[Maths-Education] FW: research fellowship in mathematics education

[Peter Gates]

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim announces a research felllowship in mathematics education. Candiates can be appointed as a PhD fellow or a postdoctoral fellow depending on background. The position is placed at the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

The fellowship is connected to the project Quality, Accessibility and Differentiation in the basic teaching of mathematics. This project aims at developing the quality of the basic education in mathematics for engineering students by developing and trying out new ways of teaching, learning and assessing mathematics. Digital tools play an important role, as well as various ways of organising the teacging to enable stronger student-teacher contact. The project is also connected to MatRIC, Centre of Excellence in Education at the University of Agder (http://old.uia.no/no/div/sentre/senter_for_fremragende_utdanning_matric) . 

The project will be followed with research and the research fellow will develop his/her research project within this follow up research. 

See full announcement at  http://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/102328/1-phd-or-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-the-department-of-mathematical-sciences
Closing date 20. May 2014.

Please make this known to candidates that you think may be interested.

For further information, please contact Frode Rønning, frode.ronning at math.ntnu.no 

Kind regards
Frode Rønning
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Frode Rønning
professor
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
N-7491 Trondheim
Tel.: +47 73 55 02 56 / +47 952 18 138
http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/froderon