Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6PY
The Department of Education is seeking to appoint a part-time Research Officer for the Developing Language-Responsive Mathematics Classrooms research project funded by the Nuffield Foundation. This is a design-based collaborative research project that will identify content-specific linguistic challenges within the Key Stage 3 mathematics curriculum in England, and design pedagogic strategies and materials to support teachers and students to overcome these challenges.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing their own research and administrative activities, including collaborative workshops with mathematics teachers, and will adapt and develop research methodologies and materials focused on analysis of classroom data, including video analysis. They will act as a source of information to other members of the project, and will represent the research group at external meetings and conferences.
The successful candidate will hold, or be close to completion of, a relevant PhD/DPhil, and/or have relevant experience as a mathematics teacher educator. They will possess sufficient specialist knowledge to work within the discipline and be able contribute ideas for new research projects and income generation. They will also have excellent communication skills, with the ability to write for publications and present proposals and results to senior researchers.
For further details of the role, please see the job description. The closing date for applications is midday on 04 March 2024 and only applications received by this deadline will be considered. Interviews are likely to take place in the week beginning the 11 March 2024.
Contact Person : HR Team Vacancy ID : 170932 Contact Phone : Closing Date & Time : 04-Mar-2024 12:00 Pay Scale : STANDARD GRADE 7 Contact Email : [email protected] Salary (£) : Grade 7: £36,024 – £44,263 per annum (pro-rata for part- time)