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Student Division Newsletter – June 2023

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General Announcements:

  1. ASEE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
  2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2024 AERA ANNUAL MEETING
  3. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Community-Engagement Workshop before ASEE
  4. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2023 PEER Collaborative National Workshop and Unconference

Position Announcements:

  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Post-Doctoral Teaching/Research Scholar at Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
  2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Instructor in General Engineering
  3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Instructional Design Position at the University of South Carolina
  4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Research Coordinator at Texas State University
  5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Postdoctoral Scholars in Engineering Education Research at Texas A&M University
  6. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for ADHD/LD Learning Programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University
  7. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Professor, Data Science (Tenure Track, Multiple Positions) at The University of Arizona

 

General Announcements, Detailed:

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  1. ASEE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
  • Nominations for 2023-24 Leadership Positions
    • Nominations for all elected and appointed positions for the student division 2023-24 leadership team are now open. Positions and descriptions are available on the nomination form. Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged. 
    • Please fill out this form: (https://forms.gle/NBECds4RvV2dy84U7) by Wednesday, June 22nd, if interested. A Link to vote on elected positions will be sent after nominations are collected
  • See all of our sessions here. Consider joining our Social and Business meeting.

U747·Student Division Social Event Social Student Division (STDT)

Sun. June 25, 2023, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

We have finalized the location! Our social event will be held at the Hilton Inner Harbor, Key South Foyer. Limited snacks ad beverages will be provided.!

W347·Student Division Business Meeting

Wed. June 28, 2023, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Room 334, Baltimore Convention Center

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  1. CALL FOR SUBMISSION: 2024 AERA ANNUAL MEETING

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Virtual Platform

Place-based in Philadelphia: April 11–14

Virtual: April 25–26

Deadline for Submissions: July 31, 11:59 p.m. PT 

The 2024 AERA Annual Meeting will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Thursday, April 11 to Sunday, April 14, 2023 and virtually from Thursday, April 25 to Friday, April 26. The theme is “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.”

 

Review the Call for Submissions (PDF) for more details.

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  1. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Community-Engagement Workshop before ASEE

2023 EPICS and Community Engagement Workshop Jun 22-23, 2023, at Morgan State University,   Baltimore Maryland (USA)

 

If you are attending the ASEE 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore MD, arrive early and participate in this workshop at Morgan State University.

 

Share your community engagement efforts, and hear what others are doing to help students learn technical and professional skills in authentic multidisciplinary design experiences.

 

INFO & REGISTRATION: https://cvent.me/317KrY

Interested in opportunities for theme discussions and breakout sessions? Please contact epics-university@purdue.edu.

 

Hosted by Morgan State University

Sponsored by the EPICS University Consortium and EPICS in IEEE

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4. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2023 PEER Collaborative National Workshop and Unconference

Save the Date: Wednesday, June 28 (dinner) and Thursday, June 29 (unconference day), 2023

Are you a faculty (new hire, pre-tenure, mid-career tenured faculty), postdoc, or staff member who is primarily evaluated on your engineering education work? The PEER Collaborative is a growing community of people in similar situations who mentor and support each other in their engineering education research positions.

Each year, academic members who are primarily evaluated on engineering education research have been meeting to talk through our needs together in our emerging research-based discipline of engineering education. There are too few senior faculty with expertise in engineering education research, and those colleagues are either too sought after or otherwise engaged to be able to spend much time with early career faculty. An annual workshop and unconference hosted immediately after ASEE has helped us to meet our own needs through peer and near-peer mentoring. The goals of the workshop are to 1. develop, support, and augment networks and working relationships and 2. support and be supported by peers near your same career level on different aspects of work and personal life.

Please join us for this year’s dinner and unconference!

Tentative PEER 2023 Schedule:

Wednesday, 6:30pm-8:00 pm: Dinner (at a nearby restaurant)

Thursday, 9:00am-5:00 pm: Unconference (with lunch break)

Come to as many or as few events as you are able. The location is TBD but near the Baltimore Conference Center.

Please register at our website: https://sites.google.com/view/peer-collaborative. Please direct any questions to Corey Bowen at cbowen5@calstatela.edu.

