[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: Postdoc Cluster in Indigenous STEM Education - 6 positions

Tue Dec 27 07:51:53 MST 2022

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From: Libarkin, Julie <libarkin at msu.edu>
Date: Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Postdoc Cluster in Indigenous STEM Education - 6 positions
To: <GEOED-RESEARCH at list.msu.edu>

All:

We would appreciate it if you could share this position widely!

We are so excited to announce up to 6 postdoc positions at Michigan State
University. Experience, both lived and academic, in or with
Indigenous/Native/First Nations communities, building and maintaining
relationships with community partners, and experience in community-engaged
research and/or STEM+ education research are highly desirable.  Salary is
$70K per year for up to 2 years.

*Summary:* MSU is recruiting Research Associates (postdoctoral fellows) to
advance this work and invites applications to join a cohort of up to 6
positions to train and work on *P*articipatory *a*nd *C*ommunity-*E*ngaged
*R*esearch in the context of *STEM* *ed*ucation (STEM Ed PaCER). Research
Associates will work with teams from MSU, The College of Menominee Nation
(CMN) and The State University of New York’s College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) to train and then engage in independent
scholarship, including access to research funds. Opportunities may include
research and/or training with Indigenous communities in Fiji, Mexico, and
sovereign Indigenous Nations in Wisconsin, Michigan, and/or upstate New
York. Research funding will also be provided. This cohort is part of MSU’s
NSF-funded STEM Ed PaCER program.

Review of applications will begin Feb. 1, 2023 and close no later than June
1, 2023. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and the position will
close once all positions are filled. Positions to begin on or before Aug.
15, 2023. All successful applicants will be funded to attend an orientation
session in Summer 2023.

Position Details: MSU Job number 835465.
https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/513394/research-associatefixed-term

Full position description pasted below signature.

Best

Julie

Julie Libarkin (she / her)
Associate Dean for STEM Education Research and Innovation

Professor & Director - Geocognition Research Lab
Michigan State University
288 Farm Lane, 206 Natural Science
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-355-8369
Email: libarkin at msu.edu

Website: https://geocognitionresearchlaboratory.wordpress.com/
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*Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and
contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg–Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe,
Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw.*

*Job no:* 835465
*Work type:* Faculty/Academic Staff
*Major Administrative Unit / College:* Asc Provost For Undergraduate
Education
*Department:* Asc Provost For Undergraduate Education 10043771
*Sub Area:* FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
*Salary:* 70000.00
*Location:* East Lansing
*Categories:* Research/Scientific, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time
(90-100%), Non-Union, Remote-Friendly

Working/Functional Title

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow
Position Summary

Michigan State University hosts cutting edge STEM+ (science, technology,
engineering, mathematics and adjacent fields) education and participatory
and community-engaged research to address the most pressing issues facing
preK-12, postsecondary, and informal STEM education. To address these
important problems, we have gathered many of the most creative scholars
nationally, positioning MSU as a leader in STEM+ education and community
engaged research.

MSU is recruiting Research Associates (postdoctoral fellows) to advance
this work and invites applications to join a cohort of up to 6 positions to
train and work on *P*articipatory *a*nd *C*ommunity-*E*ngaged *R*esearch in
the context of *STEM* *ed*ucation (STEM Ed PaCER). Focus of research
projects may include but is not limited to: Scholarship of teaching and
learning (SOTL), Discipline-based education research (DBER), K-12
education, informal education, and participatory and community-engaged
domains.

Experience, both lived and academic, in or with Indigenous/Native/First
Nations communities, building and maintaining relationships with community
partners, and experience in community-engaged research and/or STEM+
education research are highly desirable. Research Associates will work with
teams from MSU, The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) and The State
University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry
(SUNY ESF) to train and then engage in independent scholarship, including
access to research funds. Opportunities may include research and/or
training with Indigenous communities in Fiji, Mexico, and sovereign
Indigenous Nations in Wisconsin, Michigan, and/or upstate New York.
Research funding will also be provided. This cohort is part of MSU’s
NSF-funded STEM Ed PaCER program.

Research Associate salary will be $70,000/year.

Review of applications will begin Feb. 1, 2023 and close no later than June
1, 2023. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and the position will
close once all positions are filled. Positions to begin on or before Aug.
15, 2023. All successful applicants will be funded to attend an orientation
session in Summer 2023.

Special note: We anticipate appointed fellows may show promise for and
interest in applying for tenure-track positions at MSU. This promise and
interest will be discussed during iterative, supportive mentoring aligned
with each Fellow’s aspirations. MSU’s academic hiring process will be
followed in appointing any candidate who advances into the tenure-track.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree

Doctorate
Minimum Requirements

Training in one or more of the following areas is required:

   - Community-engagement
   - Participatory research
   - Indigenous studies
   - Scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL)
   - Discipline-based education research (DBER)
   - Science education
   - Teacher education
   - Informal education
   - STEM+ education research, including: mathematics, agriculture,
   physics, geoscience, bioscience, chemistry, engineering, pre-medical,
   pre-health, etc.

Desired Qualifications

   - Experience, both lived and academic, in or with
   Indigenous/Native/First Nations communities
   - Ability to build and maintain relationships with community partners
   - Good oral and written communication

Required Application Materials

Please submit a cover letter, CV and names and contact information of three
references.
Together-we-will Statement

The university is requiring all MSU students, faculty and staff to be
vaccinated against COVID-19 with limited exceptions. Learn more at:
https://msu.edu/together-we-will/
Special Instructions

Please visit https://stemedpacer.commons.msu.edu for more information about
STEM Ed PaCER.
Review of Applications Begins On

02/01/2023
Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has
been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of
the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Website

https://stemedpacer.commons.msu.edu
Department Statement

Founded in 1855 as the nation's first land-grant university, Michigan State
University (MSU) enrolls over 50,000 undergraduate, graduate, and
professional students. MSU is known internationally as a major public
research university with global reach and extraordinary impact. Home to
nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and
service-learning programs, MSU is a diverse community of dedicated students
and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of
Undergraduate Studies (APUE) seeks to help lead MSU's undergraduate student
success initiatives by operationalizing MSU's stated beliefs that
every student it admits has the capacity to learn, thrive, and graduate and
that it is MSU's responsibility to provide an inclusive, equitable
curriculum and environment with the academic, social, wellness, and
financial support our students need to persist in college and succeed after
graduation.
MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon
will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the
world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring
partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing
life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community
through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

*Advertised:* Dec 21, 2022 Eastern Standard Time
*Applications close:* Dec 21, 2024 Eastern Standard Time

-- 
Scott Briggs (he/him/his)
Administrator

Advanced Study Program
Education, Engagement and Early-Career Development
National Center For Atmospheric Research
*phone: 303.497.1607*
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