Postdoc in Education Research: Teacher Learning & AI Curriculum

University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate focused on empirical study of teacher professional learning and student outcomes, with co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications and federal proposals.

The role includes coordinating professional development sessions, supporting a research team, and coaching teachers implementing a place-based AI in Agriculture curriculum in classrooms, in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required.
• Experience in research and co-authoring academic articles.
• Writing for scholarly audiences and presenting results.

Responsibilities

• Conduct federal grant writing and prepare journal publications.
• Assist with teacher professional learning and develop usable lesson materials.
• Transcribe data and perform qualitative analyses; apply basic statistics to quantitative data.
• Coordinate logistics for the research team and provide coaching to teachers implementing the curriculum.

Skills

Scholarly writing

Data analysis

Transcription

Oral & written communication

Zoom & Google Docs

Organization

Coauthoring articles

Education

Doctoral Degree

Tools

Zoom

Google Docs

Job description

University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate focused on empirical study of teacher professional learning and student outcomes, with co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications and federal proposals.

The role includes coordinating professional development sessions, supporting a research team, and coaching teachers implementing a place-based AI in Agriculture curriculum in classrooms, in a hybrid work setting.