<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Nicole LaDue</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nicoleladue@gmail.com">nicoleladue@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 9:51 AM<br>Subject: GER Postdoc & Graduate Position<br>To: <<a href="mailto:GEOED-RESEARCH@list.msu.edu">GEOED-RESEARCH@list.msu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>GER Graduate Research Assistant:</b></font><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The GRA will be guaranteed <b>five years</b> of funding to: lead mentoring meetings for
PELL-eligible, high achieving STEM students, learn qualitative and
mixed-methods research methodologies, and investigate the personal and
contextual factors associated with students’ persistence in STEM majors. This
project is funded, in part, by NSF #1834076. The GRA will earn a graduate
degree from the NIU Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences and
be a part of the Geoscience Education Laboratory. The project will begin Summer
2018. Application review for this position will begin in <b>January 2018.</b> Preference will be given to students intending to
pursue a Ph.D. and/or applicants with experience mentoring underrepresented
students. NIU offers several opportunities for graduate student travel and
research funding, a growing DBER community, and opportunities to take methods
courses in College of Education. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For additional information please contact Nicole LaDue
(<a href="mailto:nladue@niu.edu" target="_blank">nladue@niu.edu</a>)</font></span></p><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>GER Postdoctoral Scholar*</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 14.5pt 0.5pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The
postdoc will lead a mixed-methods investigation of students’ spatial
conceptions of erosional processes, support the collection and analysis of
quantitative classroom data, develop and publish manuscripts for education and
geoscience journals, and develop proposals for external funding. This is a <b>two-year </b>position funded by NSF
#1835950. The project includes the opportunity for a week-long residency at the
Research in Spatial Cognition laboratory at Temple University. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 0.5pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Skills and Expertise: </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 32.25pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:104%">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span>A Ph.D. in the geosciences or a related field </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 32.25pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:104%">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span>Strong interpersonal and organizational skills</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 32.25pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:104%">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span>Ability to work as part of a productive team</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 32.25pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:104%">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Experience with
qualitative methodology, proficiency with statistics, graphical software,
and/or human-subjects research protocols, preferred but not required. </span>
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.65pt 0.5pt;line-height:104%;color:black"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:104%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Interested candidates
should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and
contact information for three references directly to Nicole LaDue
(<a href="mailto:nladue@niu.edu" target="_blank">nladue@niu.edu</a>). Application review begins on <b>November 15, 2018 </b></span><span style="color:black">and will continue until the
positions are filled. Preferred start date is January 2019.</span><span style="color:black"> </span></font></div><div><br></div><div> *The post doc position was previously posted on this listserv.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-5987452429514380743gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Nicole LaDue, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor</div><div>Director of Earth and Space Science Teacher Licensure<br>Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences<br>Northern Illinois University<br></div>302C Davis Hall<br><div>DeKalb, IL 60115</div><div>815-753-7935<br>Email: <a href="mailto:nladue@niu.edu" target="_blank">nladue@niu.edu</a> </div></div></div></div></div>
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