The Pennsylvania State
University
College of Education
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
Position Available: Associate
or Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education
Beginning: Fall
Semester 2007, negotiable.
Appointment
conditions:
This is a tenure track, 36 week
appointment with the possibility of supplementary summer appointments in
research and/or teaching. Salary is
commensurate with education and experience; full University benefits apply. Penn State has a strong commitment to the
diversity of its workforce. We encourage
applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities:
The Department of Curriculum and
Instruction in the College of Education seeks an individual with scholarly
interests and expertise in mathematics education for a tenure-track appointment
at the Associate or Assistant Professor level.
This position will have a focus on mathematics teaching and learning at
the PreK-6 level. This position offers
opportunities to contribute to the development of high quality scholarship and
programs in mathematics education. The
candidate should have an interest in and preparation for offering graduate
courses that will enhance the research capabilities of students in mathematics
education and undergraduate courses in PreK-6 mathematics education. Primary responsibilities include:
·
Engaging in research, writing, and other
scholarly activities in mathematics education.;
·
Teaching undergraduate mathematics
teaching and learning courses and advising prospective PreK-6 school teachers;
·
Teaching graduate courses in mathematics
education, supervising mathematics education master’s and doctoral students’
programs and research, serving on the committees of other doctoral students,
and supervising graduate assistants;
·
Pursuing individually or with others
relevant externally funded research, curriculum development, teacher education,
and/or evaluation opportunities in mathematics education;
·
Contributing to the further development
of the department, its programs, and the Mathematics Education Emphasis Area;
and
·
Providing service, outreach, and
leadership to the University, educational institutions, agencies, and
professional organizations and learned societies.
Required
qualifications (commensurate with experience):
·
Earned doctorate in mathematics education
or a related field with a mathematics education focus, and a strong academic
record (strong candidates may be considered who will complete their doctorate
during the 2007-2008 academic year);
·
Evidence of a commitment to developing a
significant program of research in an area of mathematics education;
·
Evidence of a strong background in
mathematics as appropriate for the individual’s scholarship and teaching
responsibilities;
·
Record of effective, significant
mathematics teaching at the PreK-12 or collegiate level;
·
Evidence of a commitment to excellence in
teaching and advising including the use of state-of-the-art technology; and
·
Evidence of a commitment to working
collegially and with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Desirable
qualifications:
·
Research focus in or related to PreK-6
mathematics education;
·
Potential for national/international
leadership in mathematics education;
·
Experience with funded projects
commensurate with experience; and
·
Knowledge of both qualitative and
quantitative research methodologies.
Penn State [http://www.psu.edu] is a
comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the
Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world in instruction, research, and
service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society's public
and private sectors. As a land-grant
university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of
programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced
offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research
universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve,
and disseminate knowledge.
The College
of Education [http://www.ed.psu.edu] at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend
knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the
undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed
at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The College's research program is also
extensive and College faculty members secured $29 million in external support
during the past three years from a wide range of national and state government
agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The College's location within a large,
research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for
studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a
university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.
The College
houses five academic departments:
Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Services;
Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; Educational and School
Psychology and Special Education, and Learning and Performance Systems. The departments offer six undergraduate
majors to more than 2,870 students and 13 graduate programs, under authority of
the Graduate School, to more than 1,213 students. Recent surveys rank the Penn State College of
Education among the top colleges, schools, and departments of education in the
United States.
The
Mathematics Education Emphasis Area:
Current research and
development activities in mathematics education at Penn State are diverse, and
the faculty is committed to the improvement of mathematics education through
disciplined scholarship and research. Currently,
three projects funded by the National Science Foundation support these efforts:
the Exploratory Analysis of Mathematics Learning project, the Research on
Technology and the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics project, and the
Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning. The Mid-Atlantic Center, the first Center for
Mathematics Teaching and Learning funded by the National Science Foundation, is
a collaborative project with the mathematics education faculties at the
University of Maryland and the University of Delaware. Its components at Penn State include the
development of, and research on, mathematical and pedagogical knowledge of
prospective and in-service secondary mathematics teachers. Mathematics Education faculty are active in
leadership roles in the field. Penn
State faculty have assumed leadership roles for the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematical Association of America, state
mathematics organizations, and the AERA Special Interest Group for Research in
Mathematics Education. They are active
scholars having served, for example, on the writing team for NCTM’s Principles and Standards, on steering
committees for NAEP, and as head of the writing team for NCTM’s Essential Understandings. There are over
20 doctoral students in Mathematics Education Emphasis Area, most in residence.
The Mathematics Education faculty includes:
Glen Blume - Dr. Blume's principal research focus is on technology and
mathematics teaching and learning. He is co-Principal Investigator for the
Research on Technology and the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics project and
senior faculty associate for the Mid-Atlantic Center.
M. Kathleen Heid– Recently named Distinguished Professor of
Mathematics Education, Dr. Heid’s principal research and curriculum development
interest center on the impact of technology on the teaching and learning of
mathematics the learning of mathematics at the secondary and early college
levels, and the mathematical knowledge of secondary teachers. She is
co-Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation projects on
internationally focused research syntheses, and the Mid-Atlantic Center. She is
Editor-Elect for the Journal for Research
in Mathematics Education.
Martin Simon – Dr. Simon's current research focuses on
understanding the processes by which mathematics students learn through their
own activity. His past research focused primarily on the development of
mathematics teachers (pre-service and in-service) consistent with recent reform
principles. He is currently the Principal
Investigator of a National Science Foundation research grant, Exploratory
Analysis of Mathematics Learning.
Rose Mary Zbiek – In addition to interest in mathematical
modeling, Dr. Zbiek’s current research blends a focus on the mathematical
understandings of secondary mathematics teachers with a concentration in
classroom use of mathematics technology.
She is senior faculty associate for the Mid-Atlantic Center. She is editor of Essential Understandings, a 16-book series on the mathematical
content for teachers in Grades PreK-12 to be published by the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics.
Application
procedures:
Applicants must submit letter of
application documenting qualifications for the position, current curriculum
vitae, copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (where
appropriate), up to three representative reprints or preprints of scholarly
publications (if available), and at least three names, mail and e-mail
addresses, and telephone numbers of academic references. Applications received by December 1, 2006,
are assured full consideration; however, applications will be received until
the position is filled. Send all
materials to:
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek
Mathematics Education Search Committee Chair
The Pennsylvania State University
270 Chambers Building, Box CH
University Park, PA 16802
Penn
State is committed to affirmative action,
equal
opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.