[edm-announce] Worcester Polytechnic Institute seeks to hire 7 faculty

From: Stephen Fancsali <sfancsali@xxxxxxxxx>
To: edm-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:48:54 -0400
[on behalf of Neil Heffernan]

I am pleased to announce that WPI will be hiring in a few areas.  We have
both the "Learning Sciences and Technologies Program", as well as a slot
related to Serious Games and in Data Science. In total WPI seeks to hire 7
faculty. See http://web.cs.wpi.edu/facultyhire/      A person focused in
HCI and design might also be well received.

Neil T. Heffernan. Professor
Department of Computer Science
Co-Director of the Learning Sciences and Technologies PhD Program
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA  01609
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~nth
508-831-5569   http://www.assistments.org

Open Rank Tenure Track Position in Learning Sciences & Technologies
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Social Science and Policy Studies (SSPS) Department at WPI announces an
Open Rank Tenure Track position in the Learning Sciences. Candidates should
have a doctorate in Psychology, Learning Sciences, Human-Computer
Interaction or a related field (e.g., Cognitive Science, Education,
Learning Technologies, or Sociology).

The ideal candidate should have a strong program of fundable research and
experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. The candidate’s
research should complement our current research strengths in: technology
for STEM learning/assessment, intelligent tutoring systems, game-based
learning environments, and educational data mining. Fundamentally, the LS&T
faculty are looking for collaborators to advance our goal of improving K-16
education with learning technologies.

The selected candidate will teach courses in our Learning Sciences and
Technologies graduate program (e.g., Foundations of Learning Sciences,
Educational Learning Environments, Metacognition, Motivation & Affect) as
well as courses in the undergraduate psychology program (e.g., Cognitive,
Educational, or Developmental Psychology). In addition, the new faculty
member will be invited to create new graduate courses in areas of interest.

Our websites provide additional information about the SSPS Department (
http://www.wpi.edu/+ssps), the Learning Sciences & Technologies graduate
program (http://www.wpi.edu/academics/lst/) and WPI’s STEM Education Center
(http://www.wpi.edu/academics/stem). The LS&T program is an
interdisciplinary program comprising core faculty from Social Sciences and
Computer Science, in addition to other associated faculty in Interactive
Media and Game Development and Robotics.

WPI, founded in 1865, is one of the nation’s oldest technological
universities.  WPI is a highly selective private university with an
undergraduate student body of over 4000 and 1900 full-time and part-time
graduate students enrolled in more than 50 Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D.
programs.  Its innovative project-enriched curriculum engages students and
faculty in real-world problem solving, often at one of WPI’s global project
centers.  WPI is located one hour west of Boston. U.S. News and World
Report consistently ranks WPI among the top national universities and
recently placed WPI in its top 30 for faculty resources.

Applications should include a CV, a detailed description of research plans,
a statement of teaching philosophy, sample publications, and the names of
three referees who will submit letters of recommendation. To apply, visit:
http://careers.wpi.edu/postings/1983. Review of applications will begin on
November 15, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled.

To enrich education through diversity, WPI is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer.

A pre-employment criminal records check is required.
[edm-announce] Worcester Polytechnic Institute seeks to hire 7 faculty

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