[nativestudies-l] faculty position in philosophy at UMR

[Lowe, Shelly]

Faculty Position at the University of Minnesota Rochester

The University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) invites applications for open-rank, tenure-track faculty positions for its degree program, the Bachelor of Science in the Health Sciences (BSHS) in the area of Social Sciences/Humanities (preferred areas are history, philosophy, or social psychology). This program will provide education and experiential learning for students interested in Health Professions career programs, graduate education, or professional degrees.
Faculty will join the newly established Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) as Design Faculty. CLI leads the development of an integrated curriculum for a baccalaureate degree in the health sciences. It promotes a learner-centered, competency-based learning environment in which ongoing assessment guides and monitors student learning and is the basis for data-driven research on learning. Design Faculty are responsible for the development of the curriculum, including learning objectives, development of learning objects, assessment, and mentoring of postdoctoral fellows. They are expected to significantly contribute to advancing the field of inquiry of student learning, especially as it pertains to understanding principles and concepts in the life, physical, and quantitative sciences and the social sciences/humanities.

The successful candidate has a Ph.D. in the area mentioned above with a deep interest in science-based learning and has experience in the design of new curricula, assessment, and technology-enhanced education at the undergraduate level. The successful candidate works well in interdisciplinary teams, is comfortable working in an uncertain and unstructured environment, and exhibits creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Application Information
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008 and will continue until all positions are filled.  Applications must be submitted online at https://employment.umn.edu<https://employment.umn.edu/>.

For application instructions and links, click on "Search Postings" and use the following job requisition numbers: #158916

In addition to the Faculty/Academic Application for Employment form, applicants must attach to the online application a description of teaching experience and philosophy, summary of research interests, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information (including e-mail addresses) for three references.

For more information, contact Andrea Wilson, University of Minnesota Rochester, 300 University Square, 111 S. Broadway, Rochester, MN 55904; fax 507-281-7794, phone 507-280-4650, e-mail wils1236 at umn.edu<mailto:wils1236 at umn.edu>. For more information about the University of Minnesota Rochester, please visit our website: http://www.r.umn.edu/

The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status or sexual orientation.




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Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Director of the Center for Learning Innovation

Director of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology



HHMI and Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor



University of Minnesota Rochester

300 University Square

111 South Broadway                    VOICE 507-281-7791

Rochester, MN 55904                   FAX 507-280-2820



http://www.cbs.umn.edu/eeb/faculty/NeuhauserClaudia/




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