LEGO Professorship of Play in Education, Development, and Learning
Professor of Education (2000)
Research Associate (part-time, fixed term)
LEGO Professorship of Play in Education, Development, and Learning
The Board of Electors to the LEGO Professorship of Play in Education, Development, and Learning invites applications for this Professorship from outstanding scholars in the field of educational or developmental psychology in early years development and would particularly welcome applications from those working in the field of play and playfulness.
Candidates will have an outstanding research record of international stature and the vision, leadership, experience and enthusiasm to act as Director of the newly established Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning (PEDaL). They will hold a PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Standard professorial duties include teaching and research, examining, supervision and administration. The Professor will be based in Cambridge. A competitive salary will be offered.
This is a new Professorship at the Faculty of Education arising from an endowment to the University from the LEGO Foundation.
Further information is available at: 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.ac.uk).
Applications, consisting of a letter of application, a statement of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae and a publications list, along with details of three referees should be made online (http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8757/) no later than 7 January 2016.
Informal enquiries about this Professorship may be directed to Professor Geoff Hayward, Head of the Faculty of Education, Cambridge, telephone +44 (0)1223) 767713 or email: gfh22@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference JR07666 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Closing date: 7 January 2016
Professor of Education (2000)
The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Education (2000) invite applications for this Professorship. Preference will be given to persons whose work is connected with psychology in education.
Candidates will have an outstanding research record of international stature in education and the vision, leadership, experience and enthusiasm to build on current strengths in maintaining and developing a leading research presence. They will hold a PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Standard professorial duties include teaching and research, examining, supervision and administration. The Professor will be based in Cambridge. A competitive salary will be offered.
Further information is available at: 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.ac.uk).
Applications, consisting of a letter of application, a statement of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae and a publications list, along with details of three referees should be made online (http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8776/) no later than 12 January 2016.
Informal enquiries about this Professorship may be directed to Professor Geoff Hayward, Head of the Faculty of Education, Cambridge, telephone +44 (0)1223) 767713 or email gfh22@cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference JR07684 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Closing date: 12 January 2016
Research Associate (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Salary: £28,982-£37,768 p.a. pro rata
We wish to appoint a part-time (0.6 fte) Research Associate to an ESRC-funded project entitled 'Classroom Dialogue: does it really make a difference for student learning?'
The aim of the project is to establish whether or not a highly interactive, 'dialogic' approach to teaching helps to improve the quality of primary school children's participation in classroom education and their attainment in curriculum subjects. To pursue this aim, observational data are being gathered in Year 6 classrooms in schools in southeast England.
Applicants must hold (or be about to complete) a PhD in Education, Psychology or another relevant subject, and have relevant research training and experience.
Please see the further particulars for full details of the role and person specification.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 June 2017 in the first instance.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8868. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account with the University's Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
Informal enquiries can be made to the Principal Investigator (Prof. Christine Howe, cjh82@cam.ac.uk) or Co-Investigators (Dr Sara Hennessy, sch30@cam.ac.uk; Prof. Neil Mercer, nmm31@cam.ac.uk).
We hope to hold interviews on Monday 11 January 2016.
Please quote reference JR07763 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Closing date: 16 December 2015
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