[Counselor_Educ] FW: Job Announcement- Mississippi State University

[Leinbaugh, Tracy]

Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Ohio University
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
205 McCracken Hall
Athens, OH 45701
 
Phone: 740-593-0846
E-mail: leinbaug at ohio.edu
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: National Council of Rehabilitation Education [mailto:NCRE at LISTSERV.CSUFRESNO.EDU] On Behalf Of Satinder Atwal
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 5:02 PM
To: NCRE at LISTSERV.CSUFRESNO.EDU
Subject: Job Announcement- Mississippi State University

Good Afternoon, 

Please read job announcement below, there is no attachment. Thank you. 

Applications Invited for Research Training Program 

Mississippi State University’s Research and Training Center on Blindness and 
Low Vision (MSU-RTC), an independent center within the College of Education, 
is seeking a Ph.D. graduate student or post-doctoral candidate as the new 
Anne Sullivan Macy Scholar beginning in the Fall of 2011 or Spring of 2012. 
This program honors the unique contribution of Anne Sullivan Macy to the 
extraordinary educational experience of Helen Keller. A candidate who is blind 
or visually impaired is preferred, but applicants with significant experience in 
the blindness field who are not blind or visually impaired will also be 
considered. Candidates must have or be seeking a Ph.D. in the social sciences 
(e.g., rehabilitation counseling, psychology, social work, sociology, special 
education). Since 1981, MSU-RTC’s mission has been to enhance employment 
and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually 
impaired. In keeping with this mission, the goal of this training program is to 
support development of a scientist-practitioner who is well grounded in state-
of-the-science research methods and practices, focused within the field of 
blindness and low vision. 

As a post-doctoral position, the program offers salary with full benefits and a 
tuition waiver for up to six credit hours. A student working toward a Ph.D. 
receives a full tuition waiver and monthly stipend. In either case, the recipient 
will participate in ongoing applied research, will have opportunities to 
participate in knowledge translation activities with professional and consumer 
advocacy organizations, state vocational rehabilitation agencies for the blind, 
and will attend regional and national training conferences. 

The Anne Sullivan Macy Research Training Program was established in 1992, 
supported in part by funding from the National Institute on Disability and 
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Previous award recipients have gone on to 
work as researchers, professors, and administrators. The very first Anne 
Sullivan Macy Scholar, Dr. Brenda Cavenaugh, served as Interim Director of 
MSU-RTC from 2007 – 2010. The current research training program will be 
funded under MSU-RTC’s current 5-year NIDRR grant: Rehabilitation Research 
and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who are 
Blind or Visually Impaired.

To learn more and to apply for the Anne Sullivan Macy Research Training 
Program, visit MSU-RTC’s website at http://www.blind.msstate.edu and select 
the “Employment Opportunities” button on the front page. Potential applicants 
are also encouraged to contact Dr. Michele C. McDonnall, MSU-RTC Interim 
Director, at (662) 325-2001 or via email at M.Mcdonnall at msstate.edu 

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