Tuesday, October 9, 2012

VACANCY - RESEARCH OFFICER

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

University of London


Research Officer
MODE (Multimodal methodologies for Digital Environments) Research
Project: Methods and challenges for digital technologies and
embodiment

Department of Culture, Communication and Media
Faculty of Children and Learning

The starting salary will be in the range of £30,124 and £35,940 plus
£2,323 London Allowance per annum. The appointment will be at 1.0 FTE
and available from 07January 2013 for 16 months.


You will be required to participate in and contribute to all elements
of the project, collaborating closely with the project directors and
also liaise and communicate effectively with the Node team to ensure
the findings of the research project contribute to the development of
the Node themes and inform the training and capacity building
activities.

You will need a higher degree, preferably a doctorate, or comparable
research experience in cognitive science, education, sociology,
psychology, anthropology, or another relevant social science field and
significant experience of undertaking research within the field of
emergent technologies, such as tangible, mobile, ubiquitous
technologies and education. You will have experience of conducting
sustained qualitative fieldwork, notably the use of video as a
research tool and observation of technology-mediated interactions, and
computer generated/logged data.


In view of the nature of the work involved, any offer of appointment
will be conditional on a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced
Disclosure.

Reference: 7AC-CLCCM-5080-A

Closing date: 09 November 2012

To apply online please visit
http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk<http://jobs.ioe.ac.uk/> or tel 020 7612 6159

We positively encourage applicants from all sections of
under-represented communities