ERM Announcements, Jaunary 15, 2018

1. ERM: Apprentice Faculty Grant Program Accepting Nominations/ Applications until February 1st

2. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Review Apprentice Faculty Grant Applications

3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Chair of the Department of Engineering, East Carolina University

4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Director of First Year Engineering Program; Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Scholar in Engineering Leadership Development

6. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Graduate Research Assistant in Education Innovations in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

7. CALL FOR PAPERS: 2018 Frontiers in Education Conference

8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Consejos Colectivos: Improving STEM Success at HSIs

9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences 2018 Summer Institute at Olin College

10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Undergraduate Research Experience on the Internet of Things (IoT), University of Central Florida

11. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2018 PIVETS2 Conference

12. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 8th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference

13. Submitting Announcements to the ERM Listserve

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1. ERM: Apprentice Faculty Grant Program Accepting Nominations/ Applications until February 1st (with Updated Application URL)

The Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) awards up to four (4) travel grants annually to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, junior faculty, staff members, or senior ranking faculty who are transitioning into engineering education. The Apprentice Faculty Grant (AFG) Program is designed to encourage and honor promising new educators and/or researchers who have demonstrated commitment to innovation in teaching and/or have the potential for substantial contributions to engineering education research. Each grant consists of honoraria of up to $2,000 that is intended to cover travel and conference expenses. Grant recipients are expected to attend the full duration of the annual ASEE conference, including two ERM events, and are highly encouraged to attend at least one workshop. For more details, including how to apply, see https://erm.asee.org/conferences/afg/. Contact Samantha Brunhaver (Samantha.Brunhaver@asu.edu) or Jennifer Bekki (jennifer.bekki@asu.edu) if you have any questions.

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2. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Review Apprentice Faculty Grant Applications

We are seeking volunteers to review applications for this year’s ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant (AFG) program. Please contact Samantha Brunhaver (Samantha.Brunhaver@asu.edu) and Jennifer Bekki (jennifer.bekki@asu.edu) to express your interest by February 15th. The commitment requires only a couple of hours to read and rate up to 3 application packages. You will be provided specific review criteria and responses will be collected online. Please volunteer for this important activity in support of expanding the engineering education researcher pool. Past award winners and senior engineering education researchers are particularly encouraged to help. With thanks from your ERM AFG committee co-chairs, Samantha Brunhaver & Jennifer Bekki.

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3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Chair of the Department of Engineering, East Carolina University

The Department of Engineering in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University seeks a chair committed to excellence in engineering education and scholarship who will provide support and leadership to the faculty, staff, and students of a maturing general engineering undergraduate program and emerging disciplinary graduate programs. The chair will work closely with the Dean and the College’s leadership team to achieve the College’s shared priorities: maximizing student success, enhancing excellence in academic programs, and advancing research and scholarship.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting student success across a diverse student population including first-generation, rural, and other underserved groups in engineering; enhancing the excellence of the undergraduate general engineering program; building excellence in new graduate programs; advancing faculty engagement in research and scholarship through collaboration-building and coaching among current faculty; and leading a multi-year campaign of faculty hiring whose collective mission is to maintain key competencies and culture of the department while adding capacity for discipline-based scholarship. The successful candidate must:

Hold an earned terminal degree in an engineering discipline, or in engineering education with a B.S. or M.S. in an engineering discipline,
Present a record of excellence in teaching and research commensurate with a tenured appointment at the rank of professor in the department,
Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship with a strong capacity for facilitating collaboration across the department, college, and university,
Show familiarity with ABET accreditation processes, including assessment-driven continuous improvement, self-study reporting, and evaluator visitation
Have an established record of professional development and accomplishments as an academic leader at the program or department level, preferably including strategic planning; management of staff and budgets; faculty recruiting, mentoring, and retention; and/or other accomplishments in academic program building and leadership.
Applications will be accepted until the time that a Chair is appointed. For more information and application instructions, please visit http://carterbaldwin.com/opportunities/ecu-che/ . All confidential inquiries, nominations, and questions concerning this search may be directed to Bill Peterson, Partner (bpeterson@carterbaldwin.com, 678-448-0013) and Debby White, Consultant (dwhite@carterbaldwin.com, 678-448-0002) with CarterBaldwin Executive Search.

