Good morning,
Please share this announcement with students who may be interested.
Thank you.
Stacey

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From: brian hand <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:32:04 -0500
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Subject: [narst] Post-doc position at the University of Iowa


Science Education Postdoctoral Scholar
August 2011

Applications are being accepted for an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
sponsored 2-year science education postdoctoral scholar in the Department of
Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa.

The overall goal of the postdoctoral scholar is to provide the scholar with
the knowledge and hands-on experiences needed to conduct rigorous
educational research and develop competitive IES grant proposals.

The scholar will work with faculty from a variety of disciplines on a
large-scale, grant- funded random control trial (RCT) of the Science Writing
Heuristic. The RCT is being conducted in 48 schools and with over 6,000
students throughout the state of Iowa.

Annual salary of $50,000 plus benefits and a large travel and research
budget are offered.

U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required. Applicants from
under-represented groups and from all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to
apply. 

Potential candidates should have completed a PhD within the last 5 years in
science education or related field.

Required for application: letter of interest, CV, names and contact
information for three references, and a writing sample.  To apply for this
position, visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/postdoc  and choose
requisition number 1548.

For more information please contact Dr. Brian Hand at [log in to unmask]
or 319- 335-5590.
The University of Iowa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged.