Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/
Associate Professor in Mathematics Education
School of Education
The University of New England
Armidale NSW
Position No: 202/191

The School of Education in the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies seeks
to appoint a Level B/C/D academic to join its Mathematics Education team commencing
January 2003.

This team has responsibilities in the Faculty's initial teacher education and postgraduate
programs in the areas of education and learning in mathematics curriculum as well as
enrichment mathematics for teachers. The team also conducts individual and collaborative
research and consultancy in areas such as web-assisted learning, cognition and concept
development, curriculum development, application of information technology to the teaching
and learning of mathematics and the preparation of reflective practitioners. As a member of
the Mathematics Education Team, the appointee will be required to teach in one or more of
its areas of responsibility at both Primary and Secondary level in addition to undertaking
postgraduate supervision. The appointee will also be expected and encouraged to undertake
research and consultancy in a relevant area of expertise, and would be invited to work in the
Centre for Cognition Research in Learning and Teaching.

The successful applicant will have a teaching qualification and adequate experience in
teaching in primary and/or, secondary grades and a postgraduate research qualification.
Demonstrated successful experience in teaching at the tertiary level is essential. Level B
appointments will have an emerging research record, as well as a demonstrated knowledge
base of learning and teaching of school mathematics.

The successful applicant will be able to contribute to the design and upgrading of
courses/units within the areas covered by the mathematics team, will be able to provide
input to general learning and teaching units and will have demonstrated ability to collaborate
with, and provide leadership for, the teaching profession and will be able to undertake
postgraduate supervision. Applicants for Level C positions will have a PhD in a relevant area,
and will have a record of refereed publications. Applicants for Level D positions will have a
PhD and an established research profile with demonstrated success in attracting competitive
research grants in a relevant area.

The appointee will be expected to lecture, workshop, tutor, mark, supervise appropriate
higher degrees and perform administrative tasks, attend School and Faculty meetings,
produce teaching materials, as well as contributing to the research of the School.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Ted Redden, Head of School of Education on
telephone (02) 6773 5068 or email: tredden@metz.une.edu.au, or Professor John Pegg,
Director of Centre for Cognition Research in Learning and Teaching on telephone (02) 6773
5070 or email: jpegg@metz.une.edu.au

Salary: $52,448 to $62,160 per annum (Level B); $64,101 to $73,814 per annum (Level C);
$77,050 to $84,818 per annum (Level D) plus up to 17% employer superannuation and salary packaging.

An application pack is available from: http://www.une.edu.au/personnel/recruit

Closing Date: 2 December 2002
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