[Maths-Education] 3-year postdoctoral research positions available at Cambridge on STEM Education project

[Kenneth Ruthven]

This call for applications for postdoctoral research positions on a 3+-year 
project at Cambridge may be of interest to members of this list and their 
associates. Best wishes, Kenneth Ruthven

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Research Associate and Research Associate/Assistant

Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe):
Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science 
and Mathematics

The Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge 
<http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/> is a leading international centre for 
educational research and teacher development. The Faculty is currently 
seeking to make appointments to two research positions.

Applications are invited for one full-time Research Associate position and 
one half-time Research Associate/Assistant position, available for up to 38 
months from 1 November 2008, starting date negotiable. The postholders will 
work on a research project, 'Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM 
Education: Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School 
Physical Science and Mathematics' [epiSTEMe], which forms part of the 
Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC] Targeted Initiative on Science 
and Mathematics Education. Under the leadership of Profs. Kenneth Ruthven, 
Christine Howe, Neil Mercer and Dr. Keith Taber, the post-holders will join 
a research team collaborating with 20 teacher co-researchers to design and 
evaluate a theorised teaching intervention, using a variety of research 
methods.

Fuller details of post responsibilities and person specifications are 
provided in the further particulars. Appointment at Research Associate 
level requires a PhD in Education or a cognate area, or equivalent research 
training, experience and achievement. Salary according to qualifications 
and experience on the Research Associate scale (currently £25,888-£33,780 
per annum) or Research Assistant scale (currently £22,332-£25,135), 
pro-rata for part-time.

For further particulars and details of the application process please see 
<www.educ.cam.ac.uk/jobs.html> or email <pam26 at cam.ac.uk> or telephone +44 
(0) 1223 767600.

Informal enquiries should be made to the Project Director (Prof. Kenneth 
Ruthven) on <kr18 at cam.ac.uk>.

The closing date for applications is 14 July 2008.