The INFORMS Committee on Teaching and Learning (CTL) is proud to solicit applications from potential mentees and mentors for the fifth class of the INFORMS Early Career Teachers' Network (ECTN) Master Teacher Mentoring Program. The goal of ECTN is to support doctoral students in the job search process for teaching-stream positions and to help early career academics develop their skills in master OR/MS/Analytics teaching. For the purposes of ECTN, "teaching-stream position" will be either of the following:
1. A teaching-focused position at a research university
2. A position at a university that has historically focused on teaching
(Doctoral students targeting research-teaching balanced universities or junior faculty at research-teaching balanced universities may also apply.)
There are two components to the ECTN:
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ECTN Workshop: The ECTN Workshop is a pre-conference workshop prior to the INFORMS Annual Meeting. This year's ECTN Workshop will be held in person on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, prior to the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting. During the ECTN Workshop, participants will meet their fellow ECTN participants and previous ECTN participants to begin forming an ECTN community and learn the basics of constructing high-quality learning experiences for students. Workshop participants will also be introduced to their ECTN mentors to kickstart the mentoring process.
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ECTN Mentor-Mentee connection: Each ECTN mentee will be paired with an INFORMS member mentor who has spent considerable time in a teaching-stream position. Mentor-mentee pairs will be from different institutions to ensure a broad exchange of ideas and experiences. The ECTN mentee will continue to meet with their mentor through the year to discuss teaching strategies, projects, or any other teaching related activities. ECTN participants and mentors will also convene virtually as a group several times during the year.
ECTN program goals:
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Develop master OR/MS/Analytics teachers
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Increase the likelihood of ECTN participants securing teaching-stream roles, achieving tenure, and/or receiving promotions
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Foster an OR/MS/Analytics teaching and learning community
Program requirements:
Mentees
Eligibility: Currently in the last two years of PhD program and plans to focus on a teaching stream career or received a PhD within the last three years and has accepted or holds a teaching stream position
Required Documents:
Commitment:
Fee:
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The fee to attend the workshop is $50. This includes lunch and a reception at the end of the day.
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After acceptance to the ECTN workshop, you will receive a link to make the payment.
Apply here to be a mentee by July 5th
Mentors
Eligibility: 5+ years in a OR/MS/Analytics teaching-stream role and demonstrated commitment to OR/MS/Analytics teaching
Required Documents:
Commitment:
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Commitment to serve as an ECTN mentor for at least 1 year
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Must register for and attend the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting, including the ECTN workshop
Fee:
Apply here to be a mentor by July 5th
Selected ECTN mentees and mentors are expected to register and attend the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting (the deadline for speakers to register is August 1st). Both mentors and mentees will be given a certificate of completion after the workshop.
Questions? Email either Yaren Bilge (ybk2105@columbia.edu) or Mariana Escallon (mescallo@andrew.cmu.edu)
Want to apply? Submit your applications by 11:59 PM ET on FRIDAY JULY 5th, 2024
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Mariana Escallon-Barrios
Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Systems
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh PA
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