New job opening- science educator
David Rudge
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Please pass the following ad to anyone on the job market you think would
be qualified for this position.
"SCIENCE EDUCATION Western Michigan University seeks applications for a
tenure-track position in science education at the assistant/associate
professor level for fall 2000, pending budgetary approval. The
department offers MA and Ph.D. degrees in Science Education and is
active in developing and teaching science courses for students in
education. The faculty combine expertise in the science disciplines,
cognitive science, and the history and philosophy of science to inform
research regarding the teaching and learning of the science
disciplines. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in science
education or a related discipline and a strong background in a science
and in at least one of the other two areas. A background in earth
science is preferred. Candidates should have demonstrated success at
publishing scholarly research, a Promising program of research, and
teaching experience at the university or pre-college level. Appointees
will be expected to conduct a research program in science education,
supervise graduate students, develop and teach undergraduate and
graduate courses. Western Michigan University, a Carnegie
Classification Doctoral I Institution, has an affirmative action
program which encourages applications from underrepresented groups.
Send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests,
recent publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Larry
Oppliger (larry.o...@wmich.edu), Chair of Search Committee,
Department of Science Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,
MI 49008-5033. Review of applications will begin November 1, 1999 and
continue until the position is filled."
Please note that this is a new position in our department. Our last two
searches for science educators were both successfully filled. As noted
in the ad, inquiries about the position should be directed to: Larry
Oppliger (larry.o...@wmich.edu)
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Cheers,
Dave Rudge
Assistant Professor
Department of Science Studies
Western Michigan University
3134 Wood Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5033
Phone: 616-387-2779
FAX: 616-387-4998
Email: david...@wmich.edu
Web page: http://kanga.cc.wmich.edu/~rudged/index.html
Mark Kinsler
>"SCIENCE EDUCATION Western Michigan University seeks applications for a
>tenure-track position in science education at the assistant/associate
>professor level for fall 2000, pending budgetary approval. The
>department offers MA and Ph.D. degrees in Science Education and is
>active in developing and teaching science courses for students in
>education.
A PhD in science education???
>The faculty combine expertise in the science disciplines,
>cognitive science, and the history and philosophy of science to inform
>research regarding the teaching and learning of the science
>disciplines.
It'd certainly be interesting to hear what great advances have been made
in science education as the result of this research. As it stands,
standards have dropped in most areas of science at the secondary school
level: they were doing a lot better before anyone was doing science
education research.
>Candidates should have a doctoral degree in science
>education or a related discipline and a strong background in a science
>and in at least one of the other two areas.
A strong background in science. Good idea.
>A background in earth science is preferred.
That's not surprising. Nobody teaches physical science anymore. After
all, the space program is pretty well dead, and none of that stuff with
chemicals and machinery is good for anything but making bombs. It'll
give the kids strange ideas!
The science coordinator at the New Haven high school where I was a
teaching physics as a substitute griped, "Can't you teach them physics
without giving them all that math?"
>Candidates should have demonstrated success at
>publishing scholarly research, a Promising program of research,
Preferably with external funding to make the empire-builders of academe
happy...
>and
>teaching experience at the university or pre-college level. Appointees
>will be expected to conduct a research program in science education,
>supervise graduate students, develop and teach undergraduate and
>graduate courses. Western Michigan University, a Carnegie
>Classification Doctoral I Institution, has an affirmative action
>program which encourages applications from underrepresented groups.
>Send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests,
>recent publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Larry
>Oppliger (larry.o...@wmich.edu), Chair of Search Committee,
>Department of Science Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,
>MI 49008-5033. Review of applications will begin November 1, 1999 and
>continue until the position is filled."
Department of Science Studies. Presumably part of the education school,
but they're not saying.
>Please note that this is a new position in our department. Our last two
>searches for science educators were both successfully filled. As noted
>in the ad, inquiries about the position should be directed to: Larry
>Oppliger (larry.o...@wmich.edu)
I shouldn't give difficulty to the untenured, but education colleges are
starting to get on everyone's nerves.
M Kinsler
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nob...@nowhere.com
<kin...@frognet.net> wrote:
> The science coordinator at the New Haven high school where I was a
> teaching physics as a substitute griped, "Can't you teach them physics
> without giving them all that math?"
>
I'm not suprised. I was using an integral to explain PV work recently
when the calculus teacher wandered in. He was concerned about me
showing them an integral "out of context."
Years ago, the other calculus teacher pleaded with me to change from
using square brackets in chemistry because it might confuse the kids in
chemistry. My response was "Using square brackets is standard practice
in chemistry for showing concentration. You change your practice if
you're concerned about confusion."
He got mad at me.
Fuck 'em.
JP