Post Doc Fellow in Biology Meets Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences

at  University of Cincinnati

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University’s overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Biology Meets Engineering (BME) program at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to support a large STEM education research project funded by the National Science Foundation. The BME team includes faculty working in Biology, Engineering, and Education Research who together implement a transdisciplinary curriculum—at the intersection of robotics and sensory biology—in high school classrooms. The successful applicant will collaborate to conduct rigorous research on learners’ interest, self-efficacy, and inquiry skills in STEM through their participation in the program, to be disseminated through high-quality publication.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Doctoral degree in STEM education, Educational Research Methods, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Strong skills in quantitative research methods, including multi-level modeling as shown by using such skills in at least one peer-reviewed publication, manuscript in progress or dissertation.
• Demonstrated potential for successful scholarship, including demonstrated professional writing skills as shown by at least one peer-reviewed publication, manuscript in progress or dissertation.
• Working knowledge of human subjects protections and IRB processes as shown by collaborating/contributing on at least one human subjects/IRB approved research project.

Responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow will include the following:

• Administration of STEM self-efficacy, interest, and knowledge assessments across multiple sites;
• Analysis of student survey and assessment data;
• Supporting analysis of classroom implementation data;
• Administering informed consent processes and managing data retention protocol;
• Collaborating to write conference proposals and manuscripts, including leading some writing efforts