**For more info visit UBC Research Ethics.
Today, April 12 for April 25 meeting
April 26 for May 19 meeting
May 10 for May 23 meeting
May 31 for June 13 meeting
June 14 for June 27 meeting
**Deadlines culled from the UBC Online Calendar.
Monday, 15 April 2013
Forestry (third-year): FRST 452 field work begins at the University Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC (April 15 to 19 inclusive).
Graduate Studies: Last day for final doctoral oral examinations in time for April 30 program end date.
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Meeting of the Vancouver Senate.
Friday, 19 April 2013
Graduate Studies: Last day for final doctoral oral examination for April 30 program end date.
Graduate Studies: Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for May graduation. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm.
Graduate Studies: Last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate Studies that all requirements (including major papers) have been met for non-thesis master’s degrees for May graduation.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Block 7 clerkship ends.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
2012/13 Winter Session ends.
Last day of Term 2 examinations for most faculties.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Earth and Ocean Sciences: Hydrogeology field school begins (EOSC 428, April 25 to April 29 inclusive).
UBC Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Winter Session residences close; residents are required to vacate.
Friday, 26 April 2013
Earth and Ocean Sciences (second-year students): Geology field school begins (EOSC 223, April 26 to May 2 inclusive).
Earth and Ocean Sciences (third-year students): Geology field school begins (EOSC 328, April 26 to May 17 inclusive).
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Graduate Studies: Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for April 30 program end date. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for the 2013 Summer Session. IMPORTANT: For students planning to graduate in May 2013, the deadline for acceptance of theses and dissertations is April 19, 2013.
Graduate Studies: Last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate Studies that all requirements (including major papers) have been met for non-thesis master’s degrees for April 30 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2012/13 Winter Session Term 2. IMPORTANT: For students planning to graduate in May 2013, the deadline for completing program requirements is April 19, 2013.
Last day for completion of bachelor’s degree program requirements for graduation in May.
Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships
The Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and many personal achievements of Rick Hansen. Two fellowships, valued at $16,000 per year, are awarded each year to UBC graduate students with a physical disability.
Annual Value: $16,000
Deadline: Mid-April 2013 – check with graduate program
Please consult the Graduate Awards website for further information and application procedures: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rick-hansen-man-motion-fellowship
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this award is Angela Rizzo: angela.rizzo@ubc.ca
Graduate Programs are now being invited to submit nominations for the following awards for the 2012-2013 Academic Year:
Nomination Procedures / Materials
To recommend a student for any of the awards described below, please provide the following:
(i) A letter of nomination (maximum two pages) from the Graduate Advisor, Department Head, or student’s supervisor. The letter must specify (i) why the nominee is eligible for award and (ii) qualities, etc., that make the nominee a strong candidate for award.
(ii) Copy of nominee’s CV
(iii) Copies of all university-level transcripts to 31 December 2012 (print-out of Academic History from SISC is acceptable for UBC transcript).
Recommendations are to be submitted as scanned PDF documents sent via e-mail to graduate.awards@ubc.ca. Recommendations must be received by The Faculty of Graduate Studies by 4:00pm on Friday, 26 April 2013.
Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Fellowships totaling $1,700 have been endowed through a bequest from the Estate of Andrew Nord. Andrew Nord suffered from the effects of arthritis from the age of 15 and the goal for his bequest is “to prevent the disease from its devastating onslaught, to find better ways to live with the disease, and to find the cause, leading to a cure once and for all.” Doctoral students engaged in rheumatology research in any faculty at UBC are eligible for the fellowships.
Shaun gauthier (Shaun G) Scholarship in Cancer Research
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Scholarships totaling $1,000 have been endowed by friends and family of Shaun Gauthier who was a brilliant, intelligent, vibrant young man who touched many lives and had a wonderful enthusiasm for life. Candidates must be focused on cancer research with preference that the scholarships go to students specializing in soft tissue sarcoma, specifically Angiosarcoma.
Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $6,000 scholarship has been endowed by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association, Vancouver Section to assist graduate students who have an academic focus on Asia to undertake formal studies or project research in Hong Kong for a period of not less than eight weeks.
Ibn Battuta Award for Field Research
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Travel awards of up to $3,000 are offered to graduate students in any field of study who wish to conduct field research in the following Muslim-majority countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Comoros, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Xinjiang (Western China) and Yemen. To be considered, graduate students must have a minimum overall GPA of 80% in their last two years of study. Candidates should also have completed at least one course in field research methods, or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge.
R E McKechnie Graduate Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A scholarship of $950 endowed through a bequest from the late Chancellor R. E. McKechnie, is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate Studies to a deserving graduate student at the University of British Columbia who is proceeding to a M.A. or M.Sc. degree.
