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POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS
University of California Irvine (UCI)
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Posted: 10-May-22
Location: Irvine, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 3063191
University of California Irvine
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS
Applicants are invited to apply for a full-time postdoctoral position in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine to support a research-practice partnership project focused on teacher adaptive professional development (PD) in elementary mathematics.
This is a full-time postdoctoral researcher position funded by the WT Grant Foundation, Reducing Inequalities program (PI: Rossella Santagata; Co-PI: Adriana Villavicencio). The study 'Reducing Inequalities in Opportunities to Learn Mathematics through Adaptive Teacher Professional Development' will examine how different elementary school sites design and enact an adaptive PD model that integrates Cognitively Guided Instruction and asset-based, culturally responsive teaching to improve the mathematics learning opportunities of their Latinx students. The project will also examine the tensions and system-level barriers that characterize the work of the research-practice partnership and the Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR) process, as well as how adaptive PD supports teacher learning and the mathematics learning opportunities of their Latinx students.
Position start date is flexible between July 1, 2022 and January 2023, with the exact start date contingent on the availability of the applicant. This is a 1-year position with possibility of renewal for additional 1-2 years.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Coordinate research project implementation at two school sites, including scheduling meetings, maintaining communication between UCI, Orange County Department of Education, and schools and district office; designing data collection protocols; managing and organizing qualitative and quantitative data; and overseeing and contributing to data collection and analyses.
Oversee a team of graduate students and undergraduate students working on the project.
Assist with report writing and other written communications to the district and the public, including maintaining a project website.
Support teachers and school leaders at the school sites through classroom coaching and staff PD meetings
Collaborate with project PIs, graduate student researchers, and project partners on conference presentations and manuscript writing.
Minimum qualifications: Ph.D in elementary mathematics education or a closely related field by start date of position Preferable qualifications:
Expertise in Mathematics Common Core Standards and Cognitively Guided Instruction
Teaching experience at the elementary school level
Expertise in asset-based, culturally relevant pedagogy
Experience conducting research on mathematics teaching and learning
Experience working or conducting research with multi-lingual learners, specifically Spanish-speaking students
Fluency in spoken Spanish
Experience conducting research in partnership with schools and districts
Expertise in design-based implementation research, qualitative, and mixed-methods research
Record of publications in math education or math teacher education
Experience leading teams of university students in research tasks
Experience leading teacher PD and/or supporting teacher instructional improvement
Please include: (a) a cover letter explaining your relevant background, interest in this project, and your career goals following postdoctoral work, (b) CV, (c) one page summary of your doctoral dissertation, (d) 1-3 writing samples, and (e) names and contact information of three references (letters will be solicited only for finalists)
Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI's unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities.