Civic Education Postdoc: Curriculum, Coaching & Research

Ball State University; United States; Presencial; USD 56.000 - 69.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid vacation days

Sick days

Holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Relocation assistance

Tuition assistance

Descripción de la vacante

Ball State University seeks a Civic Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow for FORGE, a statewide civic education initiative. The role focuses on translating project content into high-quality instructional practice, curriculum development, and professional learning resources for educators and teacher candidates.

The Fellow will engage in research dissemination, scholarly products, and collaboration with educators, the PI, and partners.

Formación

• Earned doctorate (PhD, EdD, or equivalent terminal degree) in education, history, political science, civic education, social studies education, American studies, philosophy, public policy, or closely related field by the date of appointment.
• Evidence of scholarly or professional expertise related to American history, civics and government, constitutional studies, democratic institutions, civic learning, or a closely related area.
• Experience conducting research, developing educational resources, or translating scholarly knowledge for educational or public audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in applying scholarship to civic education, educator professional learning, K-12 schools, or community-based civic initiatives.
• Evidence of ability to conduct scholarly or applied research and contribute to academic or professional publications and dissemination.
• Strong written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, adapt, and refine FORGE curriculum, instructional materials, professional learning resources, and open-access teaching resources focused on American history, civics and government, geography, constitutional literacy, founding documents, and evidence-based civic instruction.
• Support the design and implementation of Civic Humanities Institutes, Constitutional Literacy and Applied History Labs, Constitutional Inquiry Cycles, regional professional learning activities, and other FORGE instructional experiences.
• Provide instructional coaching and implementation support to participating educators as they design, implement, assess, and refine project-aligned instruction in their classrooms.
• Mentor participating teacher candidates in civic content, instructional design, field-based implementation, and professional portfolio development.
• Work with educators to collect and examine student-learning evidence, instructional artifacts, assessments, student work, and implementation documentation and use evidence to support instructional improvement.
• Collaborate with the Principal Investigator, Project Director, faculty leads, project partners, and external evaluator to support implementation fidelity, continuous improvement, and achievement of FORGE objectives and performance measures.
• Contribute to applied research associated with FORGE, including literature review, instrument and protocol development, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and preparation of research and evaluation products consistent with approved university and project procedures.
• Develop scholarly and practitioner-oriented products arising from the project, including manuscripts, conference presentations, research briefs, instructional resources, implementation guides, and other dissemination products.
• Help organize, document, and disseminate FORGE resources for voluntary adoption by schools, districts, educator preparation programs, and civic-learning organizations.
• Participate in project team meetings, professional learning activities, regional events, and continuous-improvement processes and contribute academic and instructional expertise to project planning and implementation.
• Maintain appropriate project records and follow university, grant, research, and data-management procedures in consultation with the Principal Investigator and appropriate university offices.

Conocimientos

Doctoral degree

Scholarly expertise

Research experience

Civic education

Publications/dissemination

Communication skills

Educación

PhD/EdD or equivalent

American history, civics & government

Education research

Descripción del empleo

Ball State University seeks a Civic Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow for FORGE, a statewide civic education initiative. The role focuses on translating project content into high-quality instructional practice, curriculum development, and professional learning resources for educators and teacher candidates.

The Fellow will engage in research dissemination, scholarly products, and collaboration with educators, the PI, and partners.