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Position Announcements, Detailed:

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Post-Doctoral Teaching/Research Scholar at Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

The Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, invites applications for two full-time, Post-Doctoral Teaching/Research Scholar appointments as Full-Time Lecturers. This primarily teaching development program seeks to attract and prepare outstanding individuals with completed PhDs for a successful career in engineering academia by gaining teaching experience and training at a premier teaching-oriented engineering institution. Participants will primarily engage in teaching activities in fundamental or specialized mechanical engineering courses appropriate to their preparation. They will also be supported through mentorship by experienced engineering educators and through the University’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Although the position primarily gives instructional training and experience, teaching will be reduced by 20%-25% from a full-time position to allow participants to engage in scholarly pursuits in partnership and collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This is a full academic year appointment (September to June) starting in September 2023 with the possibility of a one-year extension. This is a unique opportunity for Ph.D. recipients in engineering with an interdisciplinary mindset to join a unique institution that values undergraduate education and applied research activities.

Interested candidates must attach (1) a cover letter, (2) a resume/curriculum vitae, 3) a diversity statement, 4) a statement of teaching philosophy, and (5) a copy of unofficial transcripts of highest degree. If applicable, please attach a list of CSU courses taught and/or courses requesting consideration to teach. Please be prepared to provide three professional references with names and email addresses when completing the online faculty application. Review of applications will begin June 19, 2023, and will continue until the positions are filled.

For further questions please contact: Jim Widmann (jwidmann@calpoly.edu). See details at https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/cisl/en-us/job/527164/postdoctoral-teachingresearch-scholar-mechanical-engineering-ay-2324

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Instructor in General Engineering

The Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants for Instructor in General Engineering. Applications are invited from individuals dedicated to undergraduate teaching and student engagement. We are particularly interested in a candidate with experience in teaching courses in engineering application of software tools (including CAD, computational programming, and/or data acquisition) and/or experience in teaching problem solving, design, and professionalism at the undergraduate level. Our instructor will work closely in a diverse teaching team environment and have an openness to interactive and inclusive pedagogies.

The opening is for one non-tenure track restricted faculty position at the rank of Instructor. Responsibilities will include teaching of up to 12 credit hours per semester in general engineering. Opportunities for supplemental summer and winter teaching assignments are possible.

Required Qualifications

The academic qualification required for this position is an M.S. in an engineering or related field. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively teach engineering courses at the undergraduate level.

Preferred Qualifications

Further graduate study and/or relevant industry experience will be beneficial, as will experience with engineering software and CAD programs typically used in first-year engineering programs such as MATLAB, Inventor, and Solidworks.

For more information please contact Tiffany Cunningham at tiffanyc@vt.edu.

More information about the position can be found here: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/525703/instructor#.ZGOcfeXfJKw.link

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Instructional Design Position at the University of South Carolina 

The Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC is currently hiring an Instructional Designer to join their team!

Please see this posting for details: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/145454

“Provide support to faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the course and learning design for online, blended, and face-to-face modalities by incorporating best practices in instruction and instructional design. Consult with faculty and GTAs on course design, development, delivery, and instructional technologies. Assist faculty and GTAs with creating learning outcomes, developing assessments, designing learning activities, and selecting materials and technologies to develop high-quality courses and effective learning experiences. Assist with creating shared resources for faculty, GTAs, and the Center for Teaching Excellence’s (CTE) website. Develop and facilitate presentations, workshops, webinars, and short courses. Conduct quality reviews of distributed learning courses and remain current with best practices in teaching and learning in higher education.”

Please contact Interim Director Dr. Nate Carnes with questions at ncarnes@mailbox.sc.edu or 803-777-8322.

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  1. POSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT: Research Coordinator at Texas State University

Texas State University (TXST) is hiring a Research Coordinator for its newly-founded Innovation, Discovery, Exploration, and Analysis (IDEA) Center. The IDEA Center supports undergraduates, faculty, and departments in expanding research opportunities for undergraduate students across the university. The Research Coordinator position provides support services, activities, and programming to enhance the success and retention of the IDEA Center’s undergraduate student researchers/creators. Specifically, the person hired in this role will serve as a fellowship advisor to help undergraduates apply for external funding for research and creative projects and for graduate study (e.g., Truman and the NSF GRFP). The position also involves collaboration with the Honors College and with The Graduate College’s external funding coordinators. Contact Andrea Hilkovitz at ahilkovitz@gmail.com for more details.