Wendy Fan Memorial Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $2,975 scholarship has been endowed in memory of Wendy Fan. The award is offered to a student who is entering graduate study in either Science, Applied Science, Medicine or Commerce and Business Administration and who has received his or her undergraduate degree at an institution outside of North America.
Warren George Povey Award in Global Health
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Awards totaling $1,550 have been endowed to graduate students in any discipline who are dedicated to working on global health issues in honour of Dr. Warren George Povey and his contributions in teaching that span over 50 years on every continent and at every level of education from Traditional Birth Attendants in Mozambique to Midwives, Nurses and Physicians and in recent year’s graduate students from many disciplines working on global health issues. Dr. Povey is a pioneering scholar in global health and is passionate about addressing the social, political and economic determinants of health and gender equity in the interest of promoting social justice around the world. He pioneered the International Health course at UBC and has also taught global health at University of Washington.
Pacifica Family Addiction Foundation Geoffrey Lane Nanson Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $1, 000 scholarship is offered by the Pacifica Foundation in honour of Dr. Geoffrey Lane Nanson to a graduate student whose research work focuses on issues concerning women with chemical dependency or alcoholism.
Effie I. LEFEAUX Scholarship In Mental Retardation
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
One or more scholarships to a total of $1,300 are offered to graduate students working in the area of mental retardation. The funds are provided through a bequest from the estate of Effie I. Lefeaux.
Rev. Dr. Bernard J. O’CONNOR Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
One $3,000 scholarship is offered to a graduate student in the second or subsequent year(s) of study who is in the process of researching and writing his or her thesis on a subject related to numismatics, which is the art, science, and history of coins, medals, tokens, paper money and related financial instruments. Research and writing may be in areas such as the numismatics of Canada, fine art and money, banking history, the history of collecting, metallurgy and money, and economic history. The scholarship is in honour of Bernie O’Connor, who was a lifelong collector who specialized in the specie of pre-Confederation Canada.
Rio Tinto Alcan Research Fellowship
As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto Alcan offers a research fellowship for a UBC graduate or post-graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto Alcan’s activities (production and processing of aluminum). Annual Value: $18,000
Graduate Program Deadline: to be set by graduate program (likely in mid-April)
Deadline for graduate programs to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies: Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
For more information, including a list of research areas supported by the award, please consult the Graduate Awards website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rio-tinto-alcan-research-fellowships
The contact in the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this competition is Joanne Tsui, who can be reached at: joanne.tsui@ubc.ca
Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
The Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-caliber Canadian graduate students pursuing exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada. This program is available to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold a Vanier Scholarship or a Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) at the Master’s or doctoral level. Note that international students who hold a Vanier scholarship are not eligible for this competition.
Annual Value: Up to $6,000 for three to six months
Deadline: Friday, May 3, 2013 (note: deadline may be extended for SSHRC-holders depending upon when 2013-2014 competition results are released)
Please consult the Graduate Awards website for further information and application procedures: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this award is Allan Lee: allanlee@mail.ubc.ca
Government of Japan MEXT Research Student Scholarship: Applications Now Available
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan is currently accepting applications for its 2014 Research Student for foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities.
The Research Student Scholarship is aimed at university graduates, born on or after April 2, 1979 (for the 2014 scholarship year) who wish to study as research students. The research study area should be the same field that the applicant has studied or a related field. The term of the scholarship is 18 months to two years (including 6 months of Japanese language training) starting in April or October 2014.
Application guides and forms are available on the Consulate General of Japan’s website:
www.vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/mext.htm. Deadline for the 2014 scholarship year: May 17, 2013. Applicants who successfully pass the written application screening are required to undertake an interview and examination (English and Japanese language) to be held in late June/early July.
We hope that you will share this information with your colleagues and associates, and invite you to promote the programs to all qualified candidates. If you have any questions, contact Steve Chevalier, Assistant to the Consul, Cultural Affairs, at 604.684.5868, ext. 391 or by email at education@vc.mofa.go.jp.
Upcoming Library Workshops
• Copyright Clinic Drop-in
Members of the Copyright Advisory Group and others will be on hand to help you work through your copyright questions one-on-one. Bring your course lists, websites or other work you need guidance on.
