The Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED) is one of the 33 technical divisions within the American Chemical Society (ACS). Its members come from the entire educational spectrum (pre-secondary, secondary, two- and four-year colleges, universities, research institutions), and include those from industry who are concerned about the education and professional training of future chemists and other molecular scientists. DivCHED provides a common ground for teachers and students of chemistry to examine chemical education in its broadest sense through its committee and governance structure, website, Newsletter, programs at national and regional ACS meetings, the ACS Exams Institute, the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), and the premier journal in its field, the Journal of Chemical Education.
Have you thought about traveling to an international conference dealing with chemical education? Are you willing to share your experiences with the membership? The Division of Chemical Education would like to encourage such experiences by offering some financial support. At the New Orleans meeting, the Executive Committee adopted the guidelines developed by the International Activities Committee.
The Division of Chemical Education is developing a strategic plan to make the division more responsive to its members. The plan is based upon the needs assessment that you may have filled out earlier this year, and we would now like to seek feedback from you the members of the division. We are also seeking volunteers to serve on task forces for each goal of the strategic plan.
Be a part of the effort to honor great teachers and great teaching. If you have not yet contributed to the Regional Awards endowment—or even if you would like to contribute again—your donation will be greatly appreciated. An online form is available.
Along with our parent organization, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and our monthly publication, the Journal of Chemical Education (JCE), we offer the "Chemistry Teacher Connection" (CTC) to secondary school teachers.
A full-time position is available for a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work on a project supported by the National Science Foundation’s Teacher Professional Continuum Program. The position is initially for 1-year and will be renewable for an additional year depending on funding and satisfactory performance of project responsibilities.
The Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE) is searching for a program manager to assist with daily activities of the Center and with evaluative research. CASPiE is funded by the Undergraduate Research Centers (URC) program of the Chemistry Division of NSF.
The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry at West Virginia University invites applications for several Teaching Assistant Professor or Instructor positions, beginning August 2008.
The University of Illinois at Chicago invites applicants for a joint faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in Natural Sciences and the Learning Sciences beginning August 16, 2008.
The Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in the field of Chemical Education and facilitate the Department’s larger efforts in the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative .