POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technologies

The Pennsylvania State University

College of Education

Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development & School of Information Sciences and Technology

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Available: Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technologies

Beginning: Fall Semester, 2001

Appointment conditions:

This newly created position represents a collaboration between the College of Education and The School of Information Sciences and Technology with a focus on learning science and technology. This is a full-time, tenure-track,36 week joint appointment between the program in Instructional Systems in the College of Education (51%) and the School of Information Sciences and Technology (49%). Learning Sciences has an interdisciplinary research and development focus dedicated to applying principles of cognitive science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and learning theory to improving the way people learn. Candidates whose research contributes to educational simulation engines, systems and models of learning environments, tools for amplifying learner thinking, artificial intelligence applications for education, and systemic designs for whole educational institutions are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose research allows for deep explorations of the social impacts of technologies on individual learning and educational institutions are further encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities for this position include teaching and advising graduate students in both the Instructional Systems Program and undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Information Sciences and Technology; conducting research in learning science and the social impacts of technology on education; and engaging in service and outreach.

Required qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in learning or cognitive sciences, educational/instructional technology, computer science, cognitive psychology or similar field

• Outstanding record of research and publication in one or more of the following areas: learning science, cognitive science, social systems theories, social impacts of technology on educational settings

• Evidence of successful teaching, research, and service at the university level

• Demonstrated leadership at national and international levels

• Evidence of commitment to diversity, inter-disciplinary scholraship, and collegiality

• Desire to engage in online/e-learning

Desirable qualifications:

• Interest in establishing a research and development center focused on learning sciences and the social impacts of technology on educational settings

• Strong record of grantsmanship

  Desirable qualifications (cont.):

• Ability to make connections between faculty and students across campuses, particularly in the College of Education and the new School of Information Sciences and Technologies

The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State (http://www.psu.edu) is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth,as well as the nation and the world, in instruction, research and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society’s public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.

The College of Education

The College of Education [http://www.ed.psu.edu] at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The Colleges research program is also extensive and attracted $9.9 million in 1999-2000 from a wide range of national and state government agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The Colleges location within a large, research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.

The College houses five academic departments: Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development; Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Services; Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; and Educational and School Psychology and Special Education. The department offers five undergraduate majors to nearly 3,500 studens and 14 graduate programs, under the authority of the Graduate School, to nearly 1,500 students. Recent surveys continue to rank the Penn State College of Education among the top colleges, schools and departments of education in the United States.

The Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development

Instructional Systems is one of the three separate programs in the above department at Penn State. It is a relatively new field of study, combining skills and knowledge from: educational psychology and applied psychology; instructional design and technology; computer science; media production; assessment and evaluation methodologies; and communication theory. Instructional Systems graduates apply what is known about how people learn to effectively and efficiently design instructional systems to support learning and efficiently design instructional systems to support learning. The website is http://www.ed.psu.edu/insys.

The School of Information Sciences and Technologies

The School of Information Sciences and Technology is an interdisciplinary school with a focus on research and education that emphasizes how people apply technology to support information processing in virtually any setting. The facultys research integrates concepts of users, information, and technology, and spans both multiple domains and levels of analysis. The Schools educational mission is to provide students with the general application, and structure of information, as well as the implications of information and information technologies in law, ethics, economics and social policy. Close interaction and collaboration with traditional and existing programs is reflected in a growing number of multidisciplinary educational and research initiatives. The website is http://www.ist.psu.edu.

Application procedures:

Applicants must submit a letter of application documenting qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vita, copies of official graduate transcripts (where appropriate), up to three representative reprints or preprints of scholarly publications (if available), and at least three names, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of academic references. Applications received by February 2, 2001 are assured full consideration; however, applications will be received until the position is filled. Send all material to:

Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman

Instructional Systems Search Chair

The Pennsylvania State University

Box DC, 307 Keller Building

University Park, PA 16802

The Pennsylvania State University

College of Education

Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Available: Assistant/Associate Professor of Instructional Systems

Beginning: Fall Semester, 2001

Appointment conditions:

This is a full-time, tenure-track position (36 week appointment) with the possibility of supplemental summer appointments in research and/or teaching. Full University benefits apply.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities for this position include teaching and advising in the academic Instructional Systems Program; engaging in research, scholarship and public service in the field of Instructional Systems; contributing to program development, providing leadership and enhancing the reputation of the Department, College, and University in Instructional Systems; and developing a relationship with and a minor in Instructional Systems for the new School of Information Sciences and Technology.

Required qualifications:

· An earned doctorate with an emphasis in instructional design, information technology, educational technology or closely related area

· Experience in the areas of technology integration, emerging technologies, and/or other progressive applications of technologies to learning

· An appropriate record of programmatic research and scholarly productivity

· Evidence of excellence in teaching and advising

Desirable qualifications:

· Interest in situated cognition, cooperative learning, collaborative computing and/or problem-based learning

· Interest in assessment/evaluation of effects of educational innovations

· Successful experience in obtaining grants and other forms of external funding

· Active participation and experience in professional associations at the state and national levels

· Experience in teaching and designing courses for distance education

The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State (http://www.psu.edu) is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world,in instruction, research and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society’s public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.

The College of Education

The College of Education [http://www.ed.psu.edu] at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The Colleges research program is also extensive and attracted $9.9 million in 1999-2000 from a wide range of national and state government agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The Colleges location within a large, research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.

The College houses five academic departments: Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development; Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Services; Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; and Educational and School Psychology and Special Education. The department offers five undergraduate majors to nearly 3,500 studens and 14 graduate programs, under the authority of the Graduate School, to nearly 1,500 students. Recent surveys continue to rank the Penn State College of Education among the top colleges, schools and departments of education in the United States.

The Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development

Instructional Systems is one of the three separate programs in the above department at Penn State. It is a relatively new field of study, combining skills and knowledge from: educational psychology and applied psychology; instructional design and technology; computer science; media production; assessment and evaluation methodologies; and communication theory. Instructional Systems graduates apply what is known about how people learn to effectively and efficiently design instructional systems to support learning and efficiently design instructional systems to support learning. The website is http://www.ed.psu.edu/insys.

Application procedures:

Applicants must submit a letter of application documenting qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vita, copies of official graduate transcripts (where appropriate), up to three representative reprints or preprints of scholarly publications (if available), and at least three names, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of academic references. Applications received by February 2, 2001 are assured full consideration; however, applications will be received until the position is filled. Send all material to:

Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman

Instructional Systems Search Chair

The Pennsylvania State University

Box DC, 307 Keller Building

University Park, PA 16802

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Equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.