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Current Faculty/Management Searches in the Graduate School of Education
Position Announcement PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MULTILEVEL/HIERARCHICAL MODELING
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) at the University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a fulltime postdoctoral fellow to work with Sophia Rabe-Hesketh in the Quantitative Methods and Evaluation (QME) Program. The position is funded by a joint grant with Andrew Gelman and Jingchen Liu at Columbia University, entitled "Practical Tools for Multilevel/Hierarchical Modeling in Education" (from the Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education).
The project addresses the problem that (restricted) maximum likelihood estimation of multilevel/hierarchical models often yields estimates on the boundary, such as zero variances or perfect correlations. The proposed solution is to specify weakly informative prior distributions - that is, prior distributions that will affect inferences only when the data provide little information about the parameters. Existing software for maximum likelihood estimation will be modified to perform Bayes posterior modal estimation with such weakly informative priors. The Berkeley team will implement the methods in Stata, whereas the Columbia team, including a postdoc to be recruited there, will implement the methods in R.
The postdoc will contribute to all aspects of this research, including model specification, programming in Stata, simulations, presentations at conferences, and publications. The Berkeley and Columbia groups will communicate with each other on a regular basis (funding is available for mutual visits), and there will be annual workshops with outside panels of experts.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Statistics or a related area and have strong programming skills, preferably with some experience in Stata. Experience with multilevel modeling and/or Bayesian methods would be a great advantage. The expected duration of the fellowships is 2-1/2 years with an approximate start date of September 1, 2010. The annual salary is $49,452, with health insurance and an allowance for travel and research support. Please submit a statement of interest, not exceeding 5 pages, and your CV to:
Vicki Savitt
Graduate School of Education
1501 Tolman Hall
University of California,
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670,
dvs@berkeley.eduby a postdate of April 15, 2010.
The University of California is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Position Announcement DEAN, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
The University of California at Berkeley invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), effective July 1, 2010. This is an internal search limited to candidates already employed by UC Berkeley. The GSE is one of the nation's top schools of education, combining excellence in scholarship and professional training to prepare future leaders of education practice, policy, and research. With 36 Senate faculty and 58 non-Senate faculty, over 400 students, 40 staff, and an operating budget of $9.2 million in 2009-10, the GSE offers a diverse range of degree and credential programs, research centers, academic projects, leadership development programs, and school and community outreach initiatives. As a public school of education in a world-class research university, the GSE is committed to bringing high-quality scholarship and professional preparation to bear on improving the learning, achievement, and quality of life for students in America's schools. For information about the GSE, see http://gse.berkeley.edu/.
The University seeks a strong leader to advance the GSE's mission, to maintain its high level of excellence, and to build on its strengths. Key qualifications include:
- The ability to articulate a compelling, substantive vision for the GSE and a plan for achieving that vision
- Scholarly achievement and a national reputation for leadership in education or a related discipline
- The ability to integrate and foster synergies between the GSE's research and professional programs, and to make the GSE's varied programs greater than the sum of the parts
- Strong skills in fundraising and leveraging resources, both externally and within the University
- The ability to serve as a visible and forceful advocate for the GSE within the University and with alumni, funders, the media, governmental entities, professional organizations, and other external audiences
- A successful track record of fostering diversity and inclusion among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated skills in administration and management
- A collaborative orientation and ability to foster collaboration with other academic units on campus
Applicants must send a brief statement of interest by the closing date of February 8, 2010, to
GSE Dean Search Committee,
200 California Hall,
University of California,
Berkeley, California 94720,
or via e-mail to educ_dean_search@berkeley.edu. Nominations should be sent to the search committee by January 25, 2010, and should include a brief statement of reasons in support of each nominee. An individual need not be nominated in order to apply; the search committee welcomes applications from all interested individuals, with or without nomination.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Questions may be directed to Carolyn Capps at (510) 642-6474 or capps@berkeley.edu.
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