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More postdoc opportunities! Cheers, Heather ----- Original Message ----- > Two Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at Western Michigan > University > The Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary > Education (CRICPE) at Western Michigan University (WMU) is seeking > two postdoctoral research associates to support the project > implementation and research the impact of institutional > transformation funded by a $3.2M grant from the US Department of > Education. Broncos FIRST is built around an innovative model to > promote and institutionalize emergent change in higher education, > particularly around student success. > The postdocs will join CRICPE, a WMU research center that conducts > and supports interdisciplinary research focused on promoting > transformative change in postsecondary education (see > http://wmich.edu/changeresearch ). Supervised by CRICPE > Co-Directors, Dr. Charles Henderson and Dr. Andrea Beach, the two > postdocs will engage in mixed-methods research on important > processes and outcomes of the project. These include the work of > learning communities; intra-organizational alignment of student > support structures; and institutional culture/climate related to > student success. The post docs will also consult with and serve as > resources for professional learning communities of faculty, staff, > and undergraduate students as these heterogeneous groups engage in > action research projects. Responsibilities will include research > planning, development, data collection and analysis, and development > of manuscripts and presentations related to the project. > We are seeking applicants who have experience and interest in > applying interdisciplinary research methods to solve important > problems in higher education and who have a strong interest in > student success, institutional change, or professional development. > Applicants must have a PhD in Higher Education or a related field. > Both appointments are full time and will be made for a period of one > year, renewable for up to three years total. Salary is competitive, > depending on qualifications and experience. The start date for the > positions is expected to be between June and August 2016. Review of > applications will begin on May 12 and continue until the position is > filled. > Applications should be submitted electronically at: > www.wmujobs.org/applicants/Central?quickFind=54905 > You are encouraged to contact us prior to submitting your > application: > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > -- > Charles Henderson, Ph.D. > Professor, Department of Physics and Mallinson Institute for Science > Education > Senior Editor, Physical Review - Physics Education Research > Co-Director, Center for Research on Instructional Change in > Postsecondary Education > Western Michigan University > 1903 W. Michigan Ave. > Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5252 > 269-387-4951 > [log in to unmask] > http://homepages.wmich.edu/~chenders