NNPC/TOTAL - MIT-Empowering the Teachers Program 2020-2021

Published: 07 Oct 2019 2,551 views

MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT), a teaching-focused fellowship offered by MISTI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and its corporate partner NNPC/TOTAL is inviting applications from teachers with a PhD and are faculty members in a department corresponding to Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Petroleum Engineering at a Nigerian university.

The fellows nominated by MIT-ETT from the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and petroleum engineering from Nigerian universities will spend a semester at MIT either in Fall 2020 (September-December 2020) or in Spring 2021 (February-May 2021).

Upon being awarded:

1. MIT-ETT enables Nigerian faculty in science and engineering to experience a semester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

2. 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.

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.

Think you meet the requirement? Hurry now and apply before the application closes on November 1, 2019.

 

NNPC/TOTAL - MIT Teachers

Application Deadline	November 1, 2019
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study	United States
School to study	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Type	Postgraduate
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	MIT International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of NNPC/TOTAL - MIT Teachers

1. MIT-ETT will cover basic travel, living and instructional materials expenses of the participants.
2. The home universities of the successful applicants will commit to provide paid leave of absence during the period of the MIT program.

NNPC/TOTAL - MIT Teachers Courses

• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

Requirements for NNPC/TOTAL - MIT Teachers

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.

Selection Process

1. Applications will be thoroughly vetted
2. An 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.
3. If you have further questions about the application or this system, please contact: [email protected].

Application Deadline

November 1, 2019

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to MIT International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI) on mistigsf.fluidreview.com to apply