From: Tonia Davison <Tonia.Davison@PED.KULEUVEN.BE>
Date: October 7, 2009 3:58:16 AM GMT-04:00
To: EARLI@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Subject: EARLI - job announcements: assistant prof., USA, Socio-
economic researcher in education & VET, Expert in field of adult
learning, Greece, Lecturer/Senior Lecturer,Associate Prof./
Professor, Australia
Reply-To: European Association for Research on Learning and
Instruction <EARLI@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE>
Dear EARLI members,
Please find below 3 job announcements:
The University of Illinois at Chicago invites applicants for a joint
faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in Natural
Sciences and the Learning Sciences beginning August 16, 2010.
The position is offered as part of a university-wide
interdisciplinary initiative in the Learning Sciences (http://www.lsri.uic.edu
), which currently has four split-appointment faculty members in
addition to over a dozen active associated faculty. A Ph.D. program
for Learning Sciences has recently been approved and has enrolled
its first students. The natural science departments (Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics)
situated in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have strong
programs in teaching and in all areas of basic research, including
vibrant Ph.D. programs.
We seek applicants with a record of research and publication
focusing at the nexus of an area of Natural Science and the Learning
Sciences. Candidates may hold a doctorate in a natural science or a
closely related field, or may hold a masters degree in a natural
science in addition to a doctorate in the Learning Sciences or a
closely related field. They should have a demonstrated record of
research focusing on the support of science learners at one or more
levels. Position responsibilities include carrying out a program of
research and scholarship at the national level, teaching in the
natural science department where the person will be appointed and
teaching graduate courses in the Learning Sciences Program.
Applicants for the position must submit a vita and statement of
research and teaching interests. These should be submitted
electronically to lssearch@uic.edu. Three letters of recommendation
should be forwarded to the LS/NS Search Committee in care of Deana
Donzal (deana@uic.edu.) Please contact Deana for surface mail
address if you are unable to submit electronically. Review of
applications will begin immediately and continue until the position
is successfully filled.
UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer seeking
applicants who are from diverse backgrounds and/or have disability
status. Final authorization of the position depends upon
availability of state funding.
Job Openings at the European Centre for the Development of
Vocational Training:
Socio-economic researcher in education & VET
Basic salary: 6,060€ + benefits. Initial contract duration: 4 years.
Extended submission deadline: 23/10/2009.
Info: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/working/jobs.asp?idnews=4638
Expert in the field of adult learning
Basic salary: 4,740€. + benefits. Initial contract duration: 5
years. Extended submission deadline: 23/10/2009.
Info: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/working/jobs.asp?idnews=4637
The School of Education at Murdoch University, Western Australia,
recently advertised four academic positions
The School is seeking to appoint four staff, with two positions
likely to be at Associate Professor/Professor level and two
positions at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level starting in 2010, within
or across the following areas:
· Contexts of Schooling with a Sociology and/or Policy and/or
Philosophy of Education orientation
· Adult Learning with an Educational Psychology orientation
· Educational Leadership
· Curriculum Leadership and/or Professional Learning
· Quantitative Research Methods
· Health and Physical Education
· Early Childhood Education
All candidates must posses a doctoral qualification in a relevant
discipline and demonstrate capacity to contribute to the research
culture within the school.
For further information for Levels B and C contact
Dr Judy MacCallum Phone (61+8) 9360 7847 j.maccallum@murdoch.edu.au
For Level D and E contact
Prof. Andrew Taggart Phone (61+8) 9360 7496 a.taggart@murdoch.edu.au
Application procedures and a position description with detailed
selection criteria are available from the University’s web site at http://jobs.murdoch.edu.au/