UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
The Department of Education in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces an opening for a tenure-track faculty position in program evaluation at the assistant or associate professor level.
Candidates should have training in evaluation, preferably focused on projects or small programs and some practical experience. This faculty member should have an interest in research about program evaluation, preferably with an ongoing agenda for research. Additional areas of potential expertise include: survey research methodology, cost-benefit/effectiveness analysis, mixed methods, case study methods and qualitative methods.
The faculty member will teach evaluation courses directed at Ph.D. (and some M.A.) students and will be affiliated with one of the five Department divisions with academic doctoral programs. The Program Evaluation emphasis within the department has received considerable national visibility and is considered to be one of the leading such programs. The Department of Education has as one of its priorities the recruitment of faculty who can bridge academic and professional programs. The Department has a professional doctoral program (Ed.D. degree) in Educational Leadership, which has an evaluation course as part of its program. It also has professional masters programs (Ed.M. degree) in Teacher Education, Principal Leadership, and Student Affairs in Higher Education. The department also offers an undergraduate minor. As is the case for all Education faculty, some of the appointee’s teaching responsibilities, according to interest and expertise, will be for the professional programs and/or undergraduate minor. Information about the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies is available at http://www.gseis.ucla.edu.
QUALIFICATIONS: Doctoral degree in education or related field with specialization in program evaluation; record of research and scholarly publications consonant with the appointment level; promise of a strong research record beyond that achieved to date; willingness to generate extramural funding for research; interest in teaching and mentoring students at the graduate level; and interest in teaching in the professional programs and/or undergraduate program.
TO APPLY: Send an application letter describing your research and teaching interests, along with a curriculum vitae and sample publications, and have three letters of reference sent to the address below. (We do not accept e-mailed applications.)
Sandra Graham, Chair
Department of Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STARTING DATE: July 1, 2009 (teaching duties begin late September each year). An earlier start date is possible.
DEADLINE: Screening of applications will begin September 15, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.
FOR MORE INFO: Contact Marilyn Salinger, staff assistant (salinger@gseis.ucla.edu) or Professor Marvin Alkin, Chair of the Search Committee (alkin@gseis.ucla.edu). Please include “Program Evaluation Search” in the subject line.
UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.
