University of Louisville- Job opening

College of Education and Human Development

P-12 EDUCATIONAL POLICY, LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP, FOUNDATIONS, AND HUMAN RESOURCE EDUCATION

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) seeks an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in P-12 Educational Policy, Leadership and Administration. Successful applicants should have teaching and research interests in one or more of the following areas: educational leadership, education policy, program evaluation, qualitative methodologies, and/or mixed methods research designs.
The Department of Leadership, Foundations and Human Resource Education (ELFH) includes 22 FTE faculty members and offers a variety of programs that lead to Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral (Ph.D., Ed.D) degrees in the areas of educational administration, organizational leadership and learning, higher education, and evaluation.

Duties and responsibilities
Responsibilities include: teaching graduate courses online and off-campus; coordinating recruitment efforts and admission processes; supervising students in field experiences; advising and mentoring graduate students; providing leadership for Ed.S., and Ed.D., and certification programs; and developing a prominent Ph.D. program focused on educational leadership and urban policy.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in scholarly research at the national or international level
  
• Demonstrated success or the potential for success in seeking external grants and contracts
  
• Demonstrated success publishing in referred journals
  
• Demonstrated commitment to issues of social justice, diversity, and students from multicultural communities and backgrounds
  
• Doctoral degree in P-12 educational policy, leadership and administration or a closely related field
  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Demonstrated success in advising educational leaders and policymakers on issues related to production, implementation, and subsequent consequences of local, state, and federal education policies
  
• Documented research interest in issues of diversity - racial/ethnic, linguistic, gender, and socioeconomic - as they appear in the urban P-12 context
  
• Knowledge of ELCC/CAEP accreditation standards for school and district level leadership
  
• Administrative experience in P-12 leadership and leadership preparation programs 

Appointment: 10-month appointment, competitive salary plus $5K stipend per year for program coordinator role
Beginning date: January 1, 2015
Apply: Applicants must apply online at http://louisville.edu/jobs and select posting #UL191.
The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity, and in that spirit seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates. 

Contact us

Dr. Gaetane Jean-Marie or Dr. Bradley Carpenter ELFH Department
College of Education and Human Development

office: 502-852-6475
e-mail: gaetane.jeanmarie@louisville.edu
bradley.carpenter@louisville.edu
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 

Call for Chapters, Volume 19: Advances in Early Education and Day Care

Discussions on Sensitive Issues

Early childhood educators often shy away from difficult topics in conversations with children. They are also often unsure how to address difficult topics with families and communities. Family diversity, disabilities, death, race, and incarceration can be referred to as sensitive topics in early childhood settings. They can also be difficult for teachers to discuss with young children, or to address with diverse families.  Vivian Gussin Paley challenged early educators more than 20 years ago in Kwanzaa and Me (1996) and White Teacher (1979) to directly address one sensitive issue, race, in our classrooms. It was only until Paley was confronted with her own biases that she realized that she was often blinded to the ways others viewed the classroom. This volume seeks to continue that dialogue with other sensitive issues.

How far have we come? It is important that early educators view sensitive topics not as problems, but as subjects that are part of our global society. Early educators need to engage children in conversations in which to consider and share diverse perspectives. Early educators also should examine their own experiences when addressing these serious issues. This volume is seeking chapters that invite conversations about sensitive issues to help educators, children and families use real-life experiences to construct knowledge about their world and other people. Submissions should specifically address early education in their approach to the call.

Potential topic areas include, but are not limited to: Race, ethnicity, gender, lgbt, religion, death, abuse, incarceration

Potential submission genres include, but are not limited to: Formal and action research, qualitative and quantitative approaches, essays, literature reviews

A short note describing possible content, type of chapter (lit review, original research, theoretical) is due October 1, 2014.

Chapters will be due January 15, 2015

Volume will be published in Spring 2015

Please send inquiries to

John Sutterby

Editor Advances in Early Education and Day Care

John.Sutterby@UTSA.edu

AERA Job Postings

1.       The Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University, New York is seeking applications for the position of Associate/Full Professor of Administration and Supervision, to teach primarily at the Oakdale, Long Island location. Doctorate in Education, 5 years leadership experience in schools, evidence of scholarship, and success in obtaining external funding is required. Expertise in preparing leaders for urban schools and alternative schools, and policy research is desirable. The faculty position includes teaching in the Advanced Certificate programs for School Building and School District Leadership, and in the Ed.D. program in Educational Administration and Supervision. Candidates will be expected to maintain an on-going program of research and scholarship, as well as engage in educational leadership activities within the region.

2.       The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is seeking a faculty member at the assistant/associate/professor rank and Director for its Center for Educational Leadership. The Center houses an exemplary leadership preparation program recognized throughout the state. The mission of the Center is to provide the next generation of school leaders to school districts in the state, with particular attention to expanding to meet this need for smaller, more rural school districts in East Tennessee. The Director will be expected to provide innovative leadership to this focus, in collaboration with the Assistant Director, as well as to enhance the scope and visibility of the Center and its work. See Attachment for more information.

3.       The Graduate School of Education (GSE), University of California, Berkeley, seeks applicants at the Assistant Professor level for a tenure-track position in the economics of education to begin in the 2015-2016 academic year, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2015. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong foundations in economic and educational theory (including heterodox approaches such as behavioral economics), with the ability to think about underlying social and school processes and how they work. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to studying enduring issues of equity and improvement in education. Relevant topics may include the structure of inequality and its impact on students; education finance and the effects of resources on student outcomes; the effects of schooling on economic and noneconomic outcomes; the effects of poverty and racism on educational outcomes; teacher labor markets and effects of incentives and assessments; the effects and effectiveness of school reform, including students' and teachers' responses to incentives and disincentives; or the economics of market-based school reforms or school choice.

