Post-Doctoral Fellow for Science Education and Computational Thinking
Description
Northwestern University (NU) School of Education and Social Policy seeks applicants for a postdoctoral position in the learning sciences. The candidate will be part of a team of researchers, faculty, and teachers involved in a newly funded initiative by the National Science Foundation's Computing Education for the 21st Century Program. The goal of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate CT activities embedded within high school STEM courses as well as design the curriculum for a full-year CT-STEM course. This position provides opportunities for designing curricula, teacher professional development materials, and CT skills assessment tools as well as evaluating their effectiveness.The candidate will be part of a collaborative research team involving four Northwestern faculty from three departments (computer science, learning sciences, and physics & astronomy) and three centers (OSEP, CCL, & CIERA). This is a dynamic and vibrant collaborative environment comprised of faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students, computer programmers, modelers and curriculum developers.
The candidate would co-supervise the work of graduate students and staff, publish research papers, contribute to grant writing and materials development, work closely with implementing schools, and help shape the overall scope and direction of the research. There will be close mentorship from the Co-PIs as well as opportunities to learn from other truly outstanding senior scholars and practitioners.
A successful candidate will have a doctorate in learning sciences or a related field (e.g., science education, computer science, etc.), strengths in research methods, have a science background, good communication skills, experience with classroom-based research, be well-organized and a strong writer. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in computational thinking (CT) education and work with middle or high school teachers and students.
Location
Evanston, ILContact
Start date is as soon as possible and expected duration of the post-doctoral fellowship is two years with possibility of renewal for a third. To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, a sample publication and the names and addresses (including e-mail and phone) of three references to CT-postdoc@ccl.northwestern.edu. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States. Northwestern University is located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. For more information about the School of Education and Social Policy, please visit http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Learning Sciences
Description
Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) seeks to recruit a tenure-track assistant or associate professor to contribute to research and teaching in the Learning Sciences Program. Northwestern’s Learning Sciences program, founded in 1992, was the first graduate program in learning sciences, and has played a leadership role in graduate training and research in the field. We now seek a new faculty member who can help our program continue to chart new directions in the learning sciences including, but not limited to:- Learning across contexts. We believe that research and design in the learning sciences will increasingly be conducted across contexts, both inside and outside of school. Also, education reform requires substantial understanding of multiple levels of the education system from classrooms to schools, districts, and the state and national levels.
- Innovations in learning of subject matter. Disciplinary issues in learning are central to advances in the learning sciences. Open questions include investigations of learning progressions, learning of disciplinary practices, how everyday and disciplinary knowledge interrelate, and how technology can restructure subject matter.
- Learning and new media. We expect that research and design will focus increasingly on new media, including, but not limited to, emerging interactive digital technology.
- Emotion and motivation. Though researchers in the learning sciences have always acknowledged the importance of emotion and motivation, we believe that the field needs new research in which emotion and motivation are investigated systematically, both in the study of learning and in the design of learning environments.
Successful applicants should demonstrate competence with multiple research methods, including some combination of qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods. Applicants from learning sciences, education, computer science, media studies, cognitive science, psychology, and other relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply. Teaching and advising responsibilities will include doctoral and masters students in Learning Sciences, as well as teaching courses in areas related to design, innovation, and learning in the SESP’s undergraduate and teacher preparation programs.
Applicants should submit electronically a letter outlining their research program and teaching experience, a current CV, representative reprints, and three letters of reference, to Professor Bruce Sherin, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura Salus at l-salus@northwestern.edu. Review of materials will begin on October 14, 2011, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials before that date. Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States. Northwestern University is located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. For more information about the School of Education and Social Policy, please visit http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu.
Contact
Professor Bruce Sherin, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura SalusAdulthood in Context
Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor
Description
The School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University seeks a tenure-track assistant or associate professor whose theoretical and empirical research focuses on adult development in social, biological, economic, cultural or policy context. Specific interests might include (but are not limited to): Theories of adult development and the life course; changing patterns of adult schooling, learning, work, and retirement; changing demographics and intergenerational dynamics; transition to adulthood, parenting or grandparenting; transnational and comparative perspectives; development of the self and of political, religious, or civic identity in adulthood; social, cultural, economic or policy factors affecting adult health and aging; the influence of technology or the media on adult social engagement.Scholars from psychology, human development, education, sociology, political science, anthropology, economics, family studies, public policy, and related social-science disciplines are encouraged to apply. Teaching and advising responsibilities will include doctoral students in the Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP) program, as well as masters or undergraduate courses.
Applicants should submit electronically a letter outlining their research program and teaching experience, a current CV, representative reprints, and three letters of reference, to Professor Emma Adam, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura Salus at l-salus@northwestern.edu. Review of materials will begin on October 1, 2011, and applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials before that date. Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
Northwestern University is located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. For more information about the School of Education and Social Policy, go to http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu.
Contact
Professor Emma Adam, Search Committee Chair, c/o Laura SalusClick here to view our internal job postings