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>Subject: Post Doctoral Fellowship or Sabbatical Opportunity
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>Science or Mathematics Education Post Doctoral Fellowship or
>Sabbatical Opportunity
>
>
>
>Description
>
>
>The University of Toledo offers an innovative postdoctoral
>fellowship for an energetic candidate who wishes to be involved in
>many exciting aspects of science and mathematics teacher education
>including recruitment, instructional design, clinical practice,
>professional development, principal leadership to support science
>and mathematics education, and community building. One exciting
>aspect of this fellowship is the use of Ohio's super high speed
>fiber network to improve teaching and learning, provide
>telementoring opportunities, and improve the induction experience
>for new teachers. The post doctoral fellow will also have the
>opportunity to work with urban school teachers, arts and science
>faculty, staff at area science museums and zoos, and university and
>school based leadership. Research opportunities exist that focus on
>classroom-based research, reform-based research, descriptive
>research, and student-learning research. The faculty at The
>University of Toledo is eager to work with a colleague interested in
>publishing the program and research findings.
>
>Funding for this postdoctoral fellowship comes from a grant from the
>US Department of Education Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership
>Program. This 5-year grant funded project, entitled UToledo. UTeach.
>UTouch the Future (UT3), is designed to foster collaboration with
>area schools and other colleges in order to increase the capacity of
>The University of Toledo to recruit and prepare teachers in the high
>need areas of science and math (especially in urban settings),
>increase the number of candidates who major in these high need areas
>(especially minorities), improve the quality of the initial teacher
>preparation programs to meet high-quality standards, and improve the
>quality of teaching of science and math with the aim of increasing
>student achievement.
>
>
>Qualifications
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>
>The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in science education or
>mathematics education. Research interests need to be relevant to the
>UT3 grant funded project, and the applicant will participate as a
>team member with those working on the grant.
>
>
>Salary
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>Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
>
>
>Appointment
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>The appointment will be a full time, 12-month position with
>opportunity for a yearly renewal.
>
>
>Applications
>
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>Candid dates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and
>list of references to:
>
>Charlene M. Czerniak
>The University of Toledo
>College of Education
>2801 W. Bancroft St.
>Toledo, OH 43560
>
>
>Screening
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>Review of applications will begin May 31, 2006 and continue until
>the position is filled.
>
>
>The University of Toledo, a state supported university in Ohio with
>approximately 21,000 students, is located on a wooded 255-acre urban
>campus in one of Toledo's finest residential neighborhoods. The
>American Society of Landscape Architects has recognized the
>University's Centennial Mall as one of the "100 most beautifully
>landscaped places in the country." Local amenities include a
>nationally accredited, on-campus childcare center; one of the
>nation's top art museums; an excellent symphony orchestra; a
>nationally recognized public library system; an excellent zoo; and
>an outstanding metro park system. The University has also been named
>one of the 100 most wired campuses in the country. It is a Carnegie
>Doctoral/Research-Extensive institution and an Equal Access, Equal
>Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.
>


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Dr. Keith S. Taber
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education

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