The Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut invites applications for a 1-year 2009-10 Visiting Lectureship to teach oceanography, supervise student independent research, and teach on 3 field seminars per semester (oceanographic offshore cruise and field seminars to the Pacific and Gulf coasts). Williams-Mystic is an off-campus, 20-student interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary program where students of all majors study the history, literature, policy and science of the sea. Our classrooms include our new Marine Science Center, Mystic Seaport's unparalleled maritime library, and extensive field sites in the region and the country.

Position begins July 2009. Send ABD/Ph.D.; cover letter, resume, 1-page description of teaching/scholarly interests, graduate school transcript, and contact information for 3 references, by 15 December 2008, to Human Resources, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., P.O. Box 6000, Mystic CT 06355. Inquiries to Dr. Lisa Gilbert, 860-572-5359, ext. 6; . See www.williams.edu/williamsmystic/ for full job description. Mystic Seaport is an AA/EEO employer committed to the educational benefits of diversity and urges all interested individuals to apply.