[Maths-Education] Senior Math Ed position at UMass

[Stephen Hegedus]

SENIOR MATHEMATICS EDUCATION POSITION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

Position Description:

We invite applications for a tenured position at the Associate or Full
Professor level commencing Fall 2004. Candidates must have a doctorate in
Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a related field that includes a
strong background in Mathematics, experience in obtaining external research
support, and a strong record in research and teaching at multiple levels of
education. The successful candidate will join an active Mathematics
Education Research Group including Jim Kaput, Maria Blanton, and Stephen
Hegedus, who share close working relationships with researchers at TERC, th=
e
Concord Consortium and others on the national and international scene.
Current projects focus on foundational change and innovation that include:

=B7     Rethinking the roles of algebraic reasoning in elementary mathematics=
,

=B7     The long term evolution of proof capacity from elementary grades
through college mathematics,

=B7     The innovative uses of technology to democratize access to core ideas
of the mathematics of change and variation including calculus, as well as
geometry and statistics,

=B7     The affordances and constraints of wireless classroom connectivity,
and

=B7     The generative diffusion of educational innovation at school and
district levels, especially through innovations in teacher professional
development.
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UMass Dartmouth is a public university with 6500 students. Our 700-acre
campus is located on the "gateway to Cape Cod," 10 miles from the ocean, 30
miles from Providence, and 55 miles from Boston.
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Further descriptions of the group=B9s present work can be found at
http://merg.umassd.edu.  Feel free to contact any of the research group
mentioned above for additional information.

Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching
philosophy and research interests, names and contact information for up to
four references whom we can contact to:


Dr Lew Kamm
Office of the Dean,
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747

Review of applications will begin 15 December, 2003. Applications will
continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Rank and Salary:

Salary will be commensurate with the successful candidate's qualifications
and experience. The position will be filled subject to budget availability.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Stephen J. Hegedus,
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road,
North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300. USA.
Office: (508) 910-6433
Fax: (508) 910-6917
SimCalc: (508) 999-9216
Cell: 508 524 7998
merg.umassd.edu