Assistant/Associate Professor Position, International Education Program
Department of Educational Policy, Research, and Administration,
School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The International Education Program in the Department of Educational Policy, Research, and Administration of the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking to fill an Assistant/Associate Professor, tenure-track position beginning in September of 2005. This is a search for a new faculty member with expertise in International Development Education, with a dual emphasis on education in emergency settings and non-formal education methodologies. These two areas of expertise are in rapidly growing demand to address the educational challenges found in developing countries. We seek a colleague with substantial field experience in international education programs, demonstrated capability for working with international agencies, and successful experience attracting and managing funded projects. The successful applicant will also demonstrate the ability to conduct research, manage projects, and develop courses in, for example, accelerated learning methodologies for post-conflict settings and alternative approaches to basic education; adaptation of adult learning theory and practice to new cultural contexts; cross-sectoral approaches to literacy (for example, combining literacy learning with HIV/AIDS education); and promoting community-based educational initiatives in the United States and abroad. This position will work closely with the Center for International Education helping to implement funded projects and contracts.

In addition to an earned doctorate, this position requires (1) experience with and knowledge of education in emergency and low-resource settings and/or non-formal educational methodologies; (2) teaching experience or the potential to teach a diverse graduate-level student population; (3) potential for establishing a research agenda and prior evidence of scholarship; (4) a willingness to write research proposals and work on funded projects; (5) a collaborative and participatory approach style; and (6) flexibility and interest in working with faculty and students in a School of Education.

Although part of a traditional university system, the International Education Program and its affiliated Center for International Education are committed to operating as a participatory community where all members take an active role. Center members consist of faculty, staff, current students, and graduates. Together they form a learning community that combines study of theory with the practical management of educational programs. The International Education Program reflects the belief that the best professional training occurs when a person can move freely between periods of reflection, study, and field experiences. Much of the learning, therefore, takes place through the design and implementation of educational projects both in the United States and abroad in which students take an active part. Since the vitality and substance of this training depends heavily on the mutual commitment and contribution of all participants, we seek to maintain a diversity of members who bring with them considerable field experience as well as commitment to international education.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in the scenic Connecticut River Valley, one hour north of Hartford, Connecticut, two hours west of Boston, three hours from New York City, and one hour east of the Berkshire Mountains. To learn more about the International Education Program and the Center for International Education, please visit http://www.umass.edu/cie. To learn more about the UMass School of Education, visit http://www.umass.edu/education. To apply for the position, please send vita, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Cindy Hamel, etc..

For more information about the position please contact Professor Gretchen Rossman at gretchen@educ.umass.edu or Professor David Evans at dre@educ.umass.edu.