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Associate Director of Penn State Extension The College of Agricultural Sciences is seeking a highly motivated and positive individual to join our nationally recognized Penn State Extension team as Associate Director of Penn State Extension. The primary responsibility of the Associate Director of Extension is to ensure that Penn State Extension develops and delivers high quality, relevant and impactful extension educational programs, products and services through a variety of formats consistent with the organization's vision. This is accomplished through direct supervision of the Assistant Directors of Programs (ADPs). As supervisor, the Associate Director will provide leadership and support in the planning, prioritizing, budgeting, development, delivery and evaluation of programs, products and services. The resulting program and product mix will address Extension customers' changing educational priorities and needs - enabling the organization to increase agility, lower costs, improve performance and focus internal resources on our core competencies and strategic goals. The successful candidate will provide senior-level leadership and stand in for the director as needed, as well as provide daily oversight in the development and implementation of a customer-centric, innovative program strategy that meets the mission of a land-grant University. The individual must be familiar with methods of delivering educational programs and products in-person and online. The individual will lead organizational goals of interfacing research with educational programming. As the person responsible for the educational program vision and product portfolio for the organization, the individual will lead the implementation of the Program Development Process (PDP), a structured market assessment and program prioritization process. Responsibilities within this process include the evaluation and approval of program team priorities and investments as well as leading program/product evaluation and impact reporting. To this end, the individual will supervise the Evaluation Director for Penn State Extension. Approximately 50% of the individual`s time will be spent supervising and providing leadership to Assistant Directors of Programs in program (product) prioritization and their subsequent development, production and delivery to build a high-quality program and product portfolio that meets stakeholder's expectations in ways consistent with organizational goals and objectives. Approximately 30% of their time will be spent developing programming strategies and processes. This will consist of the improvement, development and implementation of organizational structures, processes, and best practices to accomplish programming goals. The remaining 20% of time will be focused on internal and external communications. The individual will work with the Extension Director and Dean as well as the Office of College Relations and Communications to develop and implement an effective communications strategy and plan to help explain and champion organizational direction, mission, and vision with a focus on program development strategies and implementation plans. Skills and Competencies: The successful candidate must demonstrate the capacity to manage the overall program and product portfolio for Penn State Extension and is expected to understand program development and product life cycle management (market assessment, development, delivery and evaluation). This will require making and justifying decisions between multiple competing programs and program teams. Therefore, the candidate will need to demonstrate excellence in leadership, strategic planning, communications, establishing and maintaining relationships, and financial management. The individual will need to have a thorough understanding of academic research and teaching functions, including the promotion and tenure process. The ability to assess quality of research and teaching are critical. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work well with faculty, educators and staff in translating and packaging research-based knowledge and technology into high quality educational products for diverse audiences. The ability to engage and work cooperatively among a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, industry, government and agency groups is essential in our college and University. Relationships: The Associate Director of Extension reports directly to the Associate Dean and Director of Extension, who in turn reports to the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. Extension Educators are assigned to one of seven State Extension Units that are supervised by the ADPs. It is also expected that this person will work closely with academic unit leaders.

TEACHING FACULTY POSITIONS IN Cybersecurity; Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences; Human-Centered Design & Development The College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University invites applications for multiple, open-rank teaching faculty positions. Review of applications begins immediately, with positions starting as early as January 2020. Selected candidates will have backgrounds and ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in one or more of the following areas: Cybersecurity: including digital forensics to include desktop, mobile, device, or information forensics; information security; applied cryptography; systems security; software security; network security to include firewalls, intrusion detection, and cryptographic network protocols; software reverse engineering; penetration testing; network traffic analysis. Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences: including probability and statistics; coding in Python or R; general AI; machine learning; data management; data visualization; data integration; and other advanced AI and DS topics. Human-Centered Design & Development: including programming for the web; programming for mobile applications; software design and development; interaction design and development; high and low fidelity prototyping; and user interface development tools. These are multi-year, fixed-term appointments with an excellent possibility of renewal. Successful applicants must be prepared to contribute through teaching both our residential and online programs. Contributing to both undergraduate and graduate programs, including course design, is expected. Successful applicants should have a Master's degree or terminal degree in a related discipline and a commitment to teaching learners at all levels and from all backgrounds. Teaching and/or industry experience in one or more areas listed above is preferred. Applicants will be considered for a teaching faculty rank commensurate with their education and experience.

Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty Positions in Cybersecurity and Privacy The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at the Pennsylvania State University, as part of a major multi-year faculty hiring initiative in cybersecurity and privacy, invites applications for multiple, open-rank, tenured/tenure-track faculty positions beginning in Fall 2020. We seek outstanding candidates with a strong track record of research to strengthen and complement our current research programs. We are interested broadly in all areas of cybersecurity and privacy, including, but not limited to: Blockchain security, cryptocurrencies, applied crypto Cybercrime and cyber law, dark web Cyber Physical System (CPS) Security, IoT security, security of autonomous systems Cybersecurity operations and analytics, cybersecurity analytics methodologies, machine learning system security, machine learning for security Privacy: privacy by design, privacy preserving, secure multi-party computation, differential privacy, etc. Human Factors of cybersecurity and privacy, economics of cybersecurity Systems, software, network, mobile/wearable security and privacy.

Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty Positions in Artificial Intelligence (AI) The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at The Pennsylvania State University, as part of a major multi-year faculty hiring initiative in Artificial Intelligence (AI), invites applications for multiple, open-rank, tenure-track faculty positions in AI beginning in Fall 2020. The new hires will build on the College`s existing strengths in artificial intelligence, data sciences, biomedical informatics, as well as a number of interdisciplinary research areas. Review of applications begins on December 15, 2019, and will continue until positions are filled.  

Faculty Position in Compassion and Caring: Open-Rank The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) in the College of Health and Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University, in coordination with the Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, invites applications for a tenured or tenure track position, rank open. The position is accompanied by an Endowed Professorship in Compassion and Caring, and this faculty member will provide leadership in the Program on Empathy, Awareness and Compassion in Education (PEACE) http://www.prevention.psu.edu/peace-program-empathy-awareness-and-compassion-education ) of the Prevention Research Center. PEACE was established in 2009 with the mission to promote health and wellbeing in children, youth and families through the scientific understanding and the promotion of awareness, compassion and empathy. The program is part of the Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and comprises faculty, research associates and students whose work focuses on developing a strong multidisciplinary science in this emerging area. The work of PEACE is guided by the central conviction that awareness, compassion and empathy are core dimensions of human nature that contribute to personal development and health. Awareness, compassion and empathy both contribute to and result from personal wellbeing and interpersonal experiences that nurture strong, authentic and life-enhancing relationships. Thus, promoting these qualities in young children and caregivers (parents, teachers) is essential to promoting well-being, strengthening families, and building cohesive communities. We are particularly interested in a faculty colleague, rank open, who has experience in the field of prevention/developmental science and may have further background in public health, education, psychology, human development and family science, neuroscience, or a related field. Qualifications include experience in basic research or intervention studies that promote caring and compassion in the early years of life. Special emphasis will be given to research that examines risk, resiliency, and/or the effects of promotive interventions, via working with parents, caregivers, and/or teachers, on infants and young children. Areas of research might include one or more of the following: the development of empathy; bonding and attachment formation; sensitive, emotionally available parent-child and/or coparenting relationships; prosocial development and altruism; and conscience/early moral development during the early years of life. Also of relevance would be research focusing on the physiological underpinnings of the above and/or experience working with underserved populations. A successful more senior applicant will be a leader of a program of research, with a strong publication record and a proven track record of securing external funding. A successful junior applicant will show strong promise in these areas. Responsibilities include teaching both undergraduate and graduate level courses as well as mentoring student research. An earned doctorate in the behavioral or social sciences is required. Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusive excellence that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusive excellence as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission. The Department Of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS): The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs) has a diverse, multi-disciplinary faculty that focuses on individual development from infancy through old age, on family structure and dynamics, on the impact of social/cultural contexts on development and family functioning, and on the design and evaluation of interventions to promote health and development and to prevent disease. A strong research and training program in developmental and prevention methodology is integrated into the Department's research and graduate education activities. The Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center: This person would become an affiliate faculty member of The Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (www.prevention.psu.edu), a prominent interdisciplinary research center in the College of Health and Human Development which was established in 1998 to foster research focused on developmental aspects of risk and prevention. Research projects in the PRC, many funded through NIH, range from etiologic studies to large-scale translation trials examining how families, schools, and communities can work together to promote healthy lifestyles for children, youth, and families. Current research focuses on topics ranging from alcohol and skin cancer studies, to interventions to strengthen families and parenting, to the development and implementation of school-based prevention and intervention programs. Longitudinal research is a hallmark of the Center, and the Center is increasingly involved in research combining prevention science and neuroscience. Center faculty also develop clinical trials of innovative models to promote competence and prevent unhealthy outcomes for children, families, and communities, conduct rigorous research on the translation and dissemination of effective prevention programs in community settings, and conduct evaluation studies designed to inform policy within several state agencies. The Center provides research seminars on prevention science for faculty and graduate students, and coordinates a NIDA-supported training program with the Penn State Methodology Center ( http://methodology.psu.edu/ ) to foster the integration of prevention and statistical/design methodology in the prevention of substance use and related morbidities (e.g., HIV). The Center is also an active partner in two other training grants in obesity prevention and in interventions aimed at promoting literacy and social/emotional competence in children and youth.