Job Opportunity: Research Educator (Assistant Clinical Professor), University of Maryland, College Park
The First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) is a major initiative at the University of Maryland, College Park. FIRE provides first-year students authentic research experience, broad mentorship and institutional connections that impact academic success, personal resilience and professional development. The FIRE program is seeking an individual to serve as the Research Educator (formal title: Assistant Clinical Professor) for an innovation and research stream to begin in January 2018.
Research Educators work in collaboration with stream-affiliated faculty members to design and implement the group research agenda. Research Educators coordinate with instructional faculty to oversee research operations including student research progress, infrastructure maintenance as well as management of the fiscal budget. The position empowers the individual to develop a strong portfolio of experience in technical leadership, operational planning, curriculum development, academic instruction and mentorship and research group management.
The Research Educator will lead a new FIRE innovation and research stream focused on cell and molecular biology.
The Research Educator position will be supported from January 2018 through December 2020 (3 years) contingent on positive annual reviews (each December 2018 & 2019) and available funding. The position co-reports to the Director of First-Year Research Programs in the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President as well the stream affiliated faculty members.
More information about the FIRE program is available at the FIRE website: http://fire.umd.edu/
More information about this position and a direct link to apply is available at: http://fire.umd.edu/hiring.html
To apply for this position you will need to submit the following documents: a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a list of three professional references including names, addresses and telephone numbers.