Dear Colleagues, LRDC is currently soliciting applications for 2011 Director's Research Fellowship. Please distribute the guidelines below (and attached in a .pdf) to your membership and other groups that may be interested in this opportunity. Details, as well as other information about LRDC, can be found at the website, www.lrdc.pitt.edu<http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu> Thank you, Liz Director's Visiting Research Fellowship Guidelines Learning Research and Development Center University of Pittsburgh The Learning Research and Development Center (LRCD) at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking candidates for the Director's Visiting Research Fellowship for up to one year beginning September 1, 2011. The Fellowship is intended primarily for scholars who are at least seven years beyond the Ph.D. although exceptions can be made in special circumstances. Fellows can be from any of the disciplines that are part of LRDC's research portfolio. These include Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education, Human-Computer Interaction, Informal Learning, Learning Sciences, Computational Linguistics, Neurosciences, Organizational and Policy Studies, and School Improvement. The goal of the Fellowship is to enrich LRDC programs of work with fresh perspectives and to spur cross-disciplinary discussion and research projects. As such, we seek scholars who enjoy lively collaboration and conversation and who are interested in pushing the boundaries of conventional disciplinary domains. The Fellowship offers salary support (commensurate with experience) for one half an academic year. The ideal candidate is someone who has a full year's sabbatical from his or her home institution and is interested in spending two academic terms at LRDC. Please submit electronically to lrangel@xxxxxxxx<mailto:lrangel@xxxxxxxx> Updated CV Description of current research interests and activities One or two publications in .pdf format that represent current interests Description of what your scholarly activities here might be Deadline for submission is January 1, 2011. Applicants will be notified of the final decision by February 28, 2011. Elizabeth S. Rangel Director of Communications Learning Research and Development Center University of Pittsburgh 3939 O'Hara Street, #835 Pittsburgh PA 15260 412-624-7451 (o) 412-624-3051 (fax) 412-736-1749 (c)