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School of Education [Posted August 2, 2011] GENERAL STATEMENT: About the ELDP: The Educational Leadership Doctoral Program (ELDP) at Cambridge College offers a unique EdD program for educators pursuing careers as social justice leaders in education. Our program features - curriculum, pacing, and cohort community model with open and integrative collegiality among students and faculty - an applied philosophy of sustainable, reflective democracy-in-practice - practice in developing a deep understanding and commitment to quality research that matters - a tradition of guiding students to become transformative social justice leaders with the skills and dispositions to challenge educational inequality and embrace educational quality for all. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Teach quantitative methods and research courses as assigned in the EdD and/or CAGS and Masters programs along with other courses deemed appropriate, including doctoral seminar courses. 2. Advise students in the doctoral program. 3. Serve as a member of dissertation committees as either content specialist and/or quantitative methodologist. 4. Serve on dissertation committees, as chair when appropriate. When serving as dissertation chair. 5. Perform ongoing scholarship related to the Unit that reflects positively on the units mission and vision (e.g., presentations, publications, other agreed-to scholarly artifacts, pursuit and awarding of external funding). 6. Provide statistical research and grant writing support to unit and School of Education goals. 7. Provide service to the College. 8. Attend contractually defined College- and School-wide meetings and activities. 9. Provide service to appropriate professional organizations in order to further the Programs reputation and visibility in accordance to doctoral faculty evaluation guidelines. 10. Stated research agenda that will be actively pursued. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: - Perform field supervision work based on need. - Help with School of Education or College in marketing, recruitment, and retention efforts as requested. - Assist with accreditation-related activities as required. - Help review and/or redesign existing courses and programs; create new courses and programs as requested. - Work with program coordinators in other areas to improve the quality of curriculum and instruction within the School of Education and the College at large. - Represent the interests of the Program, Unit, and School at College functions as well as with external stakeholders. - Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: - Earned terminal degree in educational leadership, educational research, or related field. - Scholarship appropriate to level of position and professional activity (as defined by guidelines found in the defined doctoral evaluation process). - Statement of research agenda that supports the units goals and will be actively pursued. - Demonstrated experience in teaching educational research courses emphasizing quantitative research. - Demonstrated experience and expertise in designing and performing quantitative research activities in educational environments. - Prior higher education full-time teaching experience at the graduate level. - Interest in advancing social justice research agendas. - Experience in teaching using the adult learning model. - Prior higher education experience in teaching quantitative methods courses in a post-Masters/doctoral degree program. - Experience serving in doctoral committees. Major preference for prior dissertation chair experience. - Minimum of three years experience as K-12 educational leadership experience as at least a principal or equivalent. Active or recent certification as a site level or central office level administrator is a plus. - Minimum of 3 years K-12 teaching experience. - Demonstrated visibility in professional associations as a result of active participation or the holding of a leadership position. EXPERIENCE: - Embraces working with students from traditionally under-represented groups in an adult learning environment. - Evidence of a commitment to educational research to advance social democracy. - Knowledge of IT and its use in the classroom. Ability to use MS Office suite programs. Expert level knowledge of SPSS and functional knowledge of other statistical packages such as SAS. - Lifting up to 25 pounds is possible. - Travelling to different teaching sites is possible based on classroom location and type. SALARY: Commensurate with the position and qualifications of the candidate CONTACT: jobs@cambridgecollege.edu
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