Post Doc @ TERC

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Education
Education Research Collaborative, TERC
Cambridge, MA
Application Deadline: January 11, 2008
Stipend: $55,000

The Education Research Collaborative (ERC) at TERC, a not-for-profit
research and development institution in Cambridge, MA, invites
applications for a two-year residential research fellowship. The
fellowship program is focused broadly on transformative research on
academic literacies in formal and informal educational settings that
serve children from historically underrepresented communities, with
particular focus on the sciences, mathematics and interdisciplinary
learning (e.g., sciences, mathematics, humanities, arts). In
particular, we encourage applications from recent PhD.s or Ed.D.s who
are members of groups historically underrepresented in the sciences
and mathematics, and whose research connects theory and practice. A
major component of this fellowship is to foster a scholarly learning
community, which includes a mentoring relationship with ERC senior
staff, collaboration with ongoing ERC projects, and a research/writing
seminar.

The Program

Up to three fellows will be chosen for residence during 2008-2010.
Fellows will work with a mentor from ERC senior staff. They will also
have the opportunity to collaborate with ongoing ERC projects, to
share data and drafts of papers in an ongoing fellows seminar, and to
share their emerging work with the broader ERC and TERC community.

Stipend and allowances

Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $55,000 and additional funds
to cover travel, participation in professional conferences, and
research related expenses.

Eligibility

Applicants must be within 3 years of receiving their Ph.D. or Ed.D.
degree. Their degree must be completed by July 2008. Applicants should
include the following in their letter of application: 1) a proposal
for a two-year plan of research; 2) a statement of the significance of
the research with respect to the education of children from
historically under-represented communities; 3) a statement of the
relationship of the research to the applicant??s ongoing career plans;
4) a self-assessment of the applicant??s current research competencies
and areas where growth is sought; 5) a CV; 6) two letters of
reference; and 7) two examples of the applicant's academic writing.
Letters of reference may be sent separately. All documents should be
sent in hard copy.

Application Deadline

All application materials must be received by no later than January
11, 2008, addressed to:

Fellowship Committee
Attn: Ann Butler
TERC
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140

For information about TERC, please visit www.terc.edu. Applications
from candidates from historically underrepresented communities are
strongly encouraged. TERC is an affirmative action EEOC institution.