Stillingstittel:
PhD fellowship in Smart Environments and Analytics for Learning

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

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Jobbnorge ID: 122814

The Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (http://www.ntnu.edu/ime) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for one PhD research fellow position in Smart Environments and Analytics for Learning at the Department of Computer and Information Science (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi).

 

The appointment is for a term of 4 years, with duties equivalent to 25%. This is a researcher training position aimed at providing promising researcher recruits the opportunity of academic development in the form of a doctoral degree.

 

The employment is conditional of the signature of the Agreement between the Research Council of Norway and NTNU.

 

 

Information about the department

 

Currently there are 24 professors and 14 associate professors at the department. In addition there are 16 adjunct associate professors, 15 postdoctoral researchers, approx. 70 active PhD students, and 18 technical/administrative staff. Five of the tenured scientific positions are held by women, and eight are from other countries than Norway. Research activities are organized into groups and strategic European and National projects as documented here http://www.ntnu.edu/idi/research.

 

Work description

 

The candidate will be a member of the Information Systems and Software Engineering research group and work with the "FUTURE LEARNING: Orchestrating 21st Century Learning Ecosystems using Analytics" project.

FUTURE LEARNING is a Norwegian Research Council funded project under Research and Innovation in the Educational Sector (FINNUT) program. FUTURE LEARNING aims at producing research that contributes towards the orchestration of multiple technologies to support better learning and teaching, and contributes to the growing international research literature. Our interdisciplinary and international team will carry out empirical-oriented research to develop new knowledge about how analytics allow us to better orchestrate different e-learning tools and learning practices. FUTURE LEARNING focuses: a) on an analysis of the prior empirical and theoretical knowledge to address requirements for efficient learning orchestration and b) iteratively develop, use and evaluate a framework for efficient orchestration of 21st century learning ecosystems. In particular, the proposed research seeks to explore, with both qualitative and quantitative data sources, practical and technical knowledge for improving 21st century learning ecosystems.

 

The PhD candidate will work on the design, implementation, evaluation, and revision of multiple technologies to support better learning and teaching.

 

The position requires strong English oral and writing skills as the candidate will be interacting with a team of international researcher and the job will include progress reports in English.

 

If the applicant's studies are not from an English speaking country, the following tests can be used as documentation: TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Minimum scores are:

 

• TOEFL: 600 (paper-based test), 92 (Internet-based test)

• IELTS: 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic IELTS test accepted)

• CAE/CPE: grade B or A

  
  Minstelønn: 0
  
  Maksimal lønn: 0
  
  Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: Sem Sælands vei 7-9 7491 TRONDHEIM
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Sør-Trøndelag
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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