[ES_JOBS_NET] Multiple Tenure Track or Tenured Faculty in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics Educ (Discipline-Base Educ Research), Florida International University

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/?posting=510521


  Job Information

FIU in conjunction with FIU’s STEM Transformation Institute invites 
applications for multiple, open-ranked positions in Discipline Based 
Education Research. The STEM Transformation Institute is a living 
laboratory engaged in innovative research and educational change through 
evidence-based practices that will ultimately increase the number of 
well-prepared STEM professionals, including teachers, graduating from FIU.

The Institute builds on multidisciplinary collaborations across the 
Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Education, and Engineering & Computing, as 
well as stakeholders across the K-20 spectrum, to support its mission.

FIU is seeking individuals that will join the STEM Institute with 
primary positions in a science or engineering department or in the 
department of teaching and learning. Each individual will work 
collaboratively with faculty in the STEM Institute and their department 
to transform undergraduate STEM education and conduct transformative 
education research in their discipline.

Successful candidates will be expected to establish/maintain a strong 
research program (external funding, peer-reviewed scholarly work, 
national/international collaborations, mentoring of 
undergraduate/graduate researchers), teach/design transformative STEM 
courses in their discipline, and provide service to their 
department/college in order to contribute to the STEM Institute’s 
mission in these domains.

*Required background includes:*

Earned doctorate in science, engineering, or mathematics with expertise 
in discipline-based education research or earned doctorate in 
science/engineering/mathematics education.

  * Scholarly activity (grant funding, publications, etc.) commensurate
    with experience.
  * Experience conducting and leading a research program.
  * Teaching experience and excellence commensurate with level.
  * Strong leadership and communication skills.

Successful candidates will work closely with and be responsible to their 
department chair and the STEM Institute Director. These are full time, 
9-month positions. Please go to stem.fiu.edu for more information about 
the position and STEM Transformation Institute.

Applications will be reviewed continually until all positions are 
filled. Applications must be submitted online at Facultycareers.fiu.edu.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to attach a cover letter, curriculum 
vitae, statement of teaching philosophy as/individual attachments/.

Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information 
for at least three (3) references who will be contacted as determined by 
the search committee.

To receive full consideration, applications and required materials 
should be received by December 1, 2015.  Review will continue until 
positions are filled.


  Pre-Employment Requirements

Background check


  How To Apply

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educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

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  How To Apply

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recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one 
attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

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  About FIU

/Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged 
university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools 
<http://main.fiu.edu/academics/colleges-schools/index.html> that 
offers more than 180 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral 
<http://main.fiu.edu/academics/degree-programs/> programs in fields such 
as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. 
As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 
billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding 
solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes 
research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 
200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses 
and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU at I-75, and the 
Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural 
engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art 
Museum <http://thefrost.fiu.edu/>, the Wolfsonian-FIU 
<http://www.wolfsonian.org/>, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU 
<http://www.jewishmuseum.com/>. FIU is a member of/Conference USA 
<http://www.fiusports.com/>/and has over 400 student-athletes 
participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit 
http://www.fiu.edu/./


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