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And another research position. Cheers, Heather > Senior Research Associate for Systemic Change Network > The Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary > Education (CRICPE) at Western Michigan University (WMU) is seeking a > senior research associate to support the establishment of the > Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN). This project is funded > by a grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The research > associate will be in a visible leadership role in the development of > ASCN. > We are seeking applicants who have experience and interest in > applying interdisciplinary research methods to solve important > problems in STEM education and who have a strong interest in higher > education policy and systemic change in higher education STEM > education. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant field. > ASCN will serve as an open, interdisciplinary, professional network > and intellectual home for individuals and groups in a broad range of > disciplines who are engaged in creating and/or studying change in > STEM higher education in the full range of institutional settings. > ASCN will help capture what is known and soon to be discovered about > leading and evaluating change efforts in undergraduate and graduate > STEM education, which will help maximize the individual and > collective efforts of network members. > More information about ASCN can be found at > <https://app.box.com/s/hwgdy1xjap5708xiivc1ai43uiconvzp> > The Senior Research Associate 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 > research associate will take the lead on the administration and > implementation of the project, while providing research and eval > uation support to the steering committee and working g roups that > comprise the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN). The > research associate will support stakeholder groups that involve a > wide range of disciplines and constituent types (Researchers, > Faculty, Change Agents, University Leaders, etc.) from various > institutions of higher education and national organizations . The > research associate will also support the working groups by > conducting literature searches and interpreting data by the > selecting and applying the appropriate quantitative, statistical, > and qualitative methods for analysis and the interpretation of data. > The research associate will be expected to anticipates and resolves > issues on behalf of the ASCN and develop timeliness and strategic > planning to ensure the ASCN reaches its intended goals. > > > Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary ... > wmich.edu > Western Michigan University's Center for Research on Instructional > Change in Postsecondary Education is a University-level research > center that conducts and supports ... > The appointment is a full time. Initial appointment will be for a > period of one year and is renewable. 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=54909 > 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