EDUCATION RESEARCHER
Posted by BioVoyage Insittute on 1/26/12

EDUCATION RESEARCHER

Background:
BioVoyage Institute is developing and implementing
Bioscience) education programs for the 21st Century
learners. The programs are innovative; challenging;
fulfilling; and enriching the lives of our present and
future generation. Now, we seek your participation in
furthering the development of K12 and university curricula.
You maybe active or retired teachers, professors; doctoral
or postdoctoral students.
Job Description
We are seeking education researchers to join our research
and evaluation team. We are looking for individuals
interested in making substantial contributions to the field
of education research by developing and conducting rigorous
research studies. You will collaborate with other
nationally recognized researchers on to conduct large-
scale, multi-year randomized controlled trial studies of
widely used reading curricula in elementary and middle
schools. More generally, the position provides successful
candidates an opportunity to work as a core team member to:
• Design and implement large- and small-scale multi-
year experimental and non-experimental evaluations of
education programs, policies, and practices within teams of
multidisciplinary staff.
• Develop interviews, surveys, observational
protocols, and other instruments for data collection.
• Work with the research and evaluation team as well
as with state, district and school staff to collect and
manage data in the field.
• Collaborate on rigorous quantitative and/or
qualitative analysis plans using sophisticated statistical
techniques and work with team members to implement the
plans.
• Develop written and oral reports, publications,
briefings, and presentations.
• Help develop proposals for new education research
and evaluation projects.
Candidate Qualifications:
Professor
Postdoctoral
PhD
Master’s degree or higher in education
Strong science content knowledge
Knowledge of education curricula
Strong writing and editing skills
Pays attention to minute details
Experience in developing curriculum materials (elementary
through high school grade levels) and university
Strong analytical/thinking skills
Ability to follow detailed instructions and guidelines
Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of all
materials
Teaching experience in content area(s) at appropriate grade
levels a plus
Open to feedback and review

Requirements:
You may have experience with government-funded research in
education, science, or combination thereof. Should have
years of proven experience.

The Position:
Collaboration, consulting or contract (Could be full time,
later)

Sponsorship
We will consider sponsoring exceptional individuals

Special Note:
The projects are not yet funded
These are research projects
You will participate in the formulation
The projects maybe short or long term
The project may involve travelling

Application Process:
We invite you to email your CV, cover letter, and sample
project to [email protected] In your response, you
should EDS8634