(INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY): Dolly and David Fiddyment Endowed Chair

The holder of the Dolly and David Fiddyment Endowed Chair in Teacher Education will be a senior faculty member in the School of Education whose research focus is Teacher Education and whose distinguished scholarship has been recognized through publications in highly cited journals, federal and foundation grants, and receipt of significant awards or fellowships.

The term of the Fiddyment Endowed Chair in Teacher Education is five years, after which there will be an open recruitment for the next chairholder. The chairholder may apply again to the open recruitment.

The endowment payout (approximately $59K annually) will support the chairholder's research, teaching, and public service and advance the mission of the School of Education and the campus:

The UC Davis School of Education's mission is to marshal the knowledge and resources of the University of California, the world's pre-eminent public research university, to confront and eliminate inequities among people and communities through the generation of impactful knowledge and the promise of education.

The funds are also available to support innovation in the Teacher Education Program. They cannot be used to supplement the chairholder's salary. Funds not used by the end of the 5-year appointment will revert to the Dean.

It is expected that the holder of the Endowed Chair will progress at least normally through the faculty ranks based on their scholarly activities, teaching, and university and public service.

In addition, it is expected that the holder of the Dolly and David Fiddyment Endowed Chair in Teacher Education shall:

* Conduct research that has an impact through advancing the scholarly understanding and professional practice of teaching and teacher education

* Be actively engaged in teaching and service activities focused on the SOE Teacher Education program

* Provide leadership in Teacher Education (e.g., Chair of the Teacher Education Program, Cohort Lead, Chair of Admissions)

* Provide leadership and service at the national, state, and local levels in the teacher education field (e.g., AACTE, CABE, CCTE, NARST, NCTM, etc.)

* Build awareness about teacher education and teaching across the UCD campus

* Develop research-practice partnerships between local school districts and the Teacher Education Program

* Full Professor in the UC Davis School of Education (by appointment date)

* Scholarly contributions are to the field of teacher education

* Has demonstrated impact on teacher education through publications in highly cited journals, federal and foundation grants, and receipt of significant awards or fellowships.

* Willingness to serve as Chair of the SOE TEP

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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