Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Postdoc at AAPT

[Ed note: this position has been filled.]

The American Association of Physics Teachers is seeking to hire a postdoctoral research associate to work on a new collaborative project on "Increasing Faculty Use of Formative and Summative Assessment through Online Resources and Faculty Development." The postdoc will be jointly supervised by Sam McKagan, the editor of the PER User's Guide, and Ellie Sayre, faculty with the Kansas State University Physics Education Research Group.

The position will be 70-100% time for 1.75 years, with the possibility of being extended contingent on future funding. The postdoc will work remotely with a geographically distributed research team. The postdoc may choose to work more directly with Dr. McKagan in Seattle, WA and join the research group at Seattle Pacific University, to work more directly with Dr. Sayre in Manhattan, KS and join the research group at Kansas State University, or may live elsewhere. The start date for the position is flexible, with the option to start as early as January 1, 2013, or as late as summer 2013. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.
For more information,see http://perusersguide.org/postdoc/