Research Assistant

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time

We would like to call for expressions of interest for a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Education School of Teacher Education to support us our research project _Pāngarau Unleashed: a multiple case study of de-streaming secondary mathematics_, led by David Pomeroy, Kay-Lee Jones, and Sara Tolbert funded by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI), NZCER_._ The broad aim of Pāngarau Unleased is to support a movement towards effective non-streamed practices in secondary mathematics.

We define 'effective' practice as 1) improving mathematics learning, across the prior achievement spectrum; 2) supporting Māori to succeed in mathematics as Māori; 3) not increasing teachers' workloads in the long term; 4) having credibility in the eyes of the wider school community.

_ Our more specific aims are:_

  • To support our five school and pā wānanga partners to further enhance their nonstreamed mathematics teaching practices
  • To produce case studies of nonstreamed practices, that other schools can learn from
  • To better understand culturally empowering teaching practices in pāngarau mathematics
  • To support school leaders in the management of effective destreaming transitions
  • To attend to and amplify rangatahi and whānau experiences of streamed and nonstreamed mathematics
  • To evaluate our own collaborative model of supporting change

Contract details
The position will be approx.

15 to 22 hours per week (negotiable), with work commencing on or around 1 May 2023, and likely to end around 30 Nov 2023, with the option to renew by mutual agreement until no later than 31 March 2025.


Pay rates
$23 - $29 (Research Assistant, graduate to experienced)
$30-$35 per hour (Research Associate)
$30-$45 per hour (Post-Doctoral Fellow)

Qualifications required:

Ph.
D. or Ed.
D. Students who have submitted their thesis but not yet graduated may apply.

Tasks and experience needed or desired:

Tasks
- assist with data collection (classroom observations, interviews)
- collate and organise a large qualitative data set
- assist in coding and analysis of data (largely meeting and interview transcripts)
- conduct literature reviews and contribute to other related manuscript preparation tasks
- assist with planning of research meetings, including communicating with valued partners outside of UC
- periodic travel to field sites for data collection and to attend research meetings with external partners

Experience

  • Good organisational skills and initiative
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and within a team
  • Experience analysing qualitative data
  • Experience with or capacity to upskill in use of NVivo would be an advantage
  • Experience with writing academic peerreviewed publications in the social sciences, preferably Education, would be an advantage

Job Details:

  • Reference #
Posted on
31 Mar 2023- Closes on

21 Apr :55- Location(s)

Christchurch- Expertise
Education & Training, Research & Development- Job level(s)
Academic, Entry/Graduate- Work type(s)
Casual
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