Position Description for Assistant Professor in Applied Measurement & Research Methodology
Department of Educational Studies
The Purdue University Department of Educational Studies (www.edst.purdue.edu) invites applications for an assistant professor (tenure-track, academic year) in Applied Measurement & Research Methodology. Qualifications include an earned doctorate in education, psychology, or statistics in the area of measurement and quantitative research methods. The successful candidate will have expertise in program evaluation, classical and modern test theories, and multivariate statistical analysis, SAS, and in some specific area in quantitative/psychometric methods, such as longitudinal designs, skills diagnosis, or large-scale assessment.
Responsibilities include publishing based on a focused program of research, pursuing external funding, teaching graduate courses, mentoring graduate students, and engaging in service activities at a variety of levels. Affiliation with the state-of-the-art Purdue University Psychometric Instruction/Investigation Laboratory
(PUPIL) is expected.
Review of applications will begin Oct. 30, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Send a letter of application (including teaching and research interests), curriculum vita, graduate transcripts, reprints of representative publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Susan J. Maller, Search Committee Chair, Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, 100 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
THE APPLIED MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY specialty is a part of the Educational Psychology Program, attracts doctoral students from around the world. This program focuses on developing and applying methodologies in measurement, quantitative research, and program evaluation. Faculty and students conduct research in the areas of Modern and Classical Test Theory applications and methods, program evaluation on large scale grants, and have specialized interest in differential item functioning, applications of structural equation modeling, test/item invariance, validity, etc. The program includes associated entities, such as the Purdue University Psychometric Laboratory (PUPIL) and The Measurement Club, and several colleagues and collaborative efforts across within the education, and variety of disciplines on campus (statistics, psychology, engineering, among others).
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM:
Purdue University College of Education is nationally ranked in the top tier of Colleges of Education, and its teacher education programs are accredited by NCATE. About 1,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students from a wide range of backgrounds are enrolled each year. Our graduate Educational Psychology program offers includes internationally recognized faculty. The program offers both MS and Ph.D. degrees, and it is ranked among the top 25 educational psychology programs in the nation.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY: Purdue is a world class institution with many opportunities for collaborative, multidisciplinary and entrepreneurial projects. As a leading land grant and research university, Purdue ranks among the 15 largest universities in the nation. The university has an enrollment of more than 38,000 on the West Lafayette Campus and more than 14,000 on regional campuses in Indiana. Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, IN, one hour northwest of Indianapolis and two hours southeast of Chicago.
Purdue is committed to emphasizing diversity and equity in all fields of learning via its strategic plan.
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