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Assistant/Associate Tenure System

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Job no: 921247
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Education
Department: Counseling, Educ Psych & Spec Educ 10014204
Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Education/Training, Tenure System Faculty, Full Time (90-100%), Non-Union, Remote-Friendly
Working/Functional Title

Assistant/Associate Tenure System

Position Summary

The College of Education and the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University (MSU) invite applications for a tenure-track assistant/associate professor position focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education beginning in August 2024. The candidate is expected to pursue a research agenda in AI and education. The qualifications of the candidate will determine the rank of the position.

The successful candidate will hold a joint appointment with the Colleges of Education and Natural Science. The candidate's background will determine the department(s) where the candidate will be housed. The colleges have several grants in areas related to AI and education, with current faculty from both colleges engaged in various efforts. The successful candidate will hold a position in a growing Center in Education and Emerging and Advanced Learning Technologies

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and maintain a scholarly research, publication, and grant writing record.
  • Teach graduate and undergraduate courses related to AI, data science, and their applications to education and educational research.
  • Advise graduate students and supervise graduate student research.
  • Engage in service activities to promote scholarship and innovations related to AI and Education within the MSU community and beyond.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements
  • Earned doctorate in Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, Quantitative Methods, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Experience with data analytics, natural language processing, machine learning, and/or computational methods applied to the study of learning and teaching.
Desired Qualifications
  • Record in publishing high-quality manuscripts in AI and Education.
  • Record in seeking external funding.
  • Experience with data analytics, natural language processing, machine learning, and/or computational methods applied to the study of learning and teaching.
  • A background in using digital and AI technologies for learning, education, and work.
  • Experience in working in collaborative and interdisciplinary groups.
  • Desire to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in underserved and underrepresented populations in education, with evidence of efforts in research and practice.
Required Application Materials
  1. The candidates should submit a letter of application, a resume, a research and teaching philosophy statement, and names and contact information for three references.
Special Instructions

Applications due date: Review of applications will begin on February 2 and will continue until the position is filled

The position will remain open until filled

Send inquiries to Professor Joseph Krajcik (krajcik@msu.edu)

Review of Applications Begins On

02/02/2024

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

WWW.EDUC.MSU.EDU

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Advertised: Jan 11, 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Jan 11, 2026 Eastern Standard Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University 

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

  • 29th among the nation’s public universities
  • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
  • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
  • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

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