Pittsburgh doctoral training opportunity
Special Education faculty within the Department of Instruction & Learning at The University of Pittsburgh recently received a training grant from the US Department of Education Office of Special Education to support doctoral study in special education. They are recruiting a cohort of high-quality applicants to begin study in Fall 2012. People interested in learning about the program may download an informational flyer.
Interested applicants should contact Chris Lemons at lemons [at] pitt.edu for more information.
Peabody post-doc 2012
Postdoctoral Fellows in Special Education Intervention Research Vanderbilt University
Final Slot Available for One Post-Doctoral Fellow Beginning January, 2012 for 20 Months
Vanderbilt University is inviting applications for post-doctoral fellows in the two year Postdoctoral Intervention Research Program in Special Education. Fellows will work closely with a faculty advisor in the Department of Special Education matched to their interests in intervention research and with Karen Harris, Project Director. The special education faculty at VU are nationally recognized as leaders in intervention research in special education (see Peabody's special ed site for more information). Fellows are sought across the areas of Early Childhood, High Incidence (EBD/LD/ADHD and other struggling learners) and Severe Disabilities. Participating advisors include: Donald Compton, Stephen Elliott, Doug Fuchs, Lynn Fuchs, Steve Graham, Karen Harris, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ann Kaiser, Erik Carter, Joseph Wehby, Mark Wolery, and Paul Yoder. Fellows will be prepared to make a difference in intervention research though (1) intensive mentoring by appropriate faculty members and the Project Director, (2) additional rigorous training in research methods and the science of learning beyond that received in their doctoral programs and tailored to their individual interests in intervention research, (3) concentrated experiences in one or more currently funded intervention research programs, (4) participation in an Intervention Research Reading Group that will allow intense study of critical works on intervention research, and (5) experience in writing IES research proposals, writing for publication, and presenting at research conferences. Upon completing this postdoctorate, fellows will have begun to build a programmatic line of research that will have significant impact on practice and the field of special education.
Qualifications: Applicants should have a doctoral degree in special education or related area, as well as experience with individuals with or at risk for disabilities. Assistant professors as well as recent doctoral graduates are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send a letter of application indicating their areas of interest in intervention research and relevant work, CV, and a list of references to Karen Harris (Karen.Harris [at] Vanderbilt [dot] edu). U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required. Applications will be reviewed as received. Vanderbilt University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Members of under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Salary is $50,000 per year (the position is for 20 months only). This position begins in January, 2012 and concludes at the end of Summer semester, 2013.
Fellows will receive the postdoctoral health insurance, but no other benefits.
There is a fund of 15,000 for this fellow to cover computers, supplies, books, publications and other materials needed for research, plus conference travel.
Each fellow receives funding to cover a trip to DC for the IES postdocs awards meeting.
Arizona on-line MA in special ed
The University of Arizona announces a new, fully online MA in special education (General Studies). This 36-unit program includes courses on behavioral support, cultural and linguistic diversity, language development, special services, foundations, and research methods. Specialization areas include learning disabilities, sensory impairments, challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorder, or gifted students. Courses can be taken from anywhere in the country or anywhere in the world.
Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2011 semester. The program does not lead to teacher certification.
More information can be found at Arizona's Online Master’s Degree in Special Education
Webinar on Evidence-Based Practices
Webinar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Evidence-Based Practices (and Shouldn't be Afraid to Ask)
On 8 March 2011, CEC and the Division for Research are co-hosting a webinar on evidence-based practices that DR has developed as a service to its members and to other university faculty and their graduate students. The webinar, presented by Bryan Cook, the new chair of CEC's Committee on Evidence-Based Practices, explores what evidence-based practice means for researchers, teacher educators, practitioners and administrators, and how evidence-based practices differ from other practices that claim to be research-based. As with CEC/DR's previous webinars, one registration can be used for a group, as long as the group is using one computer. All you need is an internet connection, a speaker phone, and a computer projector, and your entire group can participate in the webinar. After the webinar is over, you will receive your own copy of the webinar file, which you can keep to re-show to classes or other groups at your convenience. With the CEC member discount, each webinar registration costs only $89.00.
Click here to register online at the CEC web site.
Buffalo tech-focused doctoral program
The University at Buffalo is recruiting students for a doctoral preparation program to begin in the fall of 2011. The program will support six students in a four-year program and will focus on preparing them to work in the Digital Age, specifically to use media, technology and communication tools. A research practicum with the Buffalo Public Schools is a major focus of this grant. Funding is available to support students in summer internships with experts in the field, including but not limited to:
JHU doctoral studies
Johns Hopkins University is recruiting students for a doctoral preparation program to begin in the fall of 2011. The Hopkins program will support seven students in a four-year program and will focus on preparing them to conduct research about teacher education, integrate knowledge about exemplary special education teaching, and make a transition to special education faculty positions in institutions of higher education.
VCU post-docs in positive youth development
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN ADOLESCENT PREVENTION SCIENCE
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
CLARK-HILL INSTITUTE FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The VCU Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development is seeking up to four post-doctoral scholars (full-time) to collaborate on a large-scale community-based intervention project. The Institute is a National Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Institute is housed in the VCU Department of Psychology, but faculty, staff, and students from the School of Education, Department of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Government & Public Affairs, and Department of Psychiatry, are also represented. The Institute’s mission is to empower youth, schools, families, and other stakeholders to promote the healthy, safe, and otherwise positive development of youth from early adolescence through emerging adulthood. Faculty within the Institute are engaged in a variety of research projects representing both applied research (e.g., risk and protective factors associated with youth violence) and development and evaluation of preventive interventions in school and community settings.
Hawai’i at Mānoa PhD program
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa invites applications from people interested in advanced graduate studies in special education. The faculty at Hawai'i Mānoa seeks potential candidates for doctoral preparation as special education professors and teacher-educators with expertise in distance education, multicultural issues, evidence-based practices, and universal design for learning. Download a flyer and form for expressing interest here and learn more about the application procedures at http://coe.hawaii.edu/sped/phd.
Post-docs at McGill in reading and spelling research
Professor Robert Savage of the Faculty of Education, McGill University (Montreal, Canada) is entertaining expressions of interest in post-doctoral research assistantships. Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier post-doctoral researchers at an internationally competitive level of funding and positioning them for success as the research leaders of tomorrow.
Canada’s Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships are part of a long-term investment for developing science and technology leadership for the future. The awards, prestigious two-year fellowships worth $70,000 per year, are open to both Canadian and international researchers who have recently completed a Ph.D., Ph.D.-equivalent, or health-professional degree.
KU visiting faculty positions
The University of Kansas (KU) Department of Special Education has multiple VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (VAP) positions available during the 2010-2011 academic year for early-career individuals (i.e., doctoral program completion within the past three years) in early childhood special education, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and low- and high-incidence disabilities.
These early-career visiting faculty positions are designed to provide recent doctoral program graduates with a "post-doctoral" experience with an emphasis on teacher education knowledge and skills development and related research and writing with KU faculty, staff, and students. Positions may be renewed for a second year based on Department need and VAP performance.
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