ASTEAssociation for Science Teacher Education

Florida International University and the STEM Transformation Institute are seeking an individual to fill the position of the Associate Director of FIUteach and Clinical Assistant Professor. This is a full time, 12-month position. FIUteach is a secondary teacher preparation initiative that is helping to produce highly effective mathematics and science teachers. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 517664 at facultycareers.fiu.edu and attach Cover Letter, CV, and Teaching Philosophy as individual attachments. The cover letter should refer explicitly to the qualifications and responsibilities described in the Job Opening. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least 3 references who will be contacted as determined by the search committee. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by May 10, 2019. Review will continue until position is filled.

The ‘Multi-Level Networked Improvement Community for Supporting STEM Teaching and Learning’ project at the University of Connecticut is recruiting applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The successful applicant will play a key role on this foundation-funded research project (PI: Todd Campbell, Ph.D.) proposed to support the implementation of transformative changes in STEM teaching and learning outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The project will further develop and research a multi-level, multidirectional learning and innovation Networked Improvement Community (NIC). The primary research is focused on understanding and codifying developing teacher knowledge and performances supportive of STEM teaching and learning across the NIC that is grounded in common theoretical ideas about how people learn and inscribe

The School of Education (SOE) in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University invites applications for a tenure-line faculty position in Secondary Science Education at the rank of Assistant Professor with a start date of August 16, 2019. We seek a dynamic, innovative, and enthusiastic colleague who is centrally concerned with supporting pre-service secondary education teachers development of equitable science teaching. In addition to collaboration with current faculty, we seek colleagues who will engage in scholarly research, serve on master's and doctoral committees, and teach other courses in one's areas of specialization in SOE graduate programs. Iowa State University is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top public universities in the nation. More than 36,000 students are enrolled and are served by over 6,200 faculty and staff. For full position announcement and to apply visit, https://www.jobs.iastate.edu.

The Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) is seeking to hire a Computer Science Education Specialist. Penn State CSATS focuses on developing ways to translate science research and education into the school context. As computer science and computational thinking are increasingly important parts of research and careers, K-12 teachers are looking for methods to better integrate CS into their classrooms. The Center is taking a lead role in better preparing educators to take on this task through STEM and CS professional development programs. Primary responsibility of the position is to assist Penn State science and engineering (particularly computer science/ engineering) faculty in designing and implementing programs that support K-16 teachers’ learning of CS content and practices as they relate to their research agenda. See our job ad for more details.