[Maths-Education] Postdoc 2D-3D visualisations

[Bakker, A. (Arthur)]

Dear all,
I would like to draw your attention to a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher for a two-year project titled Embodied expertise: To get a feel for 2D and 3D visualizations in vocations.
The proposed interdisciplinary project aims at making a theoretical and methodological innovative step in investigating expertise in vocational education. The goal is to understand the relationships between bodily action, perception and reasoning in a range of tasks related to two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional objects within mathematics (study 1) and engineering (study 2). To this end log files keep track of students’ actions in a computer environment, gaze data of their perception and thinking aloud data of their reasoning. Bayesian statistics are used to analyse the data from a dynamic systems perspective.
The project will take place at the Department of Education under supervision of Dr. M. F. van der Schaaf (Department of Education) and Dr. A. Bakker (Faculty of Science, Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, and Department of Special Education). The project will be conducted in collaboration with the Embodied Design Research Laboratory in University of California, Berkeley, directed by dr. Abrahamson, and the Imaging Science Institute at UMCU, dr. Vincken.


Profile
 The postdoc researcher:

-        has a PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., Educational sciences, Educational psychology, Cognitive sciences)

-        has a strong quantitative background (e.g., Bayesian statistics, analysis of log files)

-        has experience with eye-tracking techniques and analysis of gaze data

-        has a strong theoretical background, preferably in embodied cognition, expertise, dynamic systems theory and/or mathematics
The researcher is expected to assist in writing a research proposal for a larger-scale follow-up project.


Offer
Successful candidates will be offered a fulltime postdoc position for one year that, with satisfactory completion, will result in an extension for a year, at the latest until 1 September 2016 (depending on the starting date). The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges in principle between € 2,919 (scale 10 – 4) and  € 4,462 (scale 11 – 11) per month for a full time employment of 38 hours per week . The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of  8.3% per year. We offer flexible working conditions to support a good work – life balance of our employees. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible employment conditions. More information on our employment conditions can be found at the website: www.uu.nl.

Starting date: preferably April 2014 but definitely before September 2014

More information
For more information please contact the leading investigator Marieke van der Schaaf: m.f.vanderschaaf at uu.nl<mailto:m.f.vanderschaaf at uu.nl>, +31 30 2534944, or Arthur Bakker: a.bakker4 at uu.nl<mailto:a.bakker4 at uu.nl>


Applications
You can apply by pressing the button below. Please provide a letter of motivation, a CV including course grades, and two letters of reference.
The closing date for applications is February 16, 2014. We aim to have job interviews in week 9 - between February 24 and February 28th.




Dr Arthur Bakker | Freudenthal Instituut voor Didactiek van Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen | Faculteit Bètawetenschappen | Universiteit Utrecht | Princetonplein 5, kamer 465 |Postbus 85170, 3508 AD Utrecht | tel. (030) 253 5641 | a.bakker4 at uu.nl<mailto:a.debruin at uu.nl>