University of South Florida
College of Education
Tampa Campus
Announcement of a Faculty Position # 8005
Assistant/Associate Professor, Educational Measurement
Department of Educational Measurement and Research
The University of South Florida is one of the nation’s top 63 public research universities and one of 39 community-engaged four-year public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF was awarded $380.4 million in research contracts and grants in FY 2008/2009. The system offers 232 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. It has a $1.8 billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves more than 47,000 students on institutions/campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. USF is a member of the Big East Athletic conference.
USF has one of the largest, most highly regarded urban Colleges of Education in the country. Approximately 3,800 students are enrolled in the College in bachelor’s, master’s Ph.D., Ed.D., and Ed.S. degree programs. The College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and is ranked 54th nationally among graduate schools of education by US News and World Report. The College contributed significantly to the over $380 million in external funding generated during the past year by the University of South Florida, with over $25 million in external awards, and to the University’s national and international agenda through research, teaching, and engagement with the schools/community. The College of Education is housed in a state-of-the-art wireless education facility.
The Department of Educational Measurement and Research includes seven faculty members and offers degree programs at the Master’s, Ed.S., and Ph.D. levels. The department has a strong tradition of inquiry and scholarship, quality teaching and mentoring, commitment to diversity, and service to colleagues within the College, University, P-12 schools, and professional associations. For more information about the Department of Educational Measurement and Research, please visit our website at http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/me/me.html
POSITION:
Assistant/Associate Professor, College of Education (Tampa Campus), Department of Educational Measurement and Research; 9-month, tenure track, effective - August 7, 2010. Major responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate classroom assessment courses for pre-service teachers as well as courses in measurement at the master’s, and/or doctoral levels (delivered in the classroom and online); maintaining an active program of research and scholarship; securing external funding to support research and training agendas; advising and mentoring master’s and doctoral degree students; and providing service to colleagues within the College, University, P-12 schools, and professional associations. Applicants from ABDs accepted but all degree requirements must be met by the start date: August 7, 2010.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Earned doctorate with a major in educational measurement or related field
· Graduate level coursework in the area of assessment or measurement
· Prior teaching experience
· Evidence of scholarly productivity
· If applying at the Associate Professor level, University record of teaching, research and scholarly work commensurate with appointment at the Associate Professor level according to USF’s standards (http://files.acad.usf.edu/facprogdev/5464.pdf)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Evidence of successful teaching experience in educational measurement, including classroom assessment in a teacher preparation program, at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels
· Expertise and a research record in areas that include but are not limited to one or more of the following areas: K-12 classroom assessment practices, student progress monitoring practices, state and national educational accountability systems, testing of emergent literacy skills, assessment of second-language proficiency, assessments involving individuals with disabilities, and the application of cognitive psychology to assessment
· Experience and interest in supervising graduate teaching assistants or other instructional staff in a multi-section undergraduate measurement course for pre-service teachers
· Experience with online instruction, online assessment, electronic portfolios, and the use of technology in assessment
· Demonstrated experience in mentoring and in supervising thesis and dissertation research
· Record of federal or other major grant funding or the potential to secure grant funding
· Record of interdisciplinary inquiry
· Evidence of ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in school districts, state departments of education, testing companies, or universities in the areas of measurement, research or evaluation
· Knowledge of assessment related to accreditation (e.g., NCATE)
· Commitment to support research on issues of diversity
SALARY: Negotiable, competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
USF welcomes applications from qualified applicants who have knowledge of and experience with individuals representing diverse backgrounds and cultures. Applications should include a letter describing qualifications for the position in each of the above areas, current vita, university transcripts, copies of one or more recent research articles (maximum of 4) presented at professional conferences or published in refereed journals, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of four professional references. Please specify Position # 8005. Position finalists will be required to provide official university transcripts. Position finalists may be requested to provide letters of recommendation from professional references. Letters from references are not required at the time of application. References will not be contacted until advanced stages of screening, and candidates will receive prior notification.
Applications must be submitted electronically to https://employment.usf.edu
Questions about the position may be directed to Dr. Robert F. Dedrick, Chair of the Search Committee, e-mail address:
dedrick@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Full consideration will be given to complete applications received by 5:00 pm EST November 30, 2009. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
USF is an Equal Opportunity Institution. For disability accommodations, please contact Jody Duke at (813) 974-3220 (duke@coedu.usf.edu) at least five working days in advance of need.
