Florida International University’s STEM Transformation Institute is seeking to fill at least two post-doctoral researcher positions for the Catalyzing Change in Calculus Project as described below:
The primary responsibilities of these post-doctoral researchers will be conducting mathematics education research; however, these positions utilize a hybrid design that integrates teaching experience with research activities to facilitate implementation of evidence-based practices and thus preparing the candidate for an academic career. Candidates for these positions should have completed their PhD in mathematics or mathematics education. The ideal candidates will have experience working in undergraduate education research and have strong quantitative research skills and experience including survey and concept inventory data collection and analysis, and classroom observation. Experience with the R software system would be an added benefit. FIU’s STEM Transformation Institute is dedicated to advancing research and educational change on evidence-based instructional practices, utilizing FIU as a laboratory for the future of STEM, as over 75% of FIU’s 54,000 students come from traditionally underrepresented groups. The Institute currently hosts 15 discipline-based education research faculty in 9 STEM departments and 25 staff / postdoctoral researchers that carry out multidisciplinary collaborative work across the Colleges of Arts, Sciences & Education and Engineering & Computing. Hallmark programs include a Learning Assistant (LA) program that impacts well over 13,000 student enrollments in 10 STEM disciplines each semester; Modeling Instruction at the high school and college levels; and multiple HHMI- and NSF-funded research projects. For more information on programs and research at the STEM Transformation Institute visit: stem.fiu.edu; FIULearn.fiu.edu; and FIUteach.fiu.edu. FIU is the public research university in Miami, Florida and is the only majority minority Carnegie R1 research university in the U.S. How to Apply: Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 517353 at facultycareers.fiu.edu, and attach a cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single pdf file. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least three references. Please add Catalyzing Change in Calculus Project to the top of your cover letter. FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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