Science Education job - might be of interest?

Keith


>From: "Richard Duschl" <rduschl@...>
>Subject: Rutgers Faculty Recruitment for 2007-2008
>Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:35:21 -0400
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>RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
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>Faculty Recruitment for 2007-2008
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>The Rutgers University Graduate School of Education is dedicated to
>the study and improvement of educational institutions, processes,
>and agents to empower people to act as reflective, compassionate,
>and effective participants in a diverse and interconnected world. As
>a professional school within New Jersey's flagship public
>university, the production and dissemination of knowledge about
>education is central to our mission. We seek tenure-track or tenured
>faculty colleagues whose research focuses on informing and improving
>education, especially student learning, understanding, and
>achievement broadly defined.
>
>Applicants are expected to have earned a doctoral degree from a
>major research university. In screening applicants, we will be
>looking for evidence of research and scholarly promise or
>accomplishment; commitment to a strong, productive, and externally
>funded research program; appropriate experience and commitment to
>excellence in teaching. We invite applications from beginning to
>mid-career scholars. Salary and rank will be commensurate with
>qualifications and experience. Our School and University are
>especially interested in applications from individuals who are
>members of groups that have been and still are underrepresented in
>university faculty positions.
>
>For each position, responsibilities include: teaching and academic
>advising of both undergraduate and graduate students; an active
>program of research; contributing to the effective operation of the
>profession, the School, and the University. Pursuit of external
>funding for one's research program is also expected.
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>Apply electronically at the email address associated with the
>position you seek. Your application should include: 1) a cover
>letter of introduction including names and contact information for
>references; references will only be contacted after initial
>screening and with your permission; 2) a CV or resume; 3) a
>statement of research program or plan; 4) a statement of teaching
>experiences and philosophy; 5) two samples of scholarly writing such
>as publications or conference presentations. Submit these items as
>separate attachments in either MS Office 2003/2004 format or
>preferably as PDF documents.
>
>Screening of applications will begin immediately. We will accept
>applications until November 1, 2007. If interested, we encourage you
>to apply sooner than this deadline as we anticipate moving beyond
>initial screening as soon as possible.
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>Subject to the availability of funding, positions begin September
>2008 in the following areas:
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>Assistant Professor of Science Education: Joint Position in the
>School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (75%) and the
>Graduate School of Education (25%)
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>The Department of Environmental Sciences or the Department of Marine
>and Coastal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological
>Sciences and the Department of Learning and Teaching at the Graduate
>School of Education seek a highly competent candidate with a strong
>science background and an active research program on the learning
>and teaching of Environmental/Earth systems science and whose
>background qualifies them to teach both environmental/Earth systems
>science and science education courses. The successful candidate
>will have research interests that apply cognitive and learning
>sciences approaches to the design of learning environments,
>instruction, and/or the learning and teaching in Environmental/Earth
>science. The specific research focus can be in any domain of
>environmental/Earth science but it should have relevance within the
>K-16 framework and seek to improve understandings and practices for
>K-12 teachers and students. Preferred candidates will have knowledge
>of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) tools and programs. In
>addition to Environmental/Earth systems content courses in the
>specialty field, teaching responsibilities will include
>middle/secondary school Earth Science methods courses and graduate
>science education courses. Active engagement with relevant national
>education research communities (e.g., AERA, AAAS, NARST, ICLS, NAGT)
>and with national and state K-12 school communities is expected.
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>With the recent transformation of the School of Environmental and
>Biological Sciences, Rutgers has recommitted to addressing the
>problems and challenges of the environment and has made them a
>central part of the mission of the school. The Department of
>Environmental Sciences has programs that focus on climate and
>atmospheric processes; environmental chemistry, microbiology and
>engineering; geochemistry and geomicrobiology; air pollution and
>health; fate and transport of contaminants in air, soil, aquatic and
>subsurface environments. The Department of Marine and Coastal
>Sciences has integrated programs covering physical, biological,
>chemical, and geological oceanography which are broadly defined to
>include both basic and applied research in the coastal and open
>ocean systems and applied research in coastal processes. The
>Graduate School of Education emphasizes learning sciences approaches
>to subject matter domain educational research. There are two
>doctoral level programs for science education graduate student
>candidates - in science education (Ed.D) and in educational
>psychology (Ph.D.). In addition, there are two master's programs,
>one of which is a five-year program leading to teacher
>certification.
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>Apply at: science_education@...


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

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