About this role
The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 12-month contract (renewable) at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice (CRPP).
Project Title: Developing Teacher competencies in Aesthetically-Infused Inquiry-Based Learning (AIIBL): An intervention to move IBL in Humanities and Arts to the next phase
Project Introduction: This Design-based Research (DBR) intervention aims to do the following: (1) To observe teacher professional learning through an iterative co-design and implementation of IBL curriculum units with teachers in Humanities and Arts primary and secondary schools using the AIIBL framework and determine areas to support growth and development; (2) To develop Humanities and Arts curriculum units’ AIIBL design to support the growth and development of students’ 21CC; and (3) To build a foundation for a theory of transference of learning and skills across domains by exploring the potentials of AIIBL for cross-disciplinary development of 21CCGive brief information about project.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Humanities or Arts, or related field
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Personal attributes: willingness to learn and grow, inquirer, critical thinker, ability to work independently and collaboratively, organized, reliable, strong initiative, patient and diligent, fast learner
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Skills/knowledge: Qualitative and Quantitative Research; excellent writing skills; ability to synthesise diverse literature; good communication and presentation skills; project management; word/excel/SPSS/NVivo; background in teaching and the arts preferred.
Responsibilities
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Data collection and analysis
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Project management
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Report writing
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Assist in publications and presentations
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Work with CRPP colleagues
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Other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator
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Application
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Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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Closing Date
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Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.
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Hiring Institution: NIE