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hi folks, Here's an opportunity that may be of interest to you or your colleagues. cheers, Carol > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Daniel Edelson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:44 PM > Subject: Postdoc/visiting researcher position - assessment and > geography > > > Dear Colleagues, > > We have recently received an exciting new grant from NSF to develop > synthesis reports to guide geography education reform. I am > currently recruiting a doctoral level researcher to serve as the > staff for the committee that will be developing a report on > assessment. The position will require expertise in assessment and/ > or geography education and excellent research and writing skills. > > The position is funded for 24-monts and will be in the Education > Programs division at National Geographic. It is ideal for a recent > Ph.D. or a visiting researcher. > > The position is available immediately. Applications will be > reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. > > Any questions about the position should be directed to Dr. Virginia > Pitts, Road Map Project Director, at [log in to unmask] > > Information about the position and how to apply appears below. > > Please feel free to forward this to any individuals or email lists. > > Thanks, > Danny Edelson > > -------------- > Daniel C. Edelson, Ph.D. > Vice President, Education > Executive Director, National Geographic Education Foundation > National Geographic Society > -------------- > > Job Title: Project Manager, Assessment Research and Synthesis > Job ID: 4457 > Job Type: Full Time Exempt Staff Contract until 7-31-12 > Summary of Position > The Manager for Assessment Research and Synthesis will support a 12- > member committee of national experts in developing a "Road Map for > Geographic Education" report on assessment. This report is one of > three Road Map reports being developed with National Science > Foundation funding to guide efforts to improve geographic education > in the U.S. over the next decade. These reports will synthesize > current research and practice to provide recommendations for > educators, researchers, policymakers, and funders about how to move > toward large-scale improvements in how we educate our children about > the natural and social worlds they inhabit. > > The Assessment report will establish priorities for assessment > across the K-12 continuum and will provide assessment frameworks to > guide the development of assessments for use in monitoring and > improvement of efforts to improve geographic education. > > The Project Manager will serve as the research staff for the > Assessment Committee. The Project Manager will conduct literature > reviews for the committee, create synthesis reports based on the > literature, draft and/or edit sections of the report, and coordinate > committee activities. The Project Manager will also serve as the > liaison to the other two Road Map Report committees, coordinating > and communicating across the three interrelated activities. ,The > Project Manager will report directly to the Vice President for > Education, who is the chair for the Assessment Committee. > > Responsibilities > - Identify, review, analyze, and synthesize scholarly research > literature on geographic education and assessment. > > - Draft and/or edit sections of the report under the direction of > the committee and committee chair. > > - Manage review of drafts by members of the Assessment Committee, > members of other Road Map Committees, and members of the public; > Manage and track the analysis and response to reviews by the > Committee. > > - Manage activities of the committee, as determined by the committee > chair, including monitoring progress against overall project > timeline, setting up and facilitating meetings, managing the > collaborative development of documents, and facilitating > communication among committee members. > > - Other tasks as assigned. > > Supervision Exercised > None > Minimum Education & Experience > Doctorate or equivalent in education or a related field. > > 6 years in a related field (including graduate study). > > Knowledge & Skill Requirements > At least one of the following is required: Expertise in the design > of assessment for the systematic monitoring and improvement of > education initiatives; expertise in geographic or earth systems > science education. > > The following are also required: Experience in reviewing, analyzing, > and synthesizing scholarly literature; excellent oral and written > communication skills; experience writing for a range of audiences, > including educators, researchers, policy makers, and funders; > excellent organizational skills with a high attention to detail; > high degree of self-direction and motivation; strong interpersonal > skills, including ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues > with diverse expertise; collaborative, team-oriented work style. > > Equal Opportunity Employer > > View and apply for this job at: > https://careers.ngs.org:8291/psp/jobspa/RECRUITING/HRRECRT/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=4457&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 > > > >