Thursdays, at 11:30am-12:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/64
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• Advanced Medline Searching
If you’re doing any kind of health research you need to know how to search in Medline, the premier database for the health sciences. This workshop covers the basics of searching Medline via OvidSP, including using keywords, MeSH, limits, and account features. While aimed at graduate and post-graduate health students but all students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 1:00PM – 2:30PM: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4091
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• Intro to Grey Literature for Health Sciences
Learn about searching for grey literature, including conference proceedings and abstracts, reports & publications, thesis and dissertations, and other non-traditional publications.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 1:00PM – 2:30PM
A Free Public Debate Between Jodi Dean & Andrew Feenberg.
The effect of the Internet and social media tools upon recent global uprisings has received much attention. Popular claims that such digital environments are revolutionary tools for social change have been countered by charges of ‘slacktivism’ and critiques that draw attention to the entanglement between the Internet and neoliberal capital. Critical theorists Jodi Dean and Andrew Feenberg have developing highly compelling but distinct perspectives on this question of the relationships between networked technology, political life, and social movements. This event will bring these two esteemed scholars together to debate how we can best understand the role of the internet in shaping the possibilities and limitations of collective action today.
Organized as a part of the CounterCulture Speaker Series run by the Media Democracy Project, School of Communication and the SFU Institute for the Humanities.
Event Details:
What: Debate between Jodi Dean & Andrew Feenberg
Date: TODAY, Friday, April 12th, 2013
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: Free Attendance
Venue: Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room #1900), SFU Vancouver (515 W. Hastings St.)
Info: www.mediademocracydays.org
RSVP: http://revolutionaryhorizons.eventbrite.com/
Twitter: @MediaDemocDay
Living Our Indigenous Languages in a Multimedia Technology Enhanced World
Please join us on April 13th for the “Living Our Indigenous Languages in a Multimedia Technology Enhanced World”. We will be featuring high students from Kanuikapono Charter School on the island of Kauaʻi, UBC faculty, staff and students, as well as Indigenous language advocates from across BC and beyond.
This exciting event will bring together language advocates, community members, policy makers, educators, practitioners, scholars, and students who are interested in reclaiming and revitalizing Indigenous languages, many of which are endangered. We welcome you to hear firsthand from language speakers and learners about their personal and professional experiences, participate in workshops, engage in hands-on training, and learn best practices in using multimedia technology to support Indigenous language revitalization efforts.
Event Details: Saturday April 13, 2013, 9:30am – 3:30pm, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, UBC First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall.
FREE and open to the public
For further information, please click here http://www.candacekgalla.com/upcoming-events.html
Celebrating Indigenous Arts and Education: Chan Centre Gathering
Event Details:
The Gathering: Celebrating Indigenous Education and Arts
Date: April 13, 2013
Time: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC Point Grey Campus
On April 13, 2013, experience a moving evening of arts and culture at UBC. Join us as we recognize and witness the transformative power of bringing Indigenous education and arts together at the “Celebrating Indigenous Education and Arts” gathering at The Chan Centre for Performing Arts.
In partnership with Full Circle-First Nations Performance Society, the Office of the Associate Dean of Indigenous Education at UBC, the UBC Faculty of Education and The Chan Centre, this evening event will highlight Indigenous education successes from across BC, and the talents of Indigenous performers & visual artists.
This celebration is part of the UBC Faculty of Education’s Year of Indigenous Education initiative.
We are pleased to announce that the guest hosts for this celebration will be:
The Honourable Steven Point & his daughter Christine, an educator in the Chilliwack area.
Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre and her son Joe, an educator in the Cranbrook area.
Chief Ian Campbell of Squamish and Fiona La Porte, the teacher at the Vancouver Aboriginal Focus School.
Details of the event can be found at: http://yie.educ.ubc.ca/gathering/
***We have a limited number of FREE tickets available to the “Celebrating Indigenous Education & Arts” event for students on a first come first serve basis.***
Requests for tickets must be made prior to April 5th, 2013.
Contact: Tracy Todd
E-mail: educ.deanstemp@ubc.ca
Phone: 604.822.5211
Early Alert Orientation Session
UBC has recently launched a program called Early Alert. With Early Alert, staff, faculty members, and TA’s can identify their concerns about students who are facing difficulties sooner and in a more coordinated way. The goal is to enable staff, faculty and TA’s to quickly and easily provide students the earliest possible connection to the right resources and support, before difficulties put their academic success at risk.
On Tuesday, April 16th from 12:00-12:50 pm (in Scarfe 310), the Teacher Education Office will be hosting an orientation session open to all who work with students in the Teacher Education program. This session will provide instruction as well as an opportunity for open dialogue on the following topics:
• How Early Alert simplifies the process to connect students with concerns to campus resources and supports.
• The kinds of concerns that are appropriate to submit within Early Alert and how to submit them
• How Early Alert protects student privacy and confidentiality.
