From: Tonia Davison <Tonia.Davison@PED.KULEUVEN.BE>
Date: September 30, 2009 4:34:03 AM GMT-04:00
To: EARLI@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Subject: EARLI - job announcements: a Tenure track-position,
Academic position and professorship in Belgium, a professorship in
Germany, a Funded PhD Studentship in the UK
Reply-To: European Association for Research on Learning and
Instruction <EARLI@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE>
Dear EARLI members,
Please find below 5 job announcements:
Tenure track-position ‘Educational neurosciences’ ( starting 1
oktober 2010)
The Faculty Psychology and Educational Sciences of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) invites applications for a tenure
track position in the domain of ‘educational neurosciences’. The
appointment includes:
1) Research: The applicant is expected to design and execute
innovative research in the domain of educational neurosciences. This
research will pertain to the relation between neurobiological
factors and educational factors and interventions (in family and
school context) with regard to (distorted) learning and
developmental processes. Research experience and expertise in one of
the subdisciplines of the educational sciences, associated with
experience and expertise in the use of methods and insights of the
neurosciences are prerequisites. A critical reflection on the
significance of the neurosciences for the educational sciences is to
the applicant’s credit. The successful candidate will be expected to
establish an international competitive research programme and to
realize output at a high international level. She/he will be
prepared to engage in the raising of external research funds. She/he
will be required to supervise doctoral dissertations in the domain
of educational neurosciences. The applicant is expected to include a
medium term research proposal with her/his application, in which
the connection with one of the research lines of the department of
Educational Sciences in Leuven is demonstrated (for instance
research in the fields of learning disorders, autism, severe brain
damages, instructional psychology, learning processes in the course
of life).
2) Teaching assignment: The applicant will be engaged in teaching in
the Bachelor and Master programmes in Educational Sciences. The
actual teaching assignment will be defined in mutual agreement
between the candidate, the head of the department and the vice-dean
for education. The candidate must be willing to supervise master
theses and internships in educational sciences.
3)Scientific support: The candidate is expected to act as a liaison
who will foster the communication and cooperation between the
educational sciences on the one hand and the neurosciences, the
cognitive psychology and the biomedical sciences on the other hand.
She/he will also give scientific support to the colleagues of the
department of educational sciences who want to involve methods or
insights from neurosciences in their research projects.
Candidates are expected to have an excellent research record that
will reflect positively on the quality and standing of the
department. This quality of research should be apparent from
publications in international and peer-reviewed journals.
International research experience is highly appreciated.
Applicants are expected to have acquired high-level instructional
qualities and skills as necessary to train and teach future
pedagogues. The successful candidate should be prepared to develop
these qualities and skills further.
The applicant is also expected to have (potential) leadership
capacities and to work together in a team with colleagues from the
department, the faculty and other universities.
The position requires a Ph.D. or doctoral degree, preferably in
Educational Sciences or Psychology. The Department of Educational
Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.
To obtain more information about this position, candidates can
contact the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Bea Maes (bea.maes@ped.kuleuven.be
)
Academic position in the domain of “School development and
educational innovation” (starting 1 October 2010)
The Department of Educational Sciences of the K.U.Leuven (Belgium)
invites applications for an academic position in the domain of
“School development and educational innovation”. The appointment
will include scientific research, academic teaching and scientific
support.
1) Research on school development and educational innovation.
The applicant is expected to design and execute innovative research
in the domain of school development and educational innovation, for
instance about leadership and management in schools, the school as a
professional learning community, school culture etc. This research
will include both empirical and theoretical work, and should be
connected to the international developments in this field. Expertise
in qualitative research methods is to the applicant’s credit. She/he
should be prepared to develop functional collaboration with
colleagues in other research centres, both within and outside the
faculty and be willing to engage in the raising of external research
funds. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an
international competitive research programme and to realize output
at a high international level. She/he will be required to supervise
doctoral theses in the domain of school development and educational
innovation. The applicant is expected to include a medium term
research proposal with her/his application.
2) Teaching assignment
The teaching assignment will include courses in the Bachelor and
Master programmes in Educational Sciences. The actual teaching
assignment will be defined in mutual agreement between the candidate
and the colleagues in the Center of Educational Policy and
Innovation, the head of the department and the vice-dean for
education. The candidate must be willing to supervise master
thesises and internships in educational sciences.
3) Internal and external services
He/she should be willing to take up responsibilities in the
department and to give scientific support to the educational
practice. This requires knowledge of, experience and involvement in
the field of educational practice.
Candidates are expected to have an excellent research record that
will reflect positively on the quality and standing of the
department. This quality of research should be apparent from
publications in international and peer-reviewed journals.
International research experience is highly appreciated.
Applicants are expected to have acquired high-level instructional
qualities and skills as necessary to train and teach future
pedagogues. The successful candidate should be prepared to develop
these qualities and skills further. Foreign candidates are expected
to teach in Dutch after maximal three years.
The applicant is also expected to have (potential) leadership
capacities and to work as a good colleague in the team of the Centre
for Educational Policy and Innovation.
The position requires a Ph.D. or doctoral degree, preferably in
Educational Sciences.
The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the levels of
the tenured ranks, depending on the candidate’s qualifications. The
Department of Educational Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.
To obtain more information about this position, candidates can
contact the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Bea Maes (bea.maes@ped.kuleuven.be
)
Opening for a professorship in the domain of Educational Effectiveness
The Department of Educational Sciences of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven has an opening for a full position in the domain
of educational effectiveness.
We are seeking to appoint a person with an outstanding research
record and excellent teaching skills.
