[Maths-Education] Job opportunities at University of Southampton, UK

Jones D.K. D.K.Jones at soton.ac.uk
Tue Jul 27 17:43:33 BST 2010


Colleagues
[with apologies if you receive this more than once]

Please see below for details of five posts in Education now being advertised for the School of Education at the University of Southampton, UK. Each of the positions are open to applicants with expertise in mathematics education, with one job specifically reserved for mathematics education. For the Professorship, an applicant would need to demonstrate a successful track-record of funded research and distinguished publications in one or more of the following: pedagogy and teacher effectiveness, quantitative methodologies, educational intervention and improvement.

The mathematics education group here at Southampton would especially welcome applicants with an interest in mathematics education for these positions.

The posts are currently being advertised. Details and forms are online at:
http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
Search using the following position numbers:
- Lecturer in Mathematics Education [Assistant Professor], one post: Position Number 4640-10-L
- Senior Lecturers/Readers in Education [Associate Professor], three posts: Position Number 4639-10-L
- Professor in "Educational Effectiveness", one post: Position Number 4638-10-L

Closing date for all jobs: 13 August 2010 at 12.00 noon (UK time)

Please consider forwarding this message to anyone that you think might be interested in these positions.

best regards

Keith
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Keith Jones
University of Southampton
School of Education
UK
www.crme.soton.ac.uk
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Lecturer in Mathematics Education [Assistant Professor], one post: Position Number 4640-10-L
Applications are invited from candidates who are engaged in research and have a successful track record of research and publications. We are particularly interested in applicants from the UK and overseas with expertise in pedagogy and teacher effectiveness, and experience in delivering high quality mathematics (or science) education in the primary, middle or secondary phases with experience in supporting trainee teachers within a school context.

Senior Lecturers/Readers in Education [Associate Professor], three posts: Position Number 4639-10-L
The University invites applications from candidates who are engaged in international research and have a successful track record of funded research and distinguished publications in one or more of the following fields: Social Justice and Inclusive Education; Lifelong and Work-Related Learning; Leadership, School Improvement and Effectiveness; Mathematics and Science Education.
For informal discussion about these posts, please contact Head of School, Professor Jacky Lumby (tel 023 8059 3061, email J.G.Lumby at soton.ac.uk) or Director of Research, Professor Tony Kelly (tel 023 8059 3351, email a.kelly at soton.ac.uk).

Professor in "Educational Effectiveness", one post: Position Number 4638-10-L
The University invites applications from candidates who are engaged in international research and have a successful track record of funded research and distinguished publications in pedagogy and teacher effectiveness, quantitative methodologies, educational intervention and improvement.
Salary is negotiable with the successful candidate. Excellent benefits are available including subsidised health care and final salary pension schemes. For informal discussion about these posts, please contact Head of School, Professor Jacky Lumby (tel 023 8059 3061, email J.G.Lumby at soton.ac.uk) or Director of Research, Professor Tony Kelly (tel 023 8059 3351, email a.kelly at soton.ac.uk)

The closing date for applications to all positions is 13 August 2010 at 12.00 noon (UK time). Interviews are scheduled for mid-September 2010. Please quote the relevant reference number in all correspondence.

Application is online at:
http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
[search for a job by the relevant reference number]

All posts are located at the School of Education, Highfield Campus, Southampton
http://www.southampton.ac.uk

The University of Southampton, one of the UK's leading research universities, is embarking on a programme of appointing up to 100 top-flight academics.

The School of Education is a flourishing centre of research and teaching excellence with an international outlook. In the 2008 HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 80 per cent of the School's research was graded as international quality. The University is a key player in the UK Higher Education STEM programme (promoting science and mathematics) and the School is directly involved in running the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods in the Social Sciences and is an active partner in the University's HEFCE-funded Centre for Excellence in Inter-professional Learning. The School is also the base for the DCSF-funded Regional Science Learning Centre South East.

The School is situated on the main university campus in a new building with state-of-the-art facilities. The surrounding area is one of the most beautiful in Britain, with excellent rail and road links to London, and sea and air links to mainland Europe and beyond.

General information on the University can be found on our web pages:
http://www.southampton.ac.uk

Further information about the School of Education can be found on our web pages:
http://www.education.soton.ac.uk/

More details about the mathematics education team at Southampton can be found on our website at:
http://www.crme.soton.ac.uk

The University of Southampton is a founder member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN):
http://www.wun.ac.uk
and a founder member of the Russell Group, an association of 19 major research-intensive universities of the UK:
http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk


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