Post Doctoral Scholar
University of California, Berkeley
Visualizing to Integrate Science Understanding for All Learners (VISUAL) NSF Funded Project
Cumulative Learning using Embedded Assessment Results (CLEAR)
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks a postdoctoral scholar to join the Visualizing to Integrate Science Understanding for All Learners (VISUAL) and Cumulative Learning using Embedded Assessment Results (CLEAR) projects in science and technology education (see TELSCenter.org for more details).
The postdoctoral scholar will work in a multidisciplinary collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation including leaders in education, technology, and the science disciplines. Leaders are from the University of California, Berkeley (Marcia C. Linn), Concord Consortium (Robert Tinker, Chad Dorsey, Kimberle Koille), ETS (Lydia Liu), Tufts (Hee Sun Lee), the Technion (Yael Kali), Vanderbilt (Doug Clark), and the University of Toronto (Jim Slotta).
The postdoctoral scholar will join researchers who are creating new technologies, developing innovative instructional materials, designing professional development programs, exploring partnerships with educational organizations including school districts, and researching their impacts. The group builds on previously successful uses of technology such as the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE). The work both draws on current research on teaching and learning and contributes to a framework to guide future designers.
The scholar will conduct a research program, mentor graduate students, collaborate on the design of new technologies, author instructional materials, collaborate with local schools, and design assessments with input from leaders in the field. The scholar will have the opportunity to learn about advances in technology and education and to contribute to all aspects of the work.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should have a background in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer science and a Ph. D. in education, psychology, mathematics, natural science, engineering, computer science, or a related discipline. They should have research experience relevant to the learning sciences. Experience in the design, implementation, and analysis of science materials and assessments is an asset. Applicants should also demonstrate ability to work on a team, skill in collaborating with practitioners, interest in working in partnerships to develop innovations, and ability to succeed in a school setting.
Start date can be as early as summer 2011, but is negotiable. The position, which has an annual salary of $49,452, is for one year with possible renewal for a second year.
TO APPLY
Send CV, statement of purpose, one or more academic papers, and a list of people we might contact for letters of recommendation by May 31, 2011 [Applicants should refer their references to the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality found at http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.]
Send to:
Darah Vickery Savitt: dvs@berkeley.edu
Or mail materials to:
Darah Vickery Savitt
University of California at Berkeley
Graduate School of Education
1501 Tolman Hall
Berkeley, California 94720-1670
The University of California is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
