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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://careers.unco.edu/postings/2813">https://careers.unco.edu/postings/2813</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333">There are few physical demands of this position. The prolonged or near-continuous use of a computer display/terminal is
the primary physical demand of the position. The employee will also be expected to disseminate findings of this research which may require physical conditions of travel by plane and car.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333">We seek applications for a postdoctoral research associate to work on a three-year, NSF-funded mixed methods study, investigating
novice and expert conceptions of the biotic impacts of climate change. While abundant literature describes student knowledge of the causes and abiotic consequences of climate change (centered in the geoscience education literature), little work describes conceptions
of how the living component of ecosystems is affected by climate change. The first phases of this project is to describe these conceptions in both novice and expert populations. The latter phases of the project aim to leverage this information to develop a
concept inventory to quantify accurate and alternate conceptions of introductory biology and 200/300-level ecology undergraduate students. This is a twelve month 0.875 FTE appointment (roughly 35 hours/week), renewable for the second year. The postdoctoral
research associate will work with a highly collaborative team. The primary responsibilities include:<br>
1. Collect and analyze qualitative data related to expert and novice conceptions of the biotic impacts of climate change.
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2. Collaborate on instrument development and revision with the research team.<br>
3. Collecting and analyze quantitative data reflecting several field tests of the novel instrument developed by the team.<br>
4. Serve as project manager to oversee logistics of the project.<br>
5. Present and publish findings from the study.<br>
6. Attend grant project meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333">1. A PhD degree (or ABD or equivalent) from an accredited institution in a life sciences discipline with a focus on teaching,
learning, or pedagogy or a PhD in the learning sciences, cognitive or educational psychology, science education or curriculum and instruction with an MS degree in a life sciences discipline or focus on life sciences or science education.<br>
2. 3-5 years work conducting qualitative and quantitative research or completion of a PhD in which these skills were developed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:13.2pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333">1. Knowledge of or experience conducting and analyzing conceptions interviews.<br>
2. Knowledge of or experience using various psychometric analyses (e.g., CTT, Rasch).<br>
3. Knowledge of or experience using concept inventories for research purposes.<br>
4. Experience teaching at the university level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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