JILA AMO Physics Frontier Center and Physics Education Research Group at the University of Colorado Boulder
The AMO Physics Frontier Center at JILA and the Physics Education
Research group at the University of Colorado at Boulder are
collaborating to support a physics education outreach program. A
two-year (possibly extendable) position is available for someone to
direct the outreach & community partnership efforts of the AMO
Frontier Center and conduct research on student learning in these
environments. The position will be jointly supervised by a faculty
member from the Physics Education Research Group and a director of the
Physics Frontier Center. The goal of the program is to continue robust
informal science programs with local schools serving populations that
are typically underrepresented in science, collaborate with other
Physics Frontier Centers, communicate current physics research to the
general public and concomitantly to research and evaluate these outreach
programs using cutting-edge physics education research methods.
The successful applicant will be responsible for preparing graduate
students and postdoctoral research assistants within JILA and the
Physics Department at CU to present science activities at local middle
and high schools, coordinating with teachers and administrators at local
schools to establish forums for these and other outreach activities,
developing methods for communicating with the public, and researching
& evaluating these efforts. In addition to creating and studying
outreach programs, the candidate will collaborate with other Physics
Frontiers Centers to present information on these centers at national
conferences and work with outreach coordinators from other centers on
projects of mutual interest.
Eligibility: Candidates should have completed a doctoral degree by
July 2016. Graduates with a specialization in physics education
research are especially encouraged to apply, but graduates with a
background in traditional areas of physics research, or science
education research who are interested in shifting their focus to physics
education research will also be considered. The University of Colorado
is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on May 15th, 2016, and
continue until the position is filled. This appointment could begin as
early as Jun 15, 2016.
Stipend: $50,000/yr.
Application Procedure: Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
and three letters of reference to: Professors Eric Cornell and Noah
Finkelstein c/o Krista Beck, JILA UCB 440 University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309 or by email:
kristab@jila.colorado.edu<mailto:kristab@jila.colorado.edu>
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