The deadline for applications is Friday, June 16. Here is the link to the complete job posting: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/42499

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Postdoctoral Scholars in Engineering Education Research at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University’s Multidisciplinary Engineering Department is seeking two postdoctoral scholars in the area of engineering education. The postdoctoral scholars will participate in data collection and analysis, conduct research and assessments with faculty and students, prepare manuscripts, present at conferences, and participate in grant writing. The position will also provide the opportunity for scholars to develop personalized professional development plans to support their own career advancement. Candidates nearing graduation are encouraged to apply. The successful candidates for this position are expected to have strong quantitative and qualitative research knowledge and skills and excellent communication capabilities, especially writing skills. Specific details about each of the two positions are provided:

  • One of the positions will enable the scholar to research, develop, and implement innovative strategies at the college level that promote effective learning in engineering education and contribute to the methodology of forming the engineer of 2050. How do we prepare students for jobs that do not yet exist, technologies not yet invented, and problems we are unaware of? How do current technologies, such as ChatGPT, impact the learning process? Increasing the success of students involves a complex network of strategies and tools that this scholar will incorporate. The scholar will work alongside Dr. Kristi Shryock, Frank and Jean Raymond Foundation Inc. Endowed Associate Professor, and will be co-mentored by Dr. George Ligler, Professor and Dean’s Excellence Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering and member of the National Academy of Engineering.
  • The second position will focus on research on practice and effectiveness of multi- and inter-disciplinary engineering education, programming and outcomes of high-impact practices, and how broad definitions of diversity can maximize positive results in engineering education. Key research questions will investigate characteristics of existing students attracted to innovative academic programs, how these programs can increase added value for students, how recruiting can be improved, and how successes can be transferred across programs and institutions. They will work alongside Dr. Kelly Brumbelow, Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, and will be co-mentored by Dr. George Ligler, Professor and Dean’s Excellence Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering and member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Required Qualifications: Hold a PhD in an engineering discipline and have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career that includes a focus on research in engineering education at the college level. Candidates must have strong oral and written communication skills and are expected to work well in a team setting.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as can be arranged with a two-year appointment envisaged, contingent upon successful evaluation after year one.

Salary Range: $54,000 to $61,000 per year, commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Please submit the following documents together in a single PDF to Dr. Shryock at kshryock@tamu.edu: curriculum vitae; cover letter, indicating which of the two positions you would prefer; full contact information of three references

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for ADHD/LD Learning Programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University

At the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning, we have an opening for an Assistant Director for student learning-focused programs with an emphasis on supporting students with learning differences, learning disabilities, and ADHD. We are growing this area of support within our student-facing portfolio of programs, which already includes academic coaching, subject tutoring, and language conversation partners for all undergraduate and graduate students. This new assistant director position will in part work directly with students one-to-one, and will also develop curriculum and group programs, as well as consult and serve as a liaison with educators and other offices on campus.

Use the link to explore more about this position : https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/assistant-director-for-adhd-ld-learning-programs-21569

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  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Professor, Data Science (Tenure Track, Multiple Positions) at The University of Arizona

The School of Information at the University of Arizona seeks MULTIPLE tenure-track Assistant Professors with a record of research in machine learning, natural language processing, and/or computational social science focusing on misinformation in social media and social networks to begin in Fall, 2023. We are especially interested in candidates who are well-versed in big data computational methodologies, those with interest in academic leadership roles (e.g., program supervision, student advising), and/or those who bring a record of working on interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary funded grant teams.

This position will include teaching responsibilities at both undergraduate and graduate levels and across online and face to face formats. The successful applicant will have ideally developed a strong track record of excellence in teaching and academic citizenry.

Contact Information for Candidates: Amy Gordon (haasa@arizona.edu)

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Four Additional Documents

See details at https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/12223?c=arizona

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