Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Director of the Hunter College Institute for Gifted Education

Location/Department    Department of Special Education

Position Detail

Salary and rank will be appropriate to the qualifications of the successful candidate. Professorial appointment is anticipated to be made in the Department of Special Education at the Hunter College School of Education.

FLSA Status      Exempt

Compensation   Commensurate with experience.

Web Site            www.hunter.cuny.edu

Notice Number  FY14626

Closing Date      Open until filled with review of resumes to begin 1/29/08.

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES

Hunter College seeks candidates for the position of Director for its Institute for Gifted Education. The successful candidate will develop and lead a nationally recognized institute which - through research, community outreach, and teacher education and professional development - will be a dynamic center for the development of cutting-edge practices in the education of gifted children.

Building on the extraordinary academic quality of the Hunter College Campus Schools, and the rich academic resources of Hunter College including its School of Education, the Director will provide leadership for a wide range of interdisciplinary work with educators, K-12 school administrators, and social scientists to foster research projects and public policy briefs, certification in Gifted and Talented education for teachers, in-service professional development, and urban outreach to families and public services in the field of gifted education.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A Doctoral degree is required. The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership and administrative skills in the field of gifted education, will have knowledge of the current state of research in the field, will have a track-record of working with collaborative projects, and show evidence of having worked with multiple constituencies in the education field.

TO APPLY

Interested parties should send a CV, cover letter, and three letters of reference to:

Professor Kate Garnett, Chair
Department of Special Education
695 Park Avenue
Room 910W
New York , NY 10065

Posted April 4, 2008

Duke University Talent Identification Program Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral Research Associate position.  The starting date for this position is negotiable.   Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. 

Duke TIP is a national leader in identifying academically gifted children and adolescents and providing innovative campus-based and distance education programs.  Duke TIP seeks a postdoctoral research scientist scholar who will work with the Director of Research to conduct research on gifted children, policy issues related to the gifted, and program effectiveness. 

Candidates should have a doctorate in psychology, educational psychology, or a closely related field, with expertise in educational research, measurement, multivariate statistics, and quantitative research methods.  Preference will be given to candidates with strong quantitative skills and knowledge of the gifted field.  The postdoctoral Research Associate will join a vibrant community of Duke educational research scholars from the Department of Psychology, Program in Education, and the Center for Child and Family Policy.  More information concerning Duke TIP can be found at www.tip.duke.edu.

Applicants should send a statement of interest, including previous research experience and current interests, curriculum vita, and the names and addresses of three references to:

Dr. Corinne Alfeld
Research Director, Talent Identification Program
Duke University
1121 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
calfeld@tip.duke.edu

Duke University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Posted February 13, 2008

Ideal Schools

If you are an experienced, confident, compassionate, and creative teacher committed to student success, and you want to work in a small school setting with a handful of other teachers to design and to bring to life an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and project-based high school curriculum, IDEAL SCHOOLS is for you.

To apply to the Loudoun Campus for the 2008-2009 school year, please send your CV to hr@idealschools.org. Along with your CV, please send an example of how you would use a project- or problem-based approach to teach a specific academic lesson or unit, and please make clear how that approach differs from the traditional approach of direct instruction.

We are scheduled to be at the Carney, Sandoe & Associates' recruitment conferences in Boston on February 8 and 9, in New York City from February 27 to March 1, and in Washington, D.C., on March 28 and 29, 2008.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Posted January 3, 2008

Cranium, Seattle Washington

Cranium, creator of the fastest-selling independent board game in the world and winner of the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007 Game of the Year awards, is headquartered in the lively Belltown neighborhood of downtown Seattle. Our mission at Cranium is to lighten and enlighten people's lives with fun moments and memories, and to give everybody the chance to shine. We are the creators of games, toys, and books that celebrate the full range of everyone's natural abilities. We focus on hiring Star Performers -- smart and passionate people who bring energy and new ideas and thrive on tackling new challenges. With Cranium, Everyone Shines!

9 positions currently open, including Accounts Receivable Manager, Assistant Controller, Design Directors, Support Specialist, Head of Product Marketing, Program Manager, and more... Jobs at Cranium

Updated January, 2008

Gifted Development Center, CO - Looking for a few Good Testers!

The Gifted Development Center is seeking to hire additional examiners.  We are looking for qualified individuals who are experienced in administering individual IQ tests. We expect our testers to also be experienced with gifted children and their families, to share our passion for this population and be able to develop rapport with young gifted children.

We hold extremely high standards of report writing for all of our staff. All reports go through a rigorous review process; therefore, it will also be necessary for candidates to generate well-written reports. Sample reports, with all identifying information removed, should be submitted with resumes. It wouldn’t hurt to be able to read upside-down, as well!

Please read Why You Should Have Your Child Assessed for more information on our philosophy. For more information, visit Gifted Development Center.

If this description fits you, please contact the Gifted Development Center at gifted@gifteddevelopment.com or call 1-888-GIFTED1 or 303-837-8378. Send cover letter responding to these requisites, resume, and a sample report to: Gifted Development Center, 1452 Marion Street, Denver, Colorado 80218, Attention: Lee Ann Powell, Office Manager.

Posted October 15, 2006.  Open January, 2008