Posted September 2009

The Center for Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) at Gallaudet University is seeking a Science Director to lead a large collaborative effort in research involving visual language and visual learning. VL2 is a Science of Learning Center (SLC), one of six SLCs funded by the National Science Foundation. Funded in 2006, the VL2 Center currently supports over 30 interdisciplinary research projects, located across 10 different universities, including two international universities. The VL2 Center’s budget is approximately $4 million per year; next year we will submit our renewal application for an additional five years of Center funding (2011-2016).

We are seeking an exceptional leader who will bring a ground-breaking research agenda to the Gallaudet campus in an area compatible with the ongoing work of VL2. The Science Director will work alongside the Principal Investigator in overseeing the scientific activities of the Center. As a tenure-line faculty member at Gallaudet University, the incumbent will play an integral role in the educational activities of VL2 and the University promoting the scholarly and professional development of deaf and hard-of-hearing researchers.

The Science Director, a mid to senior career-level individual, must have a PhD. or equivalent in Linguistics, Psychology, Education, Cognitive Neuroscience or related field; a distinguished record of research publications and of grant funding; experience in center-based research activities, and a commitment to collaborative, inter-disciplinary, team-based research. A first or second language fluency in American Sign Language and knowledge of Deaf culture are required.

Send a cover letter, CV, and the names and addresses for three references by September 30, 2009 to:

Dr. Thomas E. Allen
Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning
Gallaudet University
SLCC 1223
800 Florida Ave, NE
Washington, DC, 20002
Email: thomas.allen@gallaudet.edu
Website: VL2.gallaudet.edu
Phone: 202-651-5866