The following announcement may be of interest to you.
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Michigan Technological University invites applications for Chair of its
Department of Education, which supervises secondary education teaching
certification on campus and currently serves approximately 200 highly
qualified undergraduate and postgraduate students. These earn teaching
certification along with degrees in their major. This tenure-track position
will be filled at the Associate or Full Professor level. The new chair will
be expected to strengthen and expand a growing teaching certification
program working with the university's degree-granting departments. Salary
is negotiable and dependent on the successful candidate's qualifications.
The search committee will begin to review applications on February 1, 2001,
and continue to review them until the position is filled. Duties will begin
in the summer of 2001.
The successful candidate must have an earned doctorate, a record of
achievement commensurate with an appointment as an associate or full
professor, and a demonstrated commitment to academic excellence, cultural
diversity, and equal opportunity. He/she should also have demonstrated
managerial ability in higher education and success in securing resources
from external sources. Familiarity with accreditation requirements,
established national standards, and program review procedures is desirable,
as is experience in partnerships with secondary school teachers and
administrators. The candidate must be prepared to coordinate activities
with the disciplinary departments involved in teacher education programs.
Experience in science or mathematics education at the secondary level is
desirable.
Michigan Technological University, a highly-regarded teaching and research
institution located on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's beautiful
Upper Peninsula, enrolls approximately 5700 undergraduate students and 700
graduate students. Michigan Tech is one of Michigan's four research
universities and is included in U.S. News and World Report's 'America's
Best Colleges'; Money Magazine's Best Buys in College Education; and
Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges. A recent national survey of high
school guidance counselors conducted by Collegiate Information Services
lists Michigan Tech as one of top three colleges and universities in
Michigan in providing the highest quality education. Houghton, the city in
which the university is located, was recently listed in The 100 Best Small
Towns in America (http://www.portup.com/~houghton/ ).
For further information on the position, candidates are invited to access
the College of Sciences & Arts web page (http://www.cec.mtu.edu/CSA/).
Candidates should send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae along with
the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three professional references
to:
Terry S. Reynolds
Search Committee for Chair
Department of Education
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Michigan Technological University Is An Equal Opportunity Educational
Institution/Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
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/ Gary P. Agin, Dept. of Physics, Michigan Technological Univ. \
/ Houghton, MI USA gagin@mtu.edu \
/ Opinions expressed are my own and not nec. those of the University \
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