The applicant is expected to contribute to research on educational
effectiveness, in close collaboration with the other members of the
department. The high level and international quality of the
candidate's research should be evidenced by publications in
international peer-reviewed journals. International research
experience is highly appreciated.
The candidate will have to teach courses within the domain of
educational effectiveness and in the teacher training program of
university students. Foreign language speakers are expected to teach
in Dutch after three years.
The position requires a PhD or doctoral degree, preferably in
educational sciences. The rank of professorship will depend on the
qualifications of the applicant. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
is an equal opportunity employer.
Potential applicants who wish to discuss this position informally
are invited to contact the Head of the Department, Prof. Bea Maes (e-
mail: bea.maes@ped.kuleuven.be).
The Faculty of Psychology and Education at the Ludwig Maximilian
University of Munich is inviting applications for a
Professorship for ‘Research in Learning and Instruction’
(W2; tenure track, initially limited to 6 years)
The successful candidate will represent the field of empirical
research in learning and instruction in both teaching and research.
He/She is expected to be willing to contribute to the establishment
of a research group on technology-enhanced learning. With respect to
teaching, the professorship is expected to contribute to the
curricula of psychology, educational science, as well as to pre-
service teacher education.
Applicants should have a university degree, teaching experience, and
doctorate; further, they should be able to demonstrate additional
scientific achievements, such as a *Habilitation* or equivalent
publications, or achievements attained during the tenure of a Junior
Professorship.
As a rule, the appointment is limited to a term of six years in the
first instance (*Beamtenverhältnis auf Zeit*). However, if the legal
requirements are fulfilled, especially following a positive
evaluation, the appointment can be changed into an unlimited-term
(life-time) appointment (*Beamtenverhältnis auf Lebenszeit*) after
three years the earliest. In exceptional cases, excellently
qualified applicants may also be offered a life-time appointment
immediately.
Candidates should not have reached the age of 52 at the time of the
appointment. In urgent cases exceptions will be approved.
Handicapped applicants will be given preference in the case of
approximately equal qualifications and experience. The University of
Munich is interested in increasing the number of female faculty
members and encourages woman to apply.
Please send your applications including curriculum vitae, copies of
degree certificates, list of publications and teaching activities to
the following address (closing date: October 29, 2009):
Dean of Faculty 11, University of Munich, Leopoldstraße 13, D-80802
Munich, Germany,
Fax +49-89-2180-5290, E-Mail: dekanat11@lmu.de
Funded PhD Studentship:
Can motor skills training improve cognitive functioning?: An
evaluation of structured interventions for young children
An interdisciplinary PhD studentship is available in the Schools of
Education and Applied Social Sciences with Dr. Christine Merrell
(Education – Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring), Professor Joe
Elliott (Psychology - School of Education) and Dr. Susan Bock (Sport
– School of Applied Social Sciences).
The scholarship is funded through the Durham University ‘Social
Science and Health Interdisciplinary Scholarships’ scheme and
comprises tuition fees at Home/EU rate and a maintenance grant for
up to 3 years. The maintenance grant for the first year will be
£13,290 with adjustment in the following two years in line with the
UKRC’s recognised measure of inflation.
Project Information
Studies of the relationship between the development of motor and
cognitive skills and competencies suggest that motor development may
predict or determine the developmental sequencing of some aspects of
perceptual and cognitive development. Empirical evidence to support
the existence of such a link across a school-based population is
limited with the majority of studies focusing on clinical
populations. However, recent analysis of data from a monitoring
system run by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring using a large
sample of pre-school children has found a significant relationship
between motor development and key aspects of cognitive development.
Such findings raise important questions about the extent to which
early intervention with respect to motor skills can demonstrate
benefits in other areas of development. The aim of this studentship
is to investigate whether the introduction of specific interventions
designed to improve the motor skills of pre-school children
particularly those identified as scoring poorly on physical
measures, will impact on their subsequent cognitive development.
This will involve randomly assigning interventions to a group of
young children, monitoring their implementation and then evaluating
their impact on a range of outcome measures. The study may include
the design of new interventions and outcome measures if the review
of the literature suggests that this is necessary.
The successful student will be based in the School of Education, and
will benefit from the active research environments of all three
participating departments.
Application
Knowledge of child development and previous experience of working
with young children in childcare or educational settings would be
advantageous.
The deadline for applications for this studentship is Friday 23rd
October 2009 and the studentship will start in January 2010. To
apply, candidates must complete the University’s online postgraduate
application form available at: https://bannerss.dur.ac.uk/blive_ssb/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
stating that they wish to be considered for a ‘Social Science and
Health Interdisciplinary Scholarship’ in response to the question
asking for details of how they expect to finance their studies in
the ‘Referees, Finance and Funding’ section of the form.
Applicants should have a strong first honours degree (normally with
an Upper Second class or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
If English is not your first language, you will need to be
proficient in both spoken and written English. If you have already
completed a degree programme where English was the language of
instruction, this may be used as evidence of your English language
proficiency, in lieu of a language test. The normal Durham entry
requirements for English language are as follows: IELTS: an overall
score of 6.5 or 7.0 (with at least a 6.0/6.5 in the Writing Section
of the test*), or TOEFL: 550 or 600 and a score of at least 5.0 in
the Test of Written English (TWE), or TOEFL Computer Based Scores:
213 or 250 and a score of at least 5.0 in the Essay Rating test, or
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade A, B or C.
Further Information
If you have any queries, please contact Dr Christine Merrell (christine.merrell@cem.dur.ac.uk
).