Dear Colleagues, The University of Washington Biology Education Research Group is hiring two post-docs to work on how students learn concepts across the undergraduate curriculum. Details and qualifications can be found in the ad below. Please share this widely.
Thank you, Jennifer Doherty Mary Pat Wenderoth *Postdoctoral Position: Biology Education Research at the University of Washington* The UW Biology Education Research Group (BERG) seeks candidates to fill two full-time postdoctoral positions to work on the NSF-funded *Learning Progression on the Development of Principle-based Reasoning in Undergraduate Physiology (LeaP UP**) *project. This project will develop a learning progression documenting how undergraduates come to master principle-based reasoning in Physiology across the undergraduate curriculum. We will create machine-gradable, constructed response assessments that will be used to describe current trends in student understanding as they move through the undergraduate curricula at R1s and community colleges. The project is a collaboration between UW BERG and the Automated Analysis of Constructed Response (AACR) Research Group (www.msu.edu/~aacr) at Michigan State University. The positions will be under the supervision of Drs. Jennifer Doherty and Mary Pat Wenderoth in the UW Biology Department. The postdocs will have opportunities to collaborate with a diverse network of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students—locally through UW BERG and nationally through AACR and participation in the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) and the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Candidates must have: · a Ph.D. in biology, biology education, learning sciences, physics education or a closely related field completed in the last three years · success in publishing and presenting research findings · demonstrated interest in discipline-based education research · excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills Preference will be given to candidates who have, or are willing to acquire, expertise in the following: · physiology (plant or animal), ecophysiology or neurobiology · qualitative educational or psychological research · instrument development and validation · project management · web-based data collection and database management · statistical data analysis The postdoctoral fellow responsibilities include: · conducting and analyzing student interviews · developing and refining the learning progression framework · contributing to the development of assessments · managing data collection, database production and project logistics · directing the development of scoring rubrics and coding processes · mentoring undergraduate research assistants · being lead author on research publications and meeting presentations The positions are full-time, 12 month appointments, with salaries of $47,484, including benefits (Research Associate, UW Job Code 0148). The positions are intended to be two or three-year positions, contingent upon satisfactory performance, available funding and university policies. To apply, send (1) a cover letter, (2) a one-page summary of the your education research interests, and (3) a curriculum vitae to doher...@uw.edu in one PDF file named *“LeaP UP Postdoc LastName FirstName.pdf”*. Please be ready to provide telephone numbers of three references and a sample publication if requested. Review of applications will begin *May 1, 2017*; applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. The ideal starting date is *June 1, 2017*, but is negotiable. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.
