[MCP] FW: E. Paul Torrance Endowed Professor Position

[Paul C. Gorski]

18 October 2007


E. Paul Torrance Endowed Professor
Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development
Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology
College of Education, The University of Georgia


The College of Education at the University of Georgia
(http://www.coe.uga.edu) is pleased to announce a
senior-level, tenure-track research position at the rank of Full Professor
beginning August 2008. We seek
an individual with outstanding accomplishments for research in creativity.
The successful candidate will
provide leadership in the College of Education and beyond and maintain a
research and development
agenda appropriate to his or her interests, including developing proposals
for external funding, overseeing
project development and implementation, disseminating research through
scholarly writing and
presentations, mentoring graduate students, and collaborating with faculty
on research activities related to
the Torrance Center's mission (http://www.coe.uga.edu/torrance/). The
candidate will also contribute to
the instructional and service missions of the academic department in part by
teaching one course per year.
The Torrance Center is currently based in the Educational Psychology and
Instructional Technology
Department of the College of Education at The University of Georgia. The
Center is closely affiliated
with the Gifted and Creative Education Program. The Torrance Professor would
be expected to work
collaboratively with other researchers, educators, and industry partners to
advance research and theory
related to creativity development and assessment.

Required Qualifications:

* Earned doctorate in a related field (e.g., psychology, educational
psychology, gifted and

creative education)

* Established program of research related to the Torrance Center's mission

* Track record in securing external funding

* Eligibility for tenure in the College of Education.

* Skill in quantitative research




Desired Qualifications:

* Experience in collaborative R&D

* Experience in grant and contract settings




The search committee is co-chaired by Dr. Allan Cohen, Director of the
Georgia Center for Assessment,
and Dr. Bonnie Cramond, Director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and
Talent Development.
Submit a letter of application, statement of research interests describing
current projects and activities as
well as future research plans and interests, academic resume, contact
information for three references, and
2-3 recent publications to: Dr. Bonnie Cramond, Co-Chair, Torrance Professor
Search Committee, 323
Aderhold Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7101.
Applications received by November
16, 2007 will be assured full consideration.
The University of Georgia is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
institution. Georgia is an Open
Records state. Persons who need reasonable accommodations under the
Americans with Disabilities Act in
order to participate in the search process should notify one of the search
co-chairs.


-- 
Tarek C. Grantham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Program Coordinator
Gifted & Creative Education
Department of Ed. Psych. & IT
The University of Georgia
323 Aderhold Hall
Athens, GA  30602
Off:        706-542-4251
Fax:        706-542-4240
eml:        grantham at uga.edu
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