A collaborative team of
researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University
plans to advertise a postdoctoral research associate position soon, with a
flexible start date between October 1, 2019, and January 30, 2020. The
postdoctoral research associate would work on a recently-funded National Science Foundation grant, Research and Curriculum Development to Leverage University
Student Conceptual Resources for Understanding Physics which builds on an earlier project that ends this year.
The new
grant will:
- Identify university student conceptual resources for understanding kinematics, linear momentum, electric circuits, and heat and temperature
- Develop and test instructional materials that build on student resources
- Intentionally seek a representative sample of introductory physics students
- Study context-dependent patterns in resource activation
- Disseminate insights and resources from the project through PhysPort
The
postdoctoral research associate would join a collaborative team that includes
faculty Paula Heron (Physics, University of Washington, Seattle), Amy Robertson (Physics, Seattle Pacific
University), Rachel Scherr (Physics, University of Washington, Bothell), and Raphael Mondesir (Sociology, Seattle Pacific
University).
The postdoctoral research associate would be supported in
choosing an independent and integrated strand of research and would receive
extensive professional development that includes travel to conferences,
mentoring undergraduate and graduate researchers, and other skills identified
collaboratively.
The minimum salary is $60,000, with benefits.
The
position would be for two years at the University of Washington, Seattle.
