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Pre- or post-doctoral research position in "Learning Science", Luxembourg, Deadline: 1 October 2008

University of Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg is looking within its Faculty of Language and
 
Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education for

Scientific Collaborator(s) in the field of the Learning Sciences
1 full time (40h/week) or 2 part-time (20/week)
2 year contract, renewable for an additional year
Ref. Project: CODI-SCILE-A

specializing in discourse/interactional linguistics and/or science 
education/learning and/or multi-media/IT and learning with a strong focus
 
on the multilingual/multi-modal dimensions of knowledge construction.

Contributing to the UL's Priority "Building Excellence in Education", the
 
Faculty hosts the Unit for Sociocultural Research on Learning and 
Development (LCMI : http://www.lcmi.uni.lu) with the group DICA-lab being
 
particularly active in the field of medial, plurilingual and multi-modal 
learning.

The project "Competences for organising discourse-in-interaction & science
 
learning" (CODI-SCILE-A) specifically focuses on scientific knowledge 
construction by children (age 4 - 8) as discourse-in-interaction 
practices, features and formats with regard to the multi-modal, 
multi-medial and multi-lingual quality of resources deployed and taken up
 
by the learners.

The successful candidate(s) will join the project CODI-SCILE-A which runs
 
from November 2008 to October 2011.

Activities:
- collecting different types of data covering an array of modalities and 
languages (German and/or French/English (written and spoken), 
Luxembourgish and/or a further Romance language)
- managing data form interactive media, e.g. learning platforms and other
 
interactional IT-/medial devices
- managing project schedule according to advances in analysis and results
- sampling and analysis of data (discourse, science, media)
- observation, analysis and systematic media implementation of resources 
emergent from the learning process
- implementation and development (theoretical, empirical, 
media/discourse-pedagogical) of project concept.
- implementation of joint work sessions (data)
- drafting reports, minutes, presentations, papers

Profile:

The project team is looking for a highly motivated, internationally 
experienced researcher (MA-level and/or PhD-level) in the field of the 
learning sciences with a proven record as regards the integration, set-up
 
and/or management of data-driven scientific projects. Experiences with the
 
creative-/media-industries (e.g., interface design, learning media) and/or
 
schooling institutions an asset.
The successful candidate/s hold/s a relevant degree (MA-level or doctorate
 
(PhD)) in one of the following fields, relevant to the project: 
educational sciences, (multi-modal/multi-medial) communication and 
information technology, interactional studies, learning (including 
human/machine), applied linguistics, science learning, 
activity/socio-cultural theory.
Substantial, theoretically grounded methodological skills as regards the 
(analytical/technical) handling of developmental/interactional data are 
required, prior experiences in collecting and integrating situated data 
into corpora-/data-treatment-systems are an asset.
Experiences in working with development (language/s, resources, 
socio-cognitive dimensions, activity dimensions) in a specific domain 
(e.g., science) or a specific age group (e.g., pre-primary/primary) 
represent an advantage.

As the candidate/s will be working with different types of data covering 
an array of languages and modalities, she/he has excellent command of at 
least two of the following languages: German and/or French/English 
(written and spoken), Luxembourgish and/or a further Romance language an 
asset. Advanced level of using learning platforms and other interactional
 
IT-/medial devices an asset.

Excellent self-management skills, ability and willingness to engage into 
active team-management a prerequisite, intercultural, technical and 
interdisciplinary awareness as well as a motivation to join a challenging
 
environment within a trilingual, international and young University are 
prerequisites for this position.

For further information please contact:
Prof. Dr. Charles Max
Phone: (+352) 46 66 44 9413
Mail: charles.max@uni.lu
or
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Gudrun Ziegler
Phone: (+352) 46 66 44 9363
Mail: gudrun.ziegler@uni.lu


Applications:
Applications will be handled in strict confidence. The University of 
Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer.

Candidates should submit the following documents, by October 1st, 2008:
- cover letter, stating the link of previous work/interests to the 
position within the project
- curriculum vitae
- record of publications and projects (if applicable)
- copies of diploma(s)
- two references (relevant to the position)
to:
University of Luxembourg

Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education
Campus Walferdange - Secrtariat UR LCMI (Mrs M. Graff)
B.P. 2
L-7201 Walferdange
Grand-Duch de Luxembourg