry and the Environmental Sciences program. Teaching assignments will vary and will include courses and laboratories at both undergraduate and graduate (MS) levels. The department and program seeks applicants who will develop an active, independent research program in environmental chemistry. Preference will be given to applicants whose research would be synergistic with existing faculty and contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations. The successful applicant will be expected to engage in scholarly work in any area of environmental chemistry, involve Chemistry and/or Environmental Sciences students in their research program, seek external grants to support an active research program, and produce scholarly publications. Service activities in support of the Department of Chemistry, the ENSC Program, and the University are expected. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT: Academic, tenure- track, beginning August 16, 2012, 9 months. SOURCE OF FUNDS: State SALARY RANGE: Commensurate with experience and credentials. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: A Ph.D. degree is required; postdoctoral and teaching experience is desired. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Review of applications to begin on January 6, 2012 and will continue until position is filled. SUBMIT A LETTER OF APPLICATION, VITAE, TRANSCRIPTS, RESEARCH PLANS, A SUMMARY OF TEACHING INTERESTS AND PHILOSOPHY, COPIES OF NO MORE THAN 3 RECENT PUBLICATIONS, AND THREE LETTERS OF REFERENCE TO: Environmental Chemist Search Committee
Department of Chemistry
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Campus Box 1652
Edwardsville, IL 62025
SIUE is a state university – benefits under state sponsored plans may not be available to holders of F1 or J1 visas. Applicants may be subject to a background check prior to an offer of employment. As an affirmative action employer, SIUE offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability. 2010 Student Honors: Mr. Zhi Mu is the recipient of the Outstanding Environmental Sciences Graduate Student Award Ms. Michele Siebert is the recipient of the Julia E Walker Award in Environmental Sciences  
Awards Received by Faculty: Dr. Beth Walton received a Meridian Award of $1200 to partially support her "Education Community Outreach Using Environmental Science GIS Modeling the Watershed Nature Center of Edwardsville, Illinois" project. The Meridian Society is an organization of women dedicated to supporting a variety of SIUE programs. (3/2010) New Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Walton will be joining us this fall with a joint appointment between the Environmental Sciences Program and the Geography Department. Her primary research interests include the use of geographic information science and remote sensing to model and analyze the distribution of bog turtle populations in the Southeast. She is also interested in human population impacts, landscape ecology, natural resource management, environmental issues, and wetland ecology. She is an invited member of the IUCN/Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and on the Program Committee for the Turtle Survival Alliance. She hopes to continue her research with turtles by conducting population assessments in the local area. (7/2009) | 
The mission of the Environmental Sciences Program is to cultivate the students' perspectives of environmental issues and provide students with refined knowledge of environmental issues at the local, regional, and global scale. The program will increase the student's technical competence in addressing these issues, their origins, ramifications, and resolutions. The Environmental Sciences Program at SIUE is interdisciplinary, and is designed to enhance and promote professional education and career opportunities in a wide area of interests. |