East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the Department for Disability Support Services at (252) 737-1016 (Voice/TTY).

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4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Director of First Year Engineering Program; Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

The Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications from accomplished individuals with an earned PhD or equivalent degree in engineering to be Director of our First-Year Engineering Program (http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/First-Year/First-Year/Home/) starting Fall 2018. This is a tenured/tenure-stream, associate or full professor rank position. The Director position involves: first year curriculum content, pedagogy, and improvements; coordination with faculty teaching in the program and related departments (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry); coordination of the first year seminar; and first year research conference. We wish to recruit an individual with strong accomplishments in disciplinary and/or engineering education research, who has an established pedagogical track record in working with undergraduate engineering students. Candidates must be committed to contributing to high quality education of a diverse student body at the undergraduate level.

Located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh is a top-five institution in terms of NIH funding and ninth in terms of NSF funding. Princeton Review ranks the university as one of the ‘200 Colleges That Pay You Back,’ and Kiplinger rates the university as one of the ‘100 Best Values in Public Education’ and the ‘Top Value in Pennsylvania’ for a 12th straight year. US News and World Report ranks the university 24th ‘Top Public Schools’ and 47th ‘Best Global Research Universities.’ The university was recently deemed the ‘Best Public University in the Northeast’ according to the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education.

The Swanson School of Engineering, consistently ranked among the top programs in the country, has outstanding research and educational programs. US News and World Report ranks the engineering school 50th ‘Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs’. The school hosts six engineering departments and awards ten undergraduate engineering degrees. The undergraduate and graduate student populations are 3,000 and 950, respectively. Student to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Approximately 45% of our undergraduate engineering students participate in Co-Op and 42% of our graduating class has had an international education experience.

Interested individuals should send the following as a single, self-contained PDF attachment via email to SSoEAcademicDean@engr.pitt.edu: (1) cover letter, (2) complete CV (including funding record, if applicable), (3) teaching statement, (4) assessments of teaching/learning (if not included in CV), (5) pedagogical innovations (if applicable) and (6) names and complete contact information of at least four references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2018. However, applications will be reviewed as they are received.

The Swanson School of Engineering is strongly committed to a diverse academic environment and places high priority on attracting female and underrepresented minority candidates. We strongly encourage candidates from these groups to apply for the position.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. The university affirms and actively promotes the rights of all individuals to equal opportunity in education and employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected class.

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5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Scholar in Engineering Leadership Development

Engineering Leadership Development (ELD), a dynamic, growing program within the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, invites applications from individuals with a cross-disciplinary background in social sciences, education, management, human resources or related fields with interests in leadership research, education and development as well as familiarity with engineering and/or technical environments. This Limited Term Post-doctoral research position will have an initial contract for one or two years with the possibility of renewal. The Engineering Leadership Development Program, housed within the College’s School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP), provides a challenging, relevant and dynamic world-class program that further engages engineering students in their education while preparing them for effective followership and leadership roles in a technical work environment. The post-doctoral researcher will be part of a team of ELD faculty that are working toward the following goals in support of ELD’s mission: To develop and implement engineering leadership assessments in order to evaluate ELD program effectiveness; To conduct research at the nexus of engineering leadership and education; To further develop curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular programming for leadership education for undergraduate and graduate students in engineering; To provide engineering leadership training to College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate students. The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. or equivalent in social sciences, education, management, human resources or related fields with interests in leadership research, education and development. In addition, some background in or familiarity with applied sciences, engineering, technology and/or business would be desired. Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills and good communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will work with the ELD faculty to contribute to current research and establish new research agendas for the ELD program; contribute to grant proposal preparation; design research studies; collect and analyze both qualitative (focus groups, one-on-one interviews) and quantitative (survey) data; publish research in the field of engineering leadership education; and teach a maximum of one engineering leadership course per semester. The ability to work both independently and in collaboration with others, within the College and the wider University as well as with collaborating universities on a multi-disciplinary research team is crucial. Demonstrated productivity in terms of published peer-reviewed journal articles and scientific conference presentations is required. Desired research skills and experiences include intensive interviewing, program implementation, survey design and administration, and data analysis. Proven experience in teaching upper-level undergraduate and/or graduate courses is highly desired. Excellent organizational and communication (oral and written) skills (including spoken/written English) are required. The ability to engage professionally with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students across the university and community is required. Experience with leadership in large research projects preferred. The initial appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of re-funding and contingent on satisfactory performance. Applications should include a CV, a statement of research interests, a teaching statement, and a letter linking your background and career intentions to the position. The anticipated start date is no later than August 2018. A spring start date is possible, depending on the availability of the selected candidate.

