Stillingstittel: Research fellowship position (2016/590)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.Department of Teacher Education and School ResearchResearch fellowship position - Video studies from classrooms - the Linking Instruction and Student Achievement (LISA) study

A position as a research fellow is vacant at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research attached to the NFR funded research project “Linking Instruction and Student Achievement” (LISA), http://www.uv.uio.no/ils/english/research/projects/lisa/ linked to the research group Studies of Instruction across Subjects and Competences (SISCO), see http://www.uv.uio.no/english/research/groups/SISCO/index.html.

Description of the subject area

The “Linking Instruction and Student Achievement” – LISA study - investigates the impact of different models of classroom instruction on students’ learning in mathematics and Norwegian language arts by comparing student achievement data with classroom data through video observations and student questionnaires. The project aims to:

• Understand how instructional practices within mathematics and Norwegian language arts support and contribute to student learning
• Test and develop robust coding manuals and instruments aiming to measure teaching within a Norwegian/ Nordic context, and thus support teachers’ professional learning.
• Develop a research design that enables us to link classroom data with achievement data within an integrated model, and thus make a significant contribution to integrative theory development within this area

The LISA study is organized as a cross disciplinary study where experts in subject didactics (mathematics and language arts), video design, psychometrics and classroom studies work together in order to understand the differential impact on classroom teaching and learning.

Positions as research fellows are fixed-term educational posts where the aim is that the research fellow completes a doctoral degree (PhD) during the period of employment. A prerequisite for the employment is admission to the Faculty’s doctoral degree programme, and applicants’ formal and other qualifications for admission will therefore also be assessed. The doctoral candidate is expected to participate actively in the organized research training and in the Faculty’s research community.

The appointment is made for a period of up to four years (25% of which is devoted to required duties, (e.g. project administration, supervision and teaching activities).

We refer also to Guidelines concerning appointment to post doctoral and research posts at the University of Oslo

Qualification requirements

The ideal candidate should have a strong background/ interest in studies of mathematics education, and qualitative /quantitative analyses/classroom video analyses. Experience with research within the area of mathematics education /video analyses would be a clear benefit. Fluency in written and oral English and Norwegian is required.

Applicants are expected to read the overall project description and fit their research project with the overall aims of the LISA-project. The project must be linked to the school subject mathematics, and build on the collected LISA data from mathematics classrooms.

Applicants must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Faculty’s PhD programme. This includes:

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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Faculty of Educati
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Oslo
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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