A graduate (MS or PhD) opportunity in Science Education Research is available for a Fall 2016 start date at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). I am seeking a motivated graduate student to work on an interdisciplinary research project about undergraduate student learning related to science literacy skills. The research will be centered around understanding how students learn science-informed decision-making and information literacy in a large-enrollment freshman majors and non-majors class. A competitive applicant will have a strong interest in discipline-based education research (DBER) and a background in science. The graduate degree will include collaborative research on student learning, taking graduate-level science courses (natural resources, agriculture, ecology or biology) and graduate-level education courses (research methods, education theory and pedagogy). UNL boasts a large community of DBER researchers and students with lots of resources and learning opportunities. Additionally, Lincoln is a great place to live, work and play, and has been rated as the top happiest and healthiest cities in the U.S. http://go.unl.edu/53va. Interested individuals should send a CV and a brief statement of goals and interests to Dr. Jenny Dauer (jenny.da...@unl.edu).
Jenny Dauer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Science Literacy School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln 502 Hardin Hall 402-472-8784 http://go.unl.edu/jennydauer
