ERM Announcements, June 15, 2023

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Dear ERM members,

These are my last set of announcements during my term. It feels surreal that I’ve been doing this bi-weekly messaging for two years already. I want to thank the community for allowing me to serve in this role and to share a little bit about my thoughts or life in your inbox every couple of weeks. I have many people to thank for their service to ASEE ERM over this past year. I look forward to getting a chance to publicly recognize those folks during our combined ERM Business Meeting and Annual Community Celebration and Awards Reception. As a reminder, please mark your calendars for June 27 from 3:15-4:45 pm in Ballroom 3, Baltimore Convention Center.

We have a ton of wonderful programming at the upcoming conference including ERM-sponsored workshops on Sunday, our sessions with our Best Paper and Best Diversity Paper awardees presentations, a panel on the newInternational Handbook on Engineering Education Research, the Meet the Engineering Education Pioneers Session, a session on the journal publication process for Journal of Engineering Education, and a ton of other amazing technical sessions. Stop by our booth at the ASEE Division Mixer on Sunday from 3:30-5 pm ET to get a copy of all of our session times. There’s also an announcement below with a link to all our sessions. Thanks, Micah Lande, for putting this resource together!

See many of you very soon!

All my best,

Allison

ERM Announcements for 6/1/2023

General Announcements 

  1. NEW OPPORTUNITY: NSF Ideas Lab for Personalized Learning in Engineering Education
  2. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: AAHHE Faculty Fellows Program – Application 6/5
  3. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: REES abstracts now due June 7
  4. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SEE is looking for new Associate Editors
  5. OPEN ACCESS RESOURCE: The International Handbook of Engineering Education Research (IHEER)
  6. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Upcoming National Effective Teaching Institute offering – NETI-2A Online
  7. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Student panels at FIE 2023
  8. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Assistant Editor positions available in Chemical Engineering Education
  9. ERM SESSIONS AT ASEE

Position Announcements 

  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Looking for part-time instructor work with far reach and high impact?
  2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Instructor in General Engineering
  3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Researcher Position Available in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech
  4. POSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Postdoctoral Scholars in Engineering Education Research at Texas A&M University

General Announcements

 

  1. NEW OPPORTUNITY: NSF Ideas Lab for Personalized Learning in Engineering Education

The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation announced plans to employ an Ideas Lab to stimulate interdisciplinary research into emerging technologies for Personalized Learning in Engineering Education  https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=307280&org=EFMA We anticipate bringing together expertise in engineering education, learning science, sensing, machine learning, and neuroscience.

  1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: AAHHE Faculty Fellows Program – Application 6/5

 

The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) invites nominations for its 2023-2024 AAHHE Faculty Fellowship Program (FFP). The AAHHE FFP is a six-month program with a primary goal to prepare Latina/o/x new faculty who are beyond their first year on the tenure-track for successful careers in academia and beyond and to increase the number of tenured and promoted Latina/o/x faculty.

The AAHHE FFP aims to a) provide strategies to assist tenure-track faculty in achieving their scholarly and career goals, b) build community and network with other Latina/o/x faculty, and c) develop future leaders who are dedicated to uplifting their communities. The AAHHE FFP will run from late September 2023 to March 2024.

Eligibility
To be considered, applicants must: a) be a Latina/o/x faculty in a tenure-track position beyond year one by the start of the AAHHE FFP, and b) exhibit a track record of service and fem/mentoring to the Latina/o/x community.

How to Apply
For more information on how to apply for the AAHHE FFP, the selection process, program requirements, and important dates, please visit the program’s webpage.

Please contact us with any questions at: aahheffp@aahhe.org

Thank you,
Co-chairs
Dr. Sarah L. Rodriguez,  Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Dr. Ignacio Hernández, Associate Professor, Fresno State

  1. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: REES abstracts now due June 7

 

Plans for the 2024 Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) are going well! The conference will be January 4-6, 2024 at KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India. You may review details related to travel at the REES2024 website: https://iucee.org/rees2024/ (see the tab across the top of the website).

Please note, the conference team is extending the abstract submission deadline by 2 weeks to June 7th midnight GMT. The team does not expect to make any further extensions.

  1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SEE is looking for new Associate Editors

 

Studies in Engineering Education invites applications for new Associate Editors. As the journal grows, we are excited to expand the editorial team. Associate editors (AEs) are responsible for soliciting external reviews of articles, synthesizing the reviews and their own reading of the article, and making a recommendation to the journal editors. Potential AEs should be comfortable with qualitative and interpretive research paradigms. If you’re interested in joining us, please send a short email describing your research experience and interests to see-editors-g@vt.edu. Please reach out to us at that same email address if you have questions or would like more information. You can learn more about the journal here: https://seejournal.org/

  1. OPEN ACCESS RESOURCE: The International Handbook of Engineering Education Research (IHEER)

 

The International Handbook of Engineering Education Research (IHEER) has recently been released and is available Open Access (through support from NSF). This comprehensive handbook offers a broad overview of contemporary research on engineering education and its practical application. Drawing on the work of 100 expert contributors from over 20 countries, this volume covers both emergent and established areas of research within engineering education, giving voice to newcomers to the field as well as perspectives from established experts.

