Applications are invited
for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applications of Data Science to Math
Education. This fellowship provides opportunities to engage in
research in close collaboration with Crowdmark
as a MITACS
Accelerate intern. The goal of this collaboration is to
develop a supervised machine learning methodology to construct, and
analyze the effectiveness of, an "early intervention" system for
students entering university-level Calculus. The ideal candidate will have interest in statistical
machine learning and/or scholarship of teaching and learning, in addition to
experience using Python and GitHub. The candidate should have basic experience
with data science, with a preference for experience with natural language
processing and classification of free response text. The fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality and
selection will be based primarily on the candidate's suitability to the
research goals of the existing project. The successful candidate will work
under the supervision of Dr. Caroline Junkins at McMaster Univeristy and Dr.
James Colliander at Crowdmark. The projected starting date of the
fellowship is September 1, 2022. This fellowship is a 12-month
position with a stipend salary of $50,000 and some additional funding for
research expenses. This fellowship does not have a required teaching component. Candidates are
required to apply for this fellowship by using the MathJobs website. Review
of applications will begin on 20 July 2022, but applications will be considered
until the position is filled. See our advertisement at www.mathjobs.org.
Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement,
and at least two letters of recommendation. These letters must be submitted
electronically through the MathJobs website (see above). For further
information about this fellowship, please contact Dr. Caroline Junkins (junkins@mcmaster.ca). We appreciate all
replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be
contacted. McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the "Dish With One Spoon" wampum agreement. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity and has a strong commitment to employment equity. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we particularly welcome applications from women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, members of visible minorities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.
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