[Maths-Education] Research assistant at University of Southampton

[Jones D.K.]

Colleagues (with apologies if you receive this more than once)

The mathematics education group at the University of Southampton has secured funding for a one-year project examining aspects of conceptual understanding of number in young children (of primary/elementary school age) who may have mathematics learning difficulties. 

We are looking to appoint a part-time Research Assistant for four days per week for 9 months (or equivalent time commitment). Flexible working arrangements are possible. Pay is likely to be in the range £15500 - £18500 (pro-rata 0.8), depending on experience.

The role will include searching and reviewing the research literature, working with pupils of primary/elementary school age using screening tests and semi-structured clinical interviews, and analysing pupil approaches to arithmetical problem solving. 

The successful applicant is expected to have a good first degree in Education, Psychology or Mathematics, and desirably, a higher degree in one of these domains (e.g. MSc, PhD), plus some experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative data, in qualitative interviewing, and in the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. 

The post is likely to be a suitable post-doc position, or, perhaps, for someone looking to do our MPhil in research methodology. The position may also suit a visiting researcher (though no further assistance with travel or other expenses is available, unfortunately).

The starting date for the Research Assistant position is 2 October 2006. 

The project is being led by Dr Charis Voutsina, Mathematics Education Research Group, School of Education, University of Southampton. If you would value an informal preliminary discussion about this appointment, please contact Charis either by email or by phone:
Email: cv at soton.ac.uk
Tel: 023 8059 2756 (or, from outside the UK: +44 23 8059 2756)

The University of Southampton is in the top ten of research-led universities in the UK for both research quality and research income. 

More details about the University and the Research Assistant post are online at:
http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk

Please do consider forwarding this message to anyone you think might be interested in this position.

Best regards

Keith
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Keith Jones
University of Southampton
School of Education
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
UK
t: +44 (0)23 8059 2449
f: +44 (0)23 8059 3556
e: d.k.jones at soton.ac.uk
http://www.crme.soton.ac.uk