The Department of Educational Psychology within the College of Education at the University of Illinois is seeking to hire an outstanding senior or midcareer scholar in the cognitive science of learning. The successful candidate will be an energetic individual with the leadership qualities required to enhance the College’s strategic interests in research at the interface of cognition and education. This position is part of a University initiative to create a center for excellence in the Applied Learning Sciences, including a new Learning Sciences Laboratory. Faculty hired under this initiative will be expected to contribute to this effort and to carry out an externally funded program of research and scholarship; to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in the learning sciences; to advise doctoral and masters students; and to assume an active role as a member of scholarly communities in the Department, College, and University. The successful candidate will have an appreciation for applied and translational research, as well as for research into the fundamental mechanisms of learning with clear implications for developing instructional principles (i.e., “use-inspired basic science”). The specific substantive area of interest is open, but preference will be given to applicants with interests the acquisition and organization of knowledge and its deployment; transfer of learning; problem solving and expertise especially in the STEM areas; educational technology and multimedia learning; applications of assessment to promote learning; reading and discourse understanding; second-language studies; adult literacy; or educational neuroscience.
The College and the University provide strong support for research and opportunities for collaboration with leaders across campus and in the field. The College of Education is ranked in the top 25 colleges by US News and World Report; the Department of Educational Psychology is ranked in the top 5 programs. We are known for our groundbreaking research, innovative approaches to teaching, and service to the global community. The College has 79 faculty actively engaged in research and over 660 undergraduates and 960 graduate students enrolled annually. More information about the College is available at http://education.illinois.edu. We are looking for a colleague with a strong interest in collaborating with relevant faculty across the Department, College and campus.
Qualifications: The candidate must have an earned doctorate in educational psychology, cognitive psychology, the learning sciences, or a related field. A strong track record of impactful published scholarship and external funding is expected. Because interdisciplinarity is a strong tradition at the University of Illinois, a history of research collaborations with partners in related fields, such as computer science, engineering, neuroscience, or the STEM disciplines, is highly desirable. In addition, the successful candidate will be able to provide evidence of teaching abilities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Salary and Starting Date: Salary will be commensurate with experience. The proposed starting date is August 16, 2014.
Review of the applications will begin October 18, 2013. Please create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload one file that contains a cover letter, curriculum vitae, personal statement of teaching and research philosophies, and the contact information for three references by the close date. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. For more information please contact: Professor Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow, Committee chair at eals@illinois.edu.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).