[ESSP] Fwd: [Job]On-Board Educator/Hudson Rvr,NY

[Vanessa Paulman]

interesting environmental education job...


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>Organization:	Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
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>Title:	ON-BOARD EDUCATOR
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>Description:	The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is seeking applicants for On-
>Board Educator positions for 2005. Our very hands-on programs focus on Hudson
>River ecology, history, and environmental advocacy, for an audience 
>of students
>grade three to twelve.  Schedule alternates between one week on the boat and
>several days in the Poughkeepsie office. Duties include: Coordinate and lead
>three-hour education sails on the Hudson River from Albany to New York Harbor.
>Recruit and train weekly volunteers in environmental education and ecology.
>Learn to operate and maintain small trawl net, plankton tow, and 
>other sampling
>equipment. Coordinate program content with teachers and schools. Creatively
>design curriculum to fit the talents of the crew and the needs of student
>groups. Serve as a strong community member of the crew. Research and
>development of new stations and displays. Attend seminars, classes, and other
>staff development activities.
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>Qualifications:  Degree in natural science, education, or related field;
>several years classroom or outdoor teaching experience; reasonable physical
>condition; good public speaking abilities. Most of all, applicants need a
>passion for teaching. Room and board is provided during time aboard 
>the vessel. 
>Professional level compensation is commensurate with experience; benefits
>included. Positions start in March, 2005. The Clearwater educator is a nine
>month position, with the option to extend to year-round.  The Mystic Whaler
>educator is a two-month position, from April to early June.  (The 
>Mystic Whaler
>is a schooner that partners with the Clearwater each spring.  The education
>programs are very similar.)
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>Contact:	Please contact Linda Richards, Education Director, by 
>December 25,
>2004 at: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, phone: (845) 454-7673 x 115; 
>112 Little
>Market Street, fax: (845) 454-7953; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601;
>Linda at clearwater.org; www.clearwater.org.
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>Date Posted:	10/27/04 - 60 Day Search
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Vanessa Paulman       
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

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