What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor – Educational Research position at usm-pilot?
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin Monday, April
26, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the
position can be directed to Dr. Kyna Shelley (Kyna.Shelley@usm.edu). A
completed application will include 1) a cover letter describing applicant
strengths and qualifications for the position, 2) a CV, 3) names and contact
information for three references 4) academic transcripts (unofficial
transcripts are acceptable; official transcripts are necessary for hire). Application materials can be
uploaded to the HR site found here: https://jobs.usm.edu.
Job Summary
The School of Education at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)
invites applicants for Visiting Assistant Professor beginning in August 2021.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic research, evaluation, statistics, and
assessment [RESA] program. The RESA graduate program faculty currently provide instruction
to non-majors in foundations of research, introductory statistics, survey research,
and program evaluation. In addition, they provide training to majors in focus
areas of advanced statistics, advanced research design, measurement, and
evaluation. We aim to recruit applicants who are excellent teachers and will
emphasize training students to become productive and thoughtful researchers.
The School of Education’s RESA programs include a Master of Science degree
and a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Students taking our courses come
from diverse graduate programs both within and outside of the school.
Program delivery includes face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats. Qualified
applicants will be prepared to contribute to the teaching mission of the School
of Education that has approximately 700 students across six different program
areas.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Teaching and mentoring students across programs in traditional and online formats.
- Assessing student learning outcomes
- Demonstrating an understanding of cultural competence.
- Contributing to the mission of the university and profession through program service activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
