Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Teaching Excellence
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- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
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- Postdoc
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- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job location: Charlottesville, VA
Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-03-02
Req: R0021390
The University of Virginia's Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)—a pan-University center supporting higher education teaching at all levels and in all academic disciplines—invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position beginning as early as spring 2021.
This is a full-time, 12-month appointment. A 1-year reappointment is possible but contingent on the availability of funds, business need, and successful performance.
The Post-Doctoral Research Associate will support one or possibly multiple CTE programs. The program work will be based on the Associate’s expertise, skills, and professional goals, though we are particularly interested in candidates who could support either our Curriculum (Re)Design Program or UVA Acts. The Associate will also help advance research and assessment efforts gauging impact and informing program development. Regardless of the programs and assessment projects they support, the Associate will help the CTE in its mission to integrate equity-focused educational development practices into its work.
The candidate must possess these minimum qualifications:
Completion of a Doctoral degree by appointment start date
Experience managing or supporting programs/initiatives that engage faculty, graduate students, students, and/or alumni
Expertise with qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research approaches
Experience in conducting assessments/evaluations of programs, initiatives, or center work
Theoretical knowledge of aspects of equitable pedagogical practices such as anti-racism, disability justice, universal design for learning, feminist pedagogy, decolonizing pedagogy, and/or queer pedagogy
Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to collaborative and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and attention to detail
Competitive candidates will possess some, though not necessarily all, of the following preferred qualifications:
Experience with designing and implementing programs/initiatives for faculty, graduate students, alumni, and/or students
Experience building inter- and/or intra-community relationships
Incorporating community voice in programs and/or assessment
Experience with writing internal reports or presenting/publishing research findings
To apply, visit https://jobs.virginia.edu and search on Posting Number R0021390. Complete a Candidate Profile online and attach 1) a cover letter stating your experience as it relates to the job qualifications and describing how this position will advance your professional career, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) provide contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
For questions about the position, please contact Assistant Director, Elizabeth Dickens at med8z@virginia.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact Senior Recruiter Ashley Cochran at alc6dk@virginia.edu.
Charlottesville and central Virginia offer a distinctive community for both personal and professional activities. A strong sense of community exists in the region along with excellent educational systems for adults and children. Charlottesville is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers a thriving community, highlighted by regular literary, film, musical, theatrical, and historical festivals.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to making a final offer of employment. The Center for Teaching Excellence and the University of Virginia are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers. We seek to build a culturally diverse intellectual environment and welcome applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.
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