More information about the program can be found at www.earlyalert.ubc.ca
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to Vindy.Lin@ubc.ca as soon as possible.
2013 Graduate Symposium in the Department of Education, Concordia University: Call for Proposals
Graduate students are invited to submit proposals and participate in a symposium at Concordia University on Friday, April 19, 2013. The theme of the conference is ‘Making the Connection: Theory, Research, and Practice.’ The Graduate Symposium in the Department of Education aims to make connections between educational theory, research, and practice by bringing together researchers and practitioners from all areas of Education and related disciplines.
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions resource available at http://doe.concordia.ca/symposium2013/faq.html for detailed information about the conference before submitting a proposal.
Please complete the submission from available at http://doe.concordia.ca/symposium2013/submissionform.html. Please be prepared to include a required abstract (250 words maximum) which conforms to American Psychological Association guidelines. Abstracts will be evaluated according to a number of criteria.
FINE – Forum for International Networking in Education
The Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE), is organizing three FREE events at AERA 2013 in San Francisco for students from U21 Universities:
The FINE forum will be held on Friday, April 26th from 1pm-5pm, Mission 1 Room, Parc 55, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco and then dinner will follow at 7pm at AZIZA, 5800 Geary Blvd. The forum will include a number of speakers (various topics will be covered, including navigating AERA and life in academia), a panel discussion featuring U21 Deans of Education, and discussions on the best ways to network with academics and other students
2 breakfasts will be held on Sunday, April 28th, 7am, Garden Court, Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street and Tuesday, April 30th, 7am, Scala’s Bistro, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 432 Powell Street. These breakfasts are an excellent opportunity to connect with other Education students and Deans from U21 universities
Please RSVP to fine.u21@gmail.com
For more information on U21 and FINE please visit: http://www.universitas21.com
ACDE Reception at AERA
The Association of Canadian Deans of Education invites all AERA delegates to a reception in San Francisco, during the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on Monday, April 29, 2013, 7 – 8:30pm, Yorkshire Room, Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco. Please RSVP to ACDE@telus.net by April 1, 2013.
Call for Discussants
The CCGSE planning committee would like to invite faculty members and graduate students to act as discussants for the 2013 Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) roundtable discussions. One discussant will be assigned to each roundtable (2-3 papers). The CSSE planning committee is hoping to dedicate one session to the CCGSE roundtables and poster presentations (as was done last year), meaning that no other session(s) will occur at this time. Please support our graduate students by acting as a discussant! Light snacks will be provided.
Discussants will receive papers by Monday, May 6th 2013. This will provide discussants with four weeks to read through the papers and generate comments for discussion (approx. 5 minutes per paper).
If willing to participate, please provide the following information to (julieta@ualberta.ca): First and Last Name, School, Department and Position (ex. MEd student, PhD student, professor), Email and Three Areas of Expertise.
Investigating Our Practices 2013
16th Annual Conference, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education and the BC Teachers’ Federation.
Saturday, May 11, 2013, Neville Scarfe Building.
Please join us for IOP 2013, featuring 70 interactive presentations by practicing teachers, graduate and undergraduate students, and university educators from different educational contexts. Registration fee: $25 ($15 for students). Breakfast, lunch and refreshments included. For more information or to register for the conference, visit http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/iop2013 or contact Judy Paley at 604-822-2733 or judy.paley@ubc.ca.
Education Research Day 2013
Research Day returns to the Faculty of Education, and the 2013 edition will focus on engaging with the community and tackling issues of methodology. A panel of Indigenous graduates from our M.A. and Ph.D. programs, followed by a reception, will close the day.
Organized by the Faculty of Education’s Office of Graduate Programs and Research and the Graduate Student Council, in collaboration with the Indigenous Education Institute of Canada, in the context of the Year of Indigenous Education.
Thursday May 30th, 2013 at 12:30 to 7:30 p.m, First Nations House of Learning, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall
Seize this opportunity to raise the audience’s awareness about an important research problem that requires attention, or share your findings and how they should impact knowledge, practice and policy. (See rules below.)
First 8 entries are guaranteed a spot. Register now!
A jury of three Education community members will assess talks for comprehension, engagement and communication, and there will be an Audience Choice Award.
Please register by sending us a title and summary of your talk (150 words or less, including title) at educ.riss@ubc.ca before Monday April 15th, 9 a.m.
Ignite Research Rules (inspired by 3MT rules):
– A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted.
– No slide transitions, animations or movement, audio or video, laser pointers, costumes, laboratory equipment, musical instruments, etc. Just YOU!
– Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum (or risk disqualification). Presentations are considered to have started when the presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech.
