The following post is available at the University of Cambridge, UK


Research Associate

Salary: £25,888-£33,780 pa

Limit of tenure: up to 38 months from 01.11.2008

Applications are invited for a Research Associate
position available for up to 38 months from 1
November 2008, starting date negotiable. The
postholder will work on an ESRC-funded research
project, 'Effecting Principled Improvement in
STEM Education: Student Engagement and Learning
in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and
Mathematics', which forms part of the ESRC's
Targeted Research Initiative on Science and
Mathematics Education. Under the leadership of
Profs. Kenneth Ruthven, Christine Howe, Neil
Mercer and Dr. Keith Taber, and working with
another Research Associate, the post-holder will
join a research team collaborating with 20
teacher co-researchers to design and evaluate a
theorised teaching intervention, using a variety
of research methods. For this position, expertise
in quantitative methods and statistical analysis
is particularly important.

The position requires a PhD in Education,
Psychology, or a cognate area, or equivalent
research training, experience and achievement.
Fuller details of post responsibilities and
person specifications are provided in the further
particulars. The successful candidate will be
required to obtain a CRB enhanced disclosure.

Informal enquiries should be made to the Project
Director (Prof. Kenneth Ruthven) on
kr18@....

Further details and application procedure are
available at
http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/about/jobs/#JR03978.

Closing Date: 15 September 2008


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Dr. Keith S. Taber

http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/staff/taber.html
http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/kst24/

University Senior Lecturer in Science Education

Science Education Centre
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
184 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 8PQ
United Kingdom

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