Event Details

Date:	Aug 05, 2011
Location:	Athens, GA
URL:	http://www.aucd.org/template/opportunity.cfm?opportunity_id=624&id=158&parent=158
Organization:	Institute on Human Development and Disability, The University of Georgia
Contact:	Rebecca Brightwell
Email:	bbrightw@uga.edu

The Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Pre-service Education is responsible for all aspects of the pre-service interdisciplinary education component of the Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD). He/she reports to the Director of the Institute. Specifically, he/she will:

• Coordinate the undergraduate and graduate Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Certificate programs in collaboration with IHDD faculty.
• Develop and teach IHDD university courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level (4 courses per year).
• Supervise practicum, internship, and independent study students. Develop opportunities for students to participate in internships, assistantships and practica consistent with the mission of IHDD and identified training needs.
• Plan, implement, and continually update a comprehensive Interdisciplinary Pre-service Education Plan for IHDD.
• Chair the Interdisciplinary Education Committee ofthe IHDD, which has responsibility for overseeing the planning and implementation of all IHDD Interdisciplinary Education activities.
• Build cooperative and collaborative relationships with IHDD faculty and work with faculty from across campus to recruit students from diverse educational, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• Oversee planning, implementation, and evaluation ofthe IHDD Core Curriculum.
• Coordinate the collection ofinterdisciplinary training data to meet the requirements of ADD and AUCD.
• Evaluate the interdisciplinary education component ofthe IHDD, including ongoing evaluation oftrainee satisfaction, progress toward objectives, and long-term trainee follow-up.
• Submit proposals to secure funding for special initiatives and projects relevant to the mission of IHDD.
• Write papers relating to topics in the disabilities field, including special projects and initiatives of the IHDD, and submit those papers for consideration for publication in professional journals.
• Assist the Director in assuring continued compliance with IHDD program criteria in the area of interdisciplinary pre-service training.

To ensure consideration for the position, please send a cover letter, vitae, your availability date to begin employment and 3 reference contacts by August 5, 2011. Applicants are requested to mail a hard copy of information to the address below, and also send a duplicate copy via email.

Rebecca Brightwell, Associate Director
The University of Georgia Institute on Human Development and Disability
850 College Station Road G32B
Athens, GA 30605