The successful candidate will have a primary affiliation with the Policy, Organization, Measurement and Evaluation (POME) area in the GSE; POME is a multi-disciplinary group whose faculty and students focus on education policy, organizational processes in schools and school systems, program evaluation, and measurement and assessment. The individual should be prepared to teach courses in the economics of education and applied econometrics, teach and advise doctoral students specializing in economic analysis of education policy and practice, and contribute as appropriate to the GSE’s innovative MA and EdD programs in educational leadership. Faculty in the GSE also have the opportunity to teach in the School’s popular undergraduate minor.

The minimum basic qualification to be considered an applicant for this position is a doctoral degree or equivalent in education, economics, public policy, or a related field of the social sciences, or all degree requirements except the dissertation, by the time of application. The doctoral degree must be completed by the date of hire. Additional qualifications include the potential for significant research accomplishment, evidenced by working papers and/or contributions to published works in leading journals, letters from experts in the field, a vision of research to be accomplished in the next 5 years, or participation in the research community (e.g., presentations of work at conferences). Demonstrated ability to teach economics of education and to develop new material for courses, and experience working with diverse students is preferred.

As part of their application, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, a research statement, a teaching statement, and 3 - 5 letters of reference. All letters of reference will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please arrange for letters of recommendation to be uploaded directly by recommenders. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html prior to submitting their letters. Visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00472 to apply. The deadline date to apply is October 10, 2014. Please contact Rochelle Niccolls at (510) 644-4917 orNiccolls@berkeley.edu with questions.  The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct. We are interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service. UC Berkeley is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. For more information see http://calcierge.berkeley.edu/

CALL FOR AERA DIVISION G STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

AERA is currently looking for 4 graduate students to join the Division G Graduate Student Executive Committee. The Graduate Student Executive Committee is in charge of outreach and involvement of graduate student members in the division. Our division is committed to examining processes of teaching and learning within social contexts. Such examinations take under consideration social, cultural, political, discourse, and economic influences. These complex views of teaching and learning provide a context in which to shed light on the ways in which significant social and technological change shapes our educational research, policy, and practices. We encourage graduate students to apply who are interested in the ways in which the new knowledge economies operate to include and exclude, embrace and marginalize, offer access and create barriers for learning in formal and informal contexts.

Being on the Division G Graduate Student Executive Committee is a great way to network with other graduate students in diverse institutions interested in Social Contexts of Education. It is also a great opportunity to collaborate with Division G officers and shape graduate student events at the AERA Annual Meeting.

Interested applicants should submit a current CV and a 1-­page statement describing your skills, prior experiences, and ability to execute tasks in alignment with the Division and the Graduate Student Executive Committee goals. Please email your CV and 1-­page statement to DivGgrads@gmail.com by June 15, 2014 11:59 PST.

Responsibilities Include:

·         Plan AERA events for undergraduate and graduate students in Division G

·         Co­-lead a subcommittee in either Student Outreach & Technology or Mentoring

·         Work with co­existing Campus Liaison sub committee

·         Assist in editing and in the composition of committee records and documentation

Requirements Include:

·         Must be a current paid Division G member at time of application

·         Must be able to make a 2­year commitment to the Division G Graduate Student Executive Committee

·         Must be available for one hour conference­call (via Skype or other technological platform) meetings at least twice a month

·         Must be able to dedicate time outside of the monthly meetings to accomplish the work of the Student Outreach & Technology or Mentoring sub­committees

·         Must be willing to work with other student members at different institutions across the country (via Skype or other technological platforms)

Student Outreach & Technology:

Sub­committee Descriptions

·        Continue visibility and online presence of Division G (via Twitter, WordPress Blog, etc.)

·        Create online learning opportunities (i.e. screencasts) that pertain to the annual meeting, Division G foci areas, etc.

·        Consider the development of an online space for students interested in participating in Division G as a means to offer feedback, network, and share their research interests

Mentoring:

·        Develop a mentor/mentee forum for faculty members and graduate students to establish long­term mentor/mentee relationships between faculty members and graduate students

·        Communicate with other Div­G mentoring liaisons to organize, plan, and execute at least one event at the annual AERA conference

Learn more about Division G at http://aeradivg.wordpress.com/

Sakeena Everett
Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, PhD Candidate
Michigan State University
116Y Erickson Hall
347.268.5329 (cell)
everet63@msu.edu

Calls for Proposals

.       The Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), an affiliate of AERA, has extended a call for proposals for their 45th Annual Conference, October 22 – 24, 2014 in Trumbull, CT.  This is an excellent conference for those that are interested in another opportunity outside of AERA to present their research or participate in professional development. You can obtain more information using the following link: http://www.nera-education.org .  Please contact Javarro Russell, co-chair of the conference, if you have any questions.

Javarro Russell, Ph.D.

Senior Research and Assessment Advisor, College Programs | Global Education | Educational Testing Service

Rosedale Road Princeton, NJ 08541

Office:  757.402.0660 |Fax:  609.683.2040 | jrussell@ets.org

       The American Creativity Association (ACA) has extended a call to its international conference to be held the week of September 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. For more details, please see their web site athttp://amcreativityassoc.org/.

Jamie Leitch

President-Elect

American Creativity Association

jamleitch@hotmail.com