Job Opportunities

Research Associate or Research Assistant

Salary: £27,428-£35,788 pa or £23,661-£26,629 pa

Limit of Tenure: up to 4.5 months from appointment for a full-time post

Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education: Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and Mathematics

The Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge is a leading international centre for educational research and teacher development. The Faculty is currently seeking to make an appointment to a research position.

Applications are invited for a Research Associate/Assistant position, tenable full-time or part-time, and available for up to 4.5 months full-time equivalent from 1 April 2012, starting date negotiable.  The postholder will work on the statistical analysis of a field trial dataset collected as part of the research project, 'Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education' [epiSTEMe] (http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/episteme/), which forms part of the Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC] Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education (http://tisme-scienceandmaths.org/).

Fuller details of post responsibilities and person specifications are provided in the further particulars below.  Appointment at Research Associate level requires a PhD in Education or a cognate area, or equivalent research training, experience and achievement.

Informal enquiries should be made to the Project Director (Professor Kenneth Ruthven) on kr18@cam.ac.uk.

Interview Date: 15 March 2012

Further details and application procedure are available below.

Quote Reference: JR13232

Closing Date: 27 February 2012

Further Particulars

CHRIS/6 Cover Sheet for CV applications

Professorship of Education (1938)


The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Education invite applications for this Professorship in the Faculty of Education. This permanent appointment is available from 1 October 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The Professor will provide strategic academic and research leadership in the field of Education generally, with a particular interest in teacher education, and will undertake relevant teaching and supervision and contribute to planning and examining within the Faculty. In addition s/he will provide advice and guidance to students and carry out Faculty-wide administrative duties.

Candidates should hold a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area, have the ability to conduct original and innovative research which contributes to the advancement of knowledge in Education nationally and internationally; have an established portfolio of internationally distinguished research publications; have evidence of familiarity with the leading edge developments in their field of research; and demonstrated capability in university teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Further information is available at:    http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/academic/secretary/professorships/   or contact the Academic Secretary, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT, (email: ibise@admin.cam.ac.uk), to whom a letter of application should be sent, together with details of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae, a publications list and form CHRIS/6 (parts 1 and 3 only) with details of two referees, so as to reach him no later than 1 March 2012.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Peter Gronn, telephone 01223 767517, or email pg348@cam.ac.uk

Quote Reference: JR12881

Closing Date: 1 March 2012

Course Co-ordinator (PDDE) (Part-time)

Salary: £30,122 pa, pro rata

 

Limit of Tenure: 31 December 2012

 

Co-ordinator for the Masters course in Politics, Development and Democratic Education

The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education invites applications for this 0.4 fte post.

The successful candidate will be required to co-ordinate the Faculty's popular inter-disciplinary MPhil/MEd course in Politics, Development and Democratic Education (PDDE). The Course Co-ordinator has responsibility for the planning, day-to-day management, and development of this established course.

The duties of the Course Co-ordinator are to convene and chair regular meetings of the PDDE teaching team and maintain effective communication with the course's supervisory team; take a lead role in course publicity and website development; co-ordinate the student admissions process and oversee and advise students on their progress through the course.  You will also be expected to offer some teaching contributions to courses within the Faculty.

The successful candidate will have a strong first degree in a relevant subject, together with successful experience of teaching at graduate level in a relevant discipline, and organisational and communication skills appropriate for a course co-ordination role. You will be expected to have an active research agenda in Education or a related field, to have completed a PhD in a field relevant to the post, and to be looking to develop a career in University teaching and research.

Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Diane Reay (dr311@cam.ac.uk)

Further details and application procedure are available below.

Quote Reference: JR13391

 

Closing Date: 24 February 2012

 

Further particulars

 

CHRIS/6 CV Application Cover Sheet

Graduate School of Education, University of Nazarbayev

The new Graduate School of Education at the University of Nazarbayev is being developed in close collaboration with the Faculty of Education of the University of Cambridge and the Graduate School of a leading American University. The Graduate School is currently inviting applications for the post of Dean of Education. See http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADX438/appointment-of-dean-of-education/ for full details.