International Visiting Scholar Programs IVSA / IVSA HEA
A certificate program offered by the Office of International and Transnational Affairs (OITA).
The Office of International and Transnational Affairs (OITA) at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) announces “International Visiting Scholar Academy (IVSA) Program”.
International Visiting Scholar Academy (IVSA)
Program Description
This is an academic program designed for international scholars interested in coming to University of Massachusetts Boston to participate in a series of transdisciplinary professional development workshops for their continuous improvement in teaching, research, and services related to their field.
In this program visiting scholars (J1 visa holders) may be current faculty in post-secondary settings, researchers, and post-doctoral students seeking faculty positions in post-secondary settings.
A cohort of 15 to 20 visiting scholars from various field and different countries will be selected for each semester. As a group the participants will interact and learn about topics related to:
- Interconnectedness of teaching, research, and services and its triad-relationship building;
- Why transdisciplinary approaches?
- Transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with colleagues;
- Transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with students;
- Transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with community members;
- Multiple forms of constructive teaching and transdisciplinary pedagogical transformation;
- Social responsibilities in the life of scholar for community transformation;
- International scholar network-building for transdisciplinary teaching, research, and service activities; and
- Tips for professional growth, scholar-leadership, and advancement in higher education academy
- Conceptual understanding and differences among disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches with examples.
The academy program will be coordinated and led by the director of OITA, Dr. E. Hyun (Professor and Associate Provost of International and Transnational Affairs). It is a semester-long program available for both Fall (September – December) and Spring (January –May) semesters each year. Visiting scholars can apply for the program for either one semester or two semesters.
Program fee: $3,500 USD per individual visiting scholar for one semester-long workshop. (Note: Fee includes expenses of program curriculum materials, handouts, Internet access, guest speaker honoraria, receptions, refreshments for each workshop, space rental, mini-conference, services for assigning/matching academic department at UMass Boston during the visiting program closing ceremony, certification, JI visa-processing services, etc.)
Program Contents and Timeline
Program announcement: All year long
Application Review: First week of each month
Invited visiting scholar announcement and sending and receiving the official invitation letter: March-April
Registration time:
For Fall term – anytime during July 1 - August 10
For Spring term – anytime during November 1 - December 15
Orientation:
For Fall term - First Friday of September
For Spring term - Second Friday of January
Workshop I: Interconnectedness of teaching, research, and service and its triad relationship building; Conceptual understanding and differences among disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches with examples; Why transdisciplinary approaches? (September/January)
Workshop II: Transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with colleagues; Transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with students; transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, research, and service with community members (October/February)
Workshop III: Multiple forms of constructive teaching and transdisciplinary pedagogical transformation (October/February)
Workshop IV: Social responsibilities in the life of the scholar for community transformation (November/March)
Workshop V: International scholar network-building for transdisciplinary teaching, research, and service activities; and tips for professional growth, scholar-leadership, and advancement in higher education academy (December/April)
Closing Ceremony, Program Self-Evaluation, and Certification Award:
For Fall term- December
For Spring term – May
Application
If you are interested in participating the program “International Visiting Scholar Academy (IVSA)” at University of Massachusetts Boston or have any questions re. the IVSA program, please review the detailed information and the application form and contact:
Dr. Eunsook Hyun (Ph.D.)
Professor & Associate Provost
Director of the Office of International and Transnational Affairs
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393
e-mail: eunsook.hyun@umb.edu
Phone: 617-287-7560
Application requirements: Current CV and IVSA application form.
Send your CV and the application form to Dr. E. Hyun via e-mail (eunsook.hyun@umb.edu).
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