– The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
[Note that only Faculty of Education students are eligible for the prizes, but we encourage faculty members and research staff to participate, too!]
Contact Brigitte Gemme (brigitte.gemme@ubc.ca) for more information.
40th Provincial General Election
General voting day for the 40th Provincial General Election is Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
You choose how you register to vote:
Online – www.elections.bc.ca/ovr
By phone – 1-800-661-8683
When you go to vote
You choose your electoral district of residence:
Where you live while attending university or college
Where you consider your permanent residential address
You choose when and where you vote – all voters can:
Vote at any district electoral office from April 17 to 4 p.m. May 14, 2013.
Vote by Mail – request a Vote by Mail package at www.elections.bc.ca
Vote at any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11, 2013.
Vote at any general voting location in the province on General Voting Day,
Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
You can vote if you’re 18, a Canadian citizen, and a B.C. resident for 6 months
For more information, visit Elections BC: elections.bc.ca or 1-800-661-8683
Student Leaders Forum
Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) is hosting the upcoming Student Leaders Forum 2013 (SLF) from 24 to 28 June 2013. The forum aims to promote cooperation and camaraderie amongst young people and students in the Asia-Pacific region. The forum will also provide participants with an opportunity to contribute in shaping a proposal on a youth association being initiated by FEFU students.
The forum is open to undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students of APRU member universities who are leaders or members of student organizations in their respective institutions. For general enquiries on the forum and other logistical arrangements, please contact the SLF secretariat at youthapru@gmail.com.
IERG presents the 8th International Conference on Imagination and Education
Conference dates: Wednesday, July 10th through Saturday, July 13th, 2013 at SFU Harbour Centre.
EXTENDED Proposal submission deadline: April 25th, 2013
We have another opportunity for you to discover what is new in Imaginative Education (IE) and what are the updates on projects offered by the Imaginative Education Research Group. Come and experience the wonderful changes provoked by Imaginative Education in teaching and learning. We would like to warmly invite you to our upcoming conference on Imagination and Education.
Conference submissions: Please send a one-page outline of your proposal to ierg-ed@sfu.ca
Within the conference program there will be dedicated sections given over to the following programs. Please indicate if your submission is intended to be for one of the following sections: Learning in Depth project (LiD), Whole School Projects (WSP), Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE), etc.
Pre-conference workshop registration now available!
Visit http://ierg.net/conferences/ierg-workshops to register for one of our pre-conference workshops.
Visit our website for more information:
http://ierg.net/conferences
http://ierg.net/conferences/call-for-papers
http://ierg.net/conferences/ierg-workshops
Graduate Student Society
Why not sign up for the GSS newsletter? It makes sure that you are the first to know about trips, events, classes and job opportunities.
New activities and events are constantly being updated so check out the new GSS website for full details on http://gss.ubc.ca
Graduate Student Council Update
Visit the website of the Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education (GSFE) for an update of what your student representatives have been working on this month. Provide your input and feedback to the advocacy issues currently under discussion on the GSFE Blog.
University of West Georgia, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Tenure Track
The Department of Leadership and Instruction seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Professor of Sport Management. The College of Education at the University of West Georgia is doctoral granting and NCATE accredited, and a recognized leader in preparing exemplary practitioners for a variety of roles. The College offers technological support, mentoring for new faculty, assistance seeking research funding, and opportunities to work with graduate students at all levels. The University of West Georgia, one of Georgia’s four robust-tier universities, is a rapidly growing institution located approximately 50 minutes west of Atlanta. Our 645-acre campus offers modern, state-of-the-art facilities complemented by beautiful green spaces. It ranks as one of the Southeast’s best public regional comprehensive universities.
Required Qualifications:
Earned doctorate in Sport Management or related field from a regionally accredited institution by August 1, 2013.
Ability to teach undergraduate courses in Sport.
Management in both face-to-face and online environments.
Established or developing research agenda.
Established or developing record of service.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with higher education teaching experience, practical experience in the sport industry, demonstrated an innovative approach to program development and delivery. Candidates who demonstrate the ability to deliver contemporary, online classroom experiences are preferred. The ability to collaborate on doctoral dissertation committee work across the College of Education is desirable.
Application Process:
Applications will be reviewed immediately, and will continue until position is filled. Electronically submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and complete contact information for three professional references to: Dr. Leigh Ann Bussell, Search Committee Chair at lbussell@westga.edu
Candidates recommended for the position will be required to submit official transcripts, three original letters of recommendation, and completion of a background check.
This is a nine month appointment, and start date for the position is August 1, 2013, pending availability of funding. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The University of West Georgia is committed to diversity.