Research Assistant (Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice) [NIE]

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities or Arts, or related field
• 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
• 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

• Data collection and analysis
• Project management
• Report writing
• Assist in publications and presentations
• Work with CRPP colleagues
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator
• Application
• Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
• Closing Date
• Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.
• Hiring Institution: NIE