School of Education & Social Policy
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Human Development and Social Policy


Description
The School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University seeks a visiting assistant professor to teach courses in qualitative research methods, human development and/or social policy. This full-time 11-month, benefits-eligible appointment is a non-tenure track position. Responsibilities include teaching four courses and engaging in scholarly research. The appointment begins September 1, 2012, and is for a period of two years, with a third year renewal possible.

Scholars in human development, education, sociology, political science, economics, public policy and related social-science disciplines are encouraged to apply. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate, master's and doctoral students. PhD is required, and the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence and developing an active scholarly agenda.

Submit application electronically to Laura Salus at l-salus@northwestern.edu. Applicants should submit the following: curriculum vitae, proof of degree, a statement of research and teaching interests, sample publications, course syllabi, teaching evaluations and three letters of recommendation.

Review of materials will begin on May 11, 2012, and applicants are encouraged to submit their materials before that date. Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.

Northwestern University is located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. For more information about the School of Education and Social Policy, go to http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/.
 

 

Contact
l-salus@northwestern.edu

Assistant or Associate Professor in Learning Sciences


Description
Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) seeks to recruit a tenure-track assistant or associate professor to contribute to research and teaching in the Learning Sciences Program. Northwestern’s Learning Sciences program, founded in 1992, was the first graduate program in learning sciences, and has played a leadership role in graduate training and research in the field. We now seek a new faculty member who can help our program continue to chart new directions in the learning sciences including, but not limited to:

  • Learning across contexts. We believe that research and design in the learning sciences will increasingly be conducted across contexts, both inside and outside of school. Also, education reform requires substantial understanding of multiple levels of the education system from classrooms to schools, districts, and the state and national levels.
  • Innovations in learning of subject matter. Disciplinary issues in learning are central to advances in the learning sciences. Open questions include investigations of learning progressions, learning of disciplinary practices, how everyday and disciplinary knowledge interrelate, and how technology can restructure subject matter.
  • Learning and new media. We expect that research and design will focus increasingly on new media, including, but not limited to, emerging interactive digital technology.
  • Emotion and motivation. Though researchers in the learning sciences have always acknowledged the importance of emotion and motivation, we believe that the field needs new research in which emotion and motivation are investigated systematically, both in the study of learning and in the design of learning environments.


Successful applicants should demonstrate competence with multiple research methods, including some combination of qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods. Applicants from learning sciences, education, computer science, media studies, cognitive science, psychology, and other relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply. Teaching and advising responsibilities will include doctoral and masters students in Learning Sciences, as well as teaching courses in areas related to design, innovation, and learning in the SESP’s undergraduate and teacher preparation programs.

Applicants should submit electronically a letter outlining their research program and teaching experience, a current CV, representative reprints, and three letters of reference, to Professor Bruce Sherin, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura Salus at l-salus@northwestern.edu. Review of materials will begin on October 14, 2011, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials before that date. Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States. Northwestern University is located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. For more information about the School of Education and Social Policy, please visit http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu.
Contact
Professor Bruce Sherin, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura Salus


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