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MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) NNPC/Total Call for Applications for the Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 'MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT)' Fellowship Program [See How to Apply, Requirements, Eligibility and Deadline].
MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) is a teaching-focused fellowship, offered by MISTI at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) together with its corporate partner NNPC/TOTAL.
MIT-ETT enables Nigerian faculty in science and engineering to experience a semester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Selected fellows will observe instruction in their disciplines and work as a group under the guidance of MIT faculty member to prepare innovative curricula and approaches to teaching that can be introduced into their home universities on their return.
DESCRIPTION
MIT-ETT will select a number of outstanding young faculty fellows from the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and petroleum engineering from Nigerian universities to spend a semester at MIT either in the Fall 2020 (September-December 2020) or in the Spring 2021 (February-May 2021).During their semester at MIT, the selected faculty will observe at least two classes similar to ones they themselves currently teach (including lectures, recitations and tutorials).
They will work on new curricular materials and teaching approaches for adoption in their own classes, they will attend two weekly MIT-ETT seminars, one which will focus on curriculum design and the other will introduce the faculty to MIT cultural aspects such as: online teaching, problem solving, entrepreneurship, public speaking, networking, and more.
MIT-ETT will cover basic travel, living and instructional materials expenses of the participants. The home universities of the successful applicants will commit to provide paid leave of absence during the period of the MIT program.
ELIGIBILITY
MIT-ETT welcomes applications from all qualified faculty who are:1) Interested in developing new curriculum and teaching methods and consider themselves to be change-agents;
2) A faculty member holding a PhD and teach in a department corresponding to Computer Science Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Petroleum Engineering at a university in Nigeria;
3) Lecturer One rank
Applications will be thoroughly vetted
APPLICATION & SELECTION
To apply, please visit: https://mistigsf.fluidreview.com/prog/empowering_the_teachers/.CLOSING DATE
Deadline for applications is Friday, November 1, 2019 8pm ESTAn MIT committee will establish a list of top candidates.
Candidates in Nigeria will be interviewed in Abuja by MIT faculty and representatives of NNPC and TOTAL during the last week of January, 2020 Selected candidates will be notified of their date and time in early January 2020.
For questions and clarifications, please send email to: ett.support@mit.edu
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