Summary of Announcements
- Teaching with AI Book Club
- University of Connecticut – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Adjunct Faculty Search
- NC State – Professional Track Faculty Search
- University of Michigan – Chemical Engineering Chair Search
- 2025 USNCO Coaching Program – Apply by October 30, 2024
- Study participant solicitation – Indian engineering graduate students
- Study Distribution – Student Responses for Important Lab Learning Outcomes
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Detailed Announcements
Teaching with AI Book Club
As a ChED community activity (and a way to help us all keep up with modern pedagogy), ChED Chair Janie Brennan and Chair-Elect Taryn Bayles are hosting a book club this fall on the first 6 chapters of Teaching with AI by Bowen and Watson (2024). The book club meets approximately every 2 weeks during the fall semester on Friday afternoons at 4:30 eastern (3:30 central, 2:30 mountain, 1:30 pacific):
- October 18 – Chapter 4: Reimagining Creativity
- November 15 – Chapter 5: AI-Assisted Faculty
- December 6 – Chapter 6: Cheating and Detection
Note that each chapter is only ~20 pages. Meetings are over Zoom. We will send out a link (and the week’s discussion questions) a few days in advance of the first meeting to those who indicate interest in joining. To participate (at any level): https://forms.gle/BzdQpfkTP12uK2o78
We understand these times won’t work for everyone. Even if you can’t make every (or any) meeting, you are still welcome to join our mailing list to receive access to the Google Doc notes we’ll be taking.
University of Connecticut – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Adjunct Faculty Search
The UConn Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department (CBE, https://chemical-biomolecular.engr.uconn.edu/) seeks an academically and professionally qualified instructor to serve as an adjunct faculty. We are looking for an instructor to teach the undergraduate course CHEG 3124, Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits). The course description can be found at: https://catalog.uconn.edu/undergraduate/courses/cheg/
This is a temporary position for a period of one semester, Spring 2025, with the possibility of extension dependent upon program needs and available funding. Courses are taught in person at the UConn Storrs campus. Compensation for these positions is subject to the AAUP contract, for current stipends see https://hr.uconn.edu/special-payroll-info/#collapsepanel-49005-0-0-11. Please note that preference will be given to qualified, local CT applicants.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references to Ms. Kristen Wood (Kristen.Wood@uconn.edu). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. More information is available here.
NC State – Professional Track Faculty Search
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University seeks highly qualified candidates to fill multiple professional track (non-tenure track) teaching faculty positions. Successful candidates are expected to teach undergraduate- and/or graduate-level chemical engineering courses, perform internal and external professional service at a level commensurate with rank, and establish a national or international reputation in engineering education, outreach, and/or extension. Review of application materials will begin on October 18, 2024. For more information or to apply, please visit https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/205817
University of Michigan – Chemical Engineering Chair Search
Michigan Chemical Engineering is looking for a new, visionary leader, to be our next department chair. The successful candidate will have an exemplary record of research, teaching and service, a commitment to DEI and a strong interest in mentoring faculty.
The deadline for ensuring full consideration of an application is November 15, 2024, but the position will remain open, and applications will continue to be considered until the position is filled. Learn more, or to apply.
2025 USNCO Coaching Program-Apply by October 30, 2024 to become a coach!
The US Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) provides a coaching program to help prepare students for the USNCO local and national exams. Coaching sessions will be hosted on Zoom and coordinated by ACS on Fridays every other week in January and February 2025. The coaching sessions start with a 30 minute tutorial before a problem solving session and group work. Students will submit an application to be considered for the coaching program. Coaches must be current or retired high school chemistry teachers, university professors or industry professionals with teaching experience in chemistry, and may have private tutoring engagements. Coaches will be awarded with an honorarium at the end of the program. If you are interested in becoming a coach, apply by October 30, 2024! https://fs10.formsite.com/ACS_Outreach/fesd3advuw/index
More information about the program is available on the USNCO website.
Study participant solicitation – Indian engineering graduate students
Nivedita Kumar is currently looking for volunteers to assist in research to study the different perspectives of Indian graduate students on caste identity in their engineering/computing degrees within the U.S. This research is conducted through a 90-minute interview via Zoom and this survey is only meant to determine our screening criteria and will take 3-5 minutes of your time. It will ask for your demographic and background information, including your caste and religious identities and contact details. If you choose to participate in the interview, I will contact you through the provided details. The interview will be recorded to best capture your responses. The interview would help me to learn about your experiences and perspectives on pursuing your engineering/computing degree in the U.S.
Also, I want to note that I will respect any proprietary information. Any information collected will only be used to recruit participants for the interview. Please see the attached informational letter for more details about the interview study. Please follow the survey link to participate in the study: https://fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2rjaRKL7o67xs
If you choose to participate in the interview portion of the study, you will receive an email with a copy of the informed consent so that you can read about the interview and how your confidentiality will be protected.
Study Distribution – Student Responses for Important Lab Learning Outcomes
We are working to understand the key learning outcomes that should be covered in a unit operations laboratory course. Our goal is to reach out to different stakeholders, including students, to understand their perceptions of the key learning outcomes for this course. We will use these data to better understand which learning outcomes are most important for coverage and how we need to better communicate the goals of this course across different stakeholders.
Our goal is to collect 500 responses from undergraduate chemical engineering students across multiple institutions and all years of study. We have attached a draft email that you can use to highlight the study. Please contact Chris Barr (cjbarr@umich.edu) if you are willing to distribute to your students. We also have an advertisement if you are interested.
Email to students:
Hi _____,
A group of ChemE faculty are working to understand the key learning outcomes that should be covered in ChemE laboratory courses. The goal is to reach out to different stakeholders, including students, to understand your perceptions of the key learning outcomes for these courses. These data will be used to understand which learning outcomes are most important for coverage.
The goal is to collect 500 responses from undergraduate chemical engineering students across all years of study. Please complete this short (5-10 min) survey to improve ChemE curricula: https://bit.ly/ChELabSurvey