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> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: James Young <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 10:12 AM > Subject: Professor of STEM Education Search, West Virginia University > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Dear SIers, > > Sharing a position announcement from WVU. Screening begins Aug. 16 ... > > Position Description for Eberly Professor of STEM Education > > The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences of West Virginia University seeks > nominations and applications for the Eberly Professor of STEM (Science, > Technology, Engineering and Math) Education. The start date is negotiable and > can be as soon as January 2014. The tenure home will be in a department/program > in the Eberly College (http://eberly.wvu.edu/); however, much of this position's > effort will be devoted toward growing the Flexible Education Research Network > (FERN), a trans-disciplinary, STEM education initiative identified by the > University as one of five areas for strategic investment. The initiative > includes the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, the Davis > College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, and the College of > Education and Human Services; over 70 faculty members have outreach, research, > and funding in STEM education, and each college has designated resources, > including current faculty time and planned new hires to FERN. > > The appointment will be made at the full professor or advanced associate > professor rank. A doctoral degree is required in a STEM or STEM-education > related discipline, as well as a record of teaching and scholarship that would > qualify the candidate for a tenured appointment in the home department as a > full professor or advanced associate professor. Area of specialization is open, > and the committee invites applications from persons with a track record in > trans-disciplinary STEM education or broadening participation in STEM fields. > Trans-disciplinary work blends approaches from multiple disciplines to address > research questions. Applicants who have worked primarily within one discipline > should provide evidence indicating potential for success at engaging with > faculty in other disciplines. The position involves administrative leadership, > teaching, and scholarship that will advance FERN?s research, education and > outreach agenda. The percent of effort related to administration, teaching, and > scholarship is negotiable and administrative support will be provided by an > executive director to manage operations, as well as support staff. The position > includes significant service and leadership responsibilities, including: > mentoring other STEM education faculty members; leading collaborative, trans- > disciplinary research projects across departmental and college boundaries; and > strategizing to identify priority areas, build coalitions, and move a research > agenda forward. The successful applicant will communicate with many types of > audiences, using a variety of media, in order to promote the importance of > trans-disciplinary collaboration to broaden participation in STEM. > > West Virginia University is the flagship institution of the state of West > Virginia and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral high > research university. As the primary land-grant institution in West Virginia > with teaching, research, and engagement at the forefront of its mission, it > attracts over $152 million in externally funded projects annually. Located in > Morgantown, WV, WVU is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C. to > the east, Pittsburgh to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus to the west. > Morgantown has been ranked as the Number One Small City in America by > BizJournals, and 5th Best Small Metro by Forbes. > > The Eberly College has 400 full-time faculty and 100 classified staff in 30 > academic departments, programs, and centers in the humanities, social sciences, > and natural sciences. These include tenure track faculty in STEM education > research in the departments of Mathematics (6), Biology (1), and Chemistry (1); > as well as promotable non-tenure track STEM teaching faculty in the departments > of Physics, Geology and Geography, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry. > > Applications should include a letter of interest, a CV, addresses of at least > three references, and a statement of research plans showing trans-disciplinary > perspectives for STEM education and broadening participation in STEM, and > should be submitted electronically at > https://fs9.formsite.com/kasijackson/form11/secure_index.html. For more > information, or to make a nomination, contact Dr. Kasi Jackson, Associate > Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, at [log in to unmask] The > screening process will begin on August 16, 2013, and continue until a > successful candidate has been found. WVU is responsive to the needs of dual > career couples, committed to building a multicultural work force and strongly > encourages women, racial/ethnic/gender minorities, persons with disabilities, > and covered veterans to apply. Therefore the search committee invites > applications from any person who through research, teaching, or service > supports the success of underrepresented groups and thereby contributes to the > inclusivity and excellence of the academic community. WVU is the recipient of > an NSF ADVANCE award to recruit, retain and promote women in STEM > (http://advance.wvu.edu). > > > > > Dr. Kasi Jackson > Associate Professor > WVU Center for Women's and Gender Studies > 325 Willey Street > PO Box 6450 > 304-293-2064 > [log in to unmask] > PI, TEACH WV, WVU NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program > http://wmst.wvu.edu/current_students/scholarships_and_awards/teach_wv > CoI, WVU ADVANCE Program > http://advance.wvu.edu/ > > > > -- > _____________ > Tammy M. Long, Ph. D. > [log in to unmask] > > Assistant Professor > Department of Plant Biology > 612 Wilson Ave; Rm. 320 > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48824 Julie Libarkin Associate Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab Director for Educational Research - Center for Integrative Studies in General Science Michigan State University 288 Farm Lane, 206 Natural Science East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-8369 https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin Affiliations: Center for Integrative Studies in General Science, Department of Geological Sciences, Cognitive Science Program, Environmental Science and Policy Program