Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk - Associate or
Full Research Professor
College/School/Unit: College of Education
Department: Special Education
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
Apply By: Open until filled
Description
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER), an
Organized Research Unit in the College of Education at the
University of Texas at Austin is seeking a research faculty member
in the area of literacy and/or emergent bilingual students at the
rank of Research Associate Professor or Research Professor. We are
seeking a colleague who will conduct research on interventions and
prevention-oriented approaches within the K-12 school system. This
is a non-tenure track (i.e., professional-track) position. The
successful candidate will have a primary appointment in The Meadows
Center for Preventing Educational Risk and a faculty appointment in
the Department of Special Education.
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk maintains robust
funding from federal, state, and private foundation sources. It is
situated within the College of Education that is ranked in the top
eight best education schools by U.S. News and World Report.
Researchers at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
include professors on the tenure track, research professors, and
social scientists who received more than $280 million in grants to
support important research efforts that contribute to the
scientific base across multiple topics in education. Researchers
have an international impact on issues related to literacy
development and are highly productive in research, publishing, and
obtaining external funding. As such, we have a longstanding
commitment to the shared values of equitable opportunities,
excellence, innovation, empowerment, community-focus, and endeavors
to bridge research and practice. We value working collaboratively
with educators, families, communities, policymakers, and funders as
we implement practices with fidelity and collect valid and reliable
data. Operating with clear lines of communication that promote a
culture of transparency facilitates our commitment to disseminating
accurate information in a way that promotes positive change.
The College of Education, ranked among the top public colleges of
education in the country, has a longstanding commitment to research
in education and health with the goal of improving lives and
enhancing the well-being of children, schools and communities. We
study the ways that people learn and develop physically and
mentally by exploring areas that influence policy. The driving
force for our research is to increase educational opportunity and
improve public health.
The successful candidate for this position will have a demonstrated
track record of research excellence focused broadly on literacy
and/or emergent bilingual students.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or maintain a strong record of securing external
grants to support a programmatic area of research, at the level
necessary to ensure continued productivity and impact.
- Demonstrate and maintain a strong record of working with school
leaders and teachers in K-12 schools to carry out intervention
research focused on literacy outcomes in a way that embraces
context-informed approaches.
- Disseminate research findings to the research community in
high-impact, peer reviewed journals, other publications, and at
national/international meetings, and to funding agencies
- Disseminate research findings to a variety of school system
stakeholders through peer-reviewed practitioner journals,
practitioner conferences, and school stakeholder meetings.
- Engage with the academic enterprise through mentorship,
supervision of students, or teaching at some level.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. in special education, school psychology, psychology, or
other closely related field.
- Record of scholarly leadership (i.e., refereed publications,
extramural funding) in the area (s) of literacy, special education,
and/or literacy instruction for emergent bilingual students.
- Demonstrated record of securing extramural research funding and
completing the requirements required of the funding agency.
- Demonstrated record of conducting randomized controlled trials
and/or quasi-experimental studies in the K-12 school setting.
As a venue for research, Texas is home to more than 10% of the
nation's K12 student population, more than half who identify as
Hispanic. The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship state
university of Texas, and one of the few universities in the U.S.
that is both a member of the prestigious Association of American
Universities and designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. UT
Austin values and supports interdisciplinary research and, with the
opening of the Dell Medical School, provides outstanding access to
opportunities for collaboration with world-renowned medical
faculty. Austin, Texas is an exciting, welcoming, and inclusive
city with a reputation as the Live Music Capital of the
World.
Application Instructions
Review of applications will begin in December 2024 and will
continue until the position is filled. To ensure full
consideration, please provide all requested materials by December
13, 2024. Applicants should upload the following items to the
Interfolio system:
- Cover Letter with contact information
- Full C.V.
- Research Statement that includes research accomplishments and
future research direction
- Up to three representative publications
- A list of three references with contact information
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all
applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and
affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of
equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability,
religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and
activities, and admissions.To apply, visit https://faculty.utexas.edu/career/153045jeid-43d3b34d4833b640983f99e452f8c34e
