Overview

The Adirondack Semester is a unique program of place-based environmental education, involving 3.5 months of residence and academic study at a base camp in the Adirondacks, two extended backcountry trips, and a variety of outdoor activities. The program situates students on the boundary between modern civilization and wild “nature” and encourages them to study and reflect on their relationship with each of these and on the choices, we must make to preserve natural processes. Faculty members commute to the site, an off-grid yurt village, to teach a full university semester, including cultural and natural history of the Adirondacks, philosophy of nature, land use, stewardship, and Adirondack writing. (See http://web.stlawu.edu/adksemester/.) This is a full-time, six-month appointment beginning July 7, 2025. The salary is $5,033.82 per month.

The Assistant Director will work under the supervision of the Director and in collaboration with one other Assistant Director and will live on site 5 days and 4 nights per week. The two Assistant Directors share the following responsibilities.

Tagged as: Administrative Staff, Backcountry Skills, Climbing Skills, Instruction and Guiding, Teaching/Education, Water Skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Wilderness First Responder and CPR
• Demonstrated experience as an outdoor educator and trip leader

Preferred Skills:

• The ability to work independently and with a group, identify tasks and complete without significant oversight
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, team and community building skills
• A combination of administrative, teaching, outdoor leadership and backcountry experience.
• Ability to serve as a model for students, demonstrating a positive attitude, tolerance, patience, openness to new ideas and application of the program’s environmental ethic.
• A familiarity with and an appreciation for the role and mi

About St. Lawrence University

St. Lawrence University is committed to and seeks diversity among its faculty, staff and students. Such a commitment ensures an atmosphere that is diverse and complex in ways that are intellectually and socially enriching for the entire campus community. St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit http://www.stlawu.edu.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants must apply online at https://employment.stlawu.edu/postings/4051 uploading all required materials which are defined in the “special instructions to applicant” section. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. All offers of employment are contingent upon the finalist successfully passing a background (including criminal records) check.

Company Website

http://www.stlawu.edu/