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003287483/international-handbook-engineering-education-research-aditya-johri

  1. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Upcoming National Effective Teaching Institute offering – NETI-2A Online

 

Drs. Susan Lord, Matt Ohland, and Michael Prince will be offering the advanced workshop NETI-2A, Forming, Managing & Assessing Student Teams, August 7-8, 2023 1:00-5:00 pm EDT each day. This workshop will develop participants’ ability to manage student teams – particularly in the context of team-based learning strategies. Teamwork can be taught, but students require guidance, practice, and feedback. They also need to be held accountable for their behavior. Research shows that there are best practices for how to form teams, manage teams, and assess teams to improve student outcomes while maintaining an inclusive and welcoming learning environment. NETI-2A participants do not need to have attended NETI-1 but should already be familiar with learning strategies that require students to interact in groups and teams. The registration fee for the workshop is $500 per participant, and includes an electronic version of presentation materials and other resources. Questions  should be directed to Emily Ohland, Workshop Administrator. Register at https://neti-workshops.org/events/. There is benefit to having a team of faculty from the same university attend our workshops! For every two paid registrations, send a third participant for free!

 

  1. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Student panels at FIE 2023

 

Hello students!

The technical program and organizing committees for FIE 2023 would like to invite you to submit a proposal for undergraduate and/or graduate student panels. Since this is the first time FIE offers this opportunity, we encourage topics of the type:

  • First year experiences and policies,
  • Student experiences in their respective programs and campuses,
  • Interdisciplinary capstone projects,
  • Broadening participation (e.g. DEI, HSI, HBCU, MSI, Land Grant),
  • Mental health (e.g. Well-being, community building),
  • Governance at engineering schools,
  • Others (e.g. AI Tools-ChatGPT, Transformational Engineering Education)

Please follow the instructions and rubrics for panels under submission guidelines on our website. The approximate time allotted for each student panel is 40 minutes. The due date for submissions is June 26th, 2023

We look forward to a more active participation of students in this conference!

Thank you,

Organizing Committees, FIE 2023

  1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Assistant Editor positions available in Chemical Engineering Education

 

Chemical Engineering Education has up to three Assistant Editor positions available.  Details on application requirements can be found as an Announcement on the homepage for the journal or here.

From the pool of applicants, the search committee will select several individuals for a virtual interview.  Please be sensitive to the application requirements.  Anyone with an interest from any part of the world is encouraged to apply.  The deadline for all applications is July 10.

If you have any questions, contact  cee@che.ufl.edu.

 

  1. ERM SESSIONS AT ASEE

We will share resources here to help you manage Education Research & Methods technical sessions, distinguished lecture, and social activities.

Currently we have a list of ERM technical sessions posted. Visit https://erm.asee.org/asee-2023/ and click the link for the ERM_Bookmark_2023.

Information will be updated during the conference.

Also check the ERM Facebook and Twitter pages.

Position Announcements

 

  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:Looking for part-time instructor work with far reach and high impact?

 

UR2PhD PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS OPENING

We are seeking instructors for a new CRA program called UR2PhD (https://cra.org/ur2phd/), whose goal is to vastly increase the number of women students (particularly Black, Latina and Native women students) who have high-quality undergraduate research experiences and continue into PhD programs.

UR2PhD is a national, virtual program with three pillars: (1) early undergraduate research support and training, (2) graduate student mentor training, and (3) a bridge program to support students between their first research experience and application to a PhD program.

We are currently seeking two instructors for the undergraduate research support and training pillar:

  • Early Undergraduate Research Support and Training: Instructors will teach a 12-week virtual, synchronous research methods course and support program for new undergraduate researchers. The course will teach students about the foundations of research (e.g., reading a research paper, doing a literature review, identifying and communicating a research problem, etc.) as well as foster a network of support for these new undergraduate researchers. The curriculum is being developed this summer. All materials needed to teach the course will be provided to the instructors. We anticipate that instructors will be responsible for 30-40 students each.

Instructors will work closely with the UR2PhD leadership team (Christine Alvarado, Lori Pollock,

Monique Ross, and Kelly Shaw) who have experience developing and teaching similar programs.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage and teach all aspects of the course including leading synchronous sessions (likely 1 per week), assigning homework, engaging with students between sessions, and grading and providing feedback on assignments.
  • Coordinate between instructors, with the research mentors, and with the UR2PhD team.

Qualifications:

  • Experience leading research with undergraduate students (required);
  • Experience teaching student-facing programs (required);
  • History of using identity inclusive instructional practices (required);
  • Demonstrated organizational and communication skills (required);
  • Experience teaching a similar course (preferred);
  • Experience working with programs designed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in computing (preferred);

Timeline:

The course is tentatively scheduled for September 18-December 8, but these dates are subject to change slightly. The instructor should be available to begin working with the UR2PhD team in late August, 2023.

 

Compensation:

Instructors for the undergraduate research methods course will each be given a $12K stipend for their work.

 

To Apply:

Please upload a cover letter and your CV to this Google form: https://forms.gle/qpMLZRjzgT3MjTw56.

Applicants who apply by June 21 will be given full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

 

Questions:

Please contact ur2phd@cra.org with any questions.

  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

  1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Researcher Position Available in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech

 

The Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Associate to take on a leadership role within the Engineering Competencies, Learning, and Inclusive Practices for Success (ECLIPS) Lab. This role will be funded by the National Science Foundation funded project: CAREER: Sustainable Racial Equity: Creating a New Generation of Engineering Education DEI Leaders (NSF# 2144978). This project aims to explore the beliefs, experiences, educational training, and research that supports the development of effective engineering education leaders who are assuming roles focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely with Dr. Homero Murzi to coordinate interviews with DEI leaders across the nation, develop and deploy a nationwide survey, develop educational interventions, and lead ECLIPS lab research activities.

Position description here: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/525803/postdoctoral-associate

For questions about the position, please contact Homero Murzi (hmurzi@vt.edu)

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

Job Summary: 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.