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Begin forwarded message: > From: Charles Henderson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: April 24, 2009 1:49:14 PM GMT-04:00 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Chemistry Education Faculty Position at WMU > Reply-To: "RPE: Researchers in Physics Education" <[log in to unmask] > > > > Hi Folks - If you know of any qualified Chemistry Educators, we are > hoping > to have two positions available, perhaps starting as early as this > Fall. > > > > Please forward the announcement below to anyone who you think might be > interested. > > > > I'm happy to informally try to answer questions about the position. > Potential applicants may also wish to contact the director of the > Mallinson > Institute, Dr. Bill Cobern ([log in to unmask]). > > > > Charles > > > > > > CHEMICAL EDUCATORS > > The Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University invites > applications for two faculty tenure-track assistant professor > positions with > teaching and research interest in chemical education. The positions > are > subject to budget approval and will commence in the Fall of 2009. > > Preferred candidates will have a Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical > education > with an emphasis on preparing undergraduate and graduate students to > cultivate strong technical skills and to bring creativity to > instruction in > chemistry. The candidates will be expected to: conduct high quality, > externally funded research programs with our faculty, all of whom lead > research programs with some emphasis in areas such as environmental > chemistry, nanoscience, biochemisty, as well as with the faculty of > the > nationally ranked Mallinson Institute for Science Education > (www.wmich.edu/chemistry; www.wmich.edu/science/). The candidates > will also > be expected to teach in both the graduate and undergraduate education > programs, take the lead in the revitalization of our undergraduate > curriculum at the freshman/sophomore level, to supervise chemistry > education > masters and doctoral students and to share the supervision and > teaching of > chemistry for elementary teachers. > > Both positions involve joint appointments to the Department of > Chemistry and > the Mallinson Institute. Although the job responsibilities will be > shared, > one appointmee will officially focus on undergraduate chemistry and > the > other on graduate chemistry education. The working environment is > highly > collegial with strong emphasis on cooperative research and > development. > Salary and start-up funds are competitive. > > Applicants should submit: their curriculum vitae, a list of four > references, > brief statements of research and teaching interests to Chemical > Educator > Committee, Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, > 3425 Wood > Hall, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5413. Western > Michigan University, a student centered Research university, > encourages > applications from underrepresented groups and is an Equal > Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. > > > > > > Justification of the Chemical Educator Positions > > The positions of tenure track assistant professor > specializing > in chemical education are necessary for a number of reasons. First > and > foremost is the need to overhaul the undergraduate curriculum to: > improve > freshman/sophomore experience, modernize and coordinate the > laboratories, as > well as improve both the recruitment and retention rate for > undergraduate > majors, as well as in the engineering and teacher training courses. > The > chemical educators would also be expected to teach some of our course > offerings for the elementary and secondary school science teachers > as well > as develop a graduate course in advanced methods of science > pedagogy. The > chemical educators would be expected to develop an externally research > programs in their own area of expertise. > > > > > > ------------- > > Charles Henderson, Ph.D. > > Associate Professor, Physics and Science Education > > Physics Education Research Editor, American Journal of Physics > > Western Michigan University > > 1903 W. Michigan Ave. > > Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5252 > > > > 269-387-4951 > > [log in to unmask] > > http://homepages.wmich.edu/~chenders > > > Julie Libarkin Assistant Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab Dept. of Geological Sciences & Division of Science and Math Education Michigan State University 206 Natural Science East Lansing, MI 48824 517-355-8369