Apply online at https://psu.jobs/job/76039

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Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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6. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Graduate Research Assistant in Education Innovations in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A Graduate Research Assistantship in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, with a focus on engineering education research, is available at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. The opportunity is preferably available for students who have or are graduating with a MS and want to pursue a PhD, but students who are graduating with a BS and want to pursue a MS will also be considered.

The graduate student will work on a new 4-year project (HydroLearn) funded recently by the National Science Foundation. The project will focus on developing the HydroLearn web-based platform to support faculty to develop, share, and adopt active-learning innovations in key areas of hydrology and water resources engineering. The HydroLearn platform will build on recent developments by the investigators in hydrology education (HydroViz), data sharing (HydroShare) and water resources web apps (Thethys).

Applicants with a strong interest in education research and assessment, with a specialty in hydrology and water resources, are strongly desired. The position offers unique opportunities to work with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in hydrology and water resources; hydroinformatics; web-based developments; computer science; education assessment; and communication and outreach. The project also offers opportunities to use the National Water Model to develop the HydroLearn educational resources.

To apply, please send your CV and a brief statement on your interests and any prior relevant experience. Send your application to Dr. Emad Habib (habib@louisiana.edu).

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7. CALL FOR PAPERS: 2018 Frontiers in Education Conference

The 48th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference committee invites you to submit an abstract to present at the 2018 conference. FIE is a major international conference focusing on educational innovations and research in engineering and computing education. We welcome submissions related to educational issues and innovations in computing and engineering at the graduate, undergraduate and pre-college levels.

The 2018 conference theme is Fostering Innovation Through Diversity. In addition to the traditional FIE topics, we are soliciting submissions for the following thematic tracks: diversity/equity/inclusion in engineering/computing, encouraging and teaching innovation, innovation in software engineering education, upward mobility, and EPICS/service-learning.

FIE 2018 continues a long tradition of disseminating exciting results in engineering and computing education. Whether through a full paper, a work in progress, a panel, a special session or a workshop, this is an opportunity to share your work with colleagues and learn about research from around the world.

For specifics about abstract submission, visit http://fie2018.org/pages/february-5th-submission-instructions. A Call for Papers PDF reminder can be downloaded here. If you are attending FIE for the first time or missed the 2017 conference and want to learn more, check out the event summary and proceedings on the FIE 2017 website. Contact Beth Eschenbach (beth.eschenbach@humboldt.edu) with questions.

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8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Consejos Colectivos: Improving STEM Success at HSIs

All stakeholders in undergraduate STEM education—students, administrators, faculty, employers and community members—are invited to join us in Dallas for Consejos Colectivos: Improving STEM Success at HSIs.

February 27-28, 2018, El Centro College, 801 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202

Conference conversations will contribute to an improved understanding of institutional opportunities or barriers with regard to Latinx student recruitment, retention and advancement in STEM, as well as help inform the National Science Foundation’s new HSI programs. See the attached flier for more information, including the conference’s concurrent session topics. Registration for the conference will open January 5, 2018.​ Click here to register beginning January 5.

Travel grant and poster presentation submissions can be made NOW at bit.ly/ConsejosColectivos ​and will be accepted though January 31. Poster presentations must address obstacles to recruitment, retention and STEM career placement at HSIs by using personal experiences. If you have questions about registration or the travel grant/poster presentation submission process, call 979-845-9928 or send an email to teesedge@tamu.edu.

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9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences 2018 Summer Institute at Olin College

The 2018 Collaboratory Summer Institute, Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences, http://www.olin.edu/collaborate/collaboratory/summer-institute/, will be held June 4-8, 2018, at Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. The Olin Collaboratory Summer Institute is an intensive week-long immersion designed to provide participants from around the country and around the world with the opportunity to conceive and catalyze change in education.

Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences is a weeklong interactive workshop for faculty teams engaged in a curricular change effort at their own institution. Through participatory workshops, immersive design exercises, and presentations from experts, teams of faculty learn about, experience, and practice effective, engaging teaching approaches for new and meaningful STEM curricula. Through the Summer Institute experience, we aim to create a learning environment for participants that

· Embraces creativity, prototyping, iterating, and dreaming big,

· Introduces a set of tools, concepts, and language about student-centered experience design,

· Promotes exploration of your context in a new way and provides insight into what we do here at Olin, and

· Builds community among educators, change agents, designers, and learners.

Alongside participants from other institutions, you and your team will develop concrete action plans for curricular change. Sessions are highly participatory and you will be challenged to continually consider new ideas and put novel approaches into practice. Institute attendees will acquire a new lens through which to view their projects, an expanded repertoire of techniques and solutions, and concrete steps to take their plans forward. Past attendees have included Deans, experienced and new faculty, staff, instructional designs, and faculty developers to name a few. All participants should be prepared to spend the full week deeply engaged in this demanding program. Applicants must apply in teams of at least three and describe a project (in the contemplation, planning, or execution stage) at their home institution.

Who Should Attend: The Institute is designed for faculty and administrators from a wide variety of institutions, including public, private, STEM, liberal arts, community colleges, research universities and K-12 programs, who are currently involved in a curricular change effort.

Application Guidelines: Institute applicants are asked to describe the project on which they are working. Applications will be reviewed on the extent to which the team is likely to benefit from the Institute and advance its project goals. To learn more about the application process, visit https://www.olin.edu/collaborate/collaboratory/summer-institute/apply/.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2018
If you have questions, please visit http://www.olin.edu/collaborate/collaboratory/summer-institute/ or contact collaboratory@olin.edu.

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10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Undergraduate Research Experience on the Internet of Things (IoT), University of Central Florida

The Computer Science Department at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) will hold a ten-week 2018 Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) on the Internet of Things http://iotreu.cs.ucf.edu/. REU students will be trained in research-based theory and applications of the technologies used in this fast-moving interdisciplinary field. The REU students will join well-established research groups under the close supervision of faculty with expertise in security, privacy, hardware design, data analytics, healthcare simulations, and social computing. REU program dates: May 14, 2018 – July 20, 2018

Eligibility requirements

– Sophomore, junior or senior undergraduates

– Majors: computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and information technology

– Must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents

– Minimum overall GPA 2.7

Program Benefits

$5000 stipend, $600 travel allowance, On-campus housing, Meal allowance

The application deadline is March 1, 2018. Interested students must submit applications online at http://iotreu.cs.ucf.edu/. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Damla Turgut at turgut@cs.ucf.edu

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11. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2018 PIVETS2 Conference

The call for abstracts is NOW OPEN for the second annual Partnering with Institutions on a Vision for Engineering Transfer Student Success (PIVETS2) conference on April 4-6, 2018, in College Station, Texas. PIVETS2 is hosted by the Texas A&M College of Engineering and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

Abstracts addressing the following subjects can be submitted to pivets2.tamu.edu through February 14, 2018: academic-industry partnerships, advising transfer students, co-enrollment programs, experiential and immersive experiences, orientation programs, research on transfer and transition, and serving underrepresented populations

Authors of abstracts accepted for conference presentation will be notified by February 19, 2018. Email pivets2@tamu.edu with any questions.

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12. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 8th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference

We invite your participation in the 8th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC ’18, held on 3.10.18 in Princeton, NJ). Please use this link to register: http://edas.info/r23742. You will need to set up an account in EDAS before registering if you do not already have one.

Advance registration is open from 1.14 – 2.28.18. Regular registration is open 3.1 – 3.7.18. No day-of registration will be offered, and we regret that we cannot accommodate unregistered guests.

Please see the conference website, ewh.ieee.org/conf/stem, and our Facebook page for details on fees, conference housing, our new conference site at Princeton University, and other conference information. Follow us on Twitter @IEEE_ISEC, and like us on Facebook (search for ISEC). Contact us at ieee.isec@gmail.com for more information. We look forward to your participation in ISEC 2018!