PhD FELLOWSHIP at Glasgow Caledonian University
Job description
PhD FELLOWSHIP
The fellowship is open to candidates from any country. Applicants must be
graduates (Masters or Bachelors Degree plus relevant Masters) with a background
(and interests) in Educational Science & Training and its sub-disciplines.
Candidates with a background in Social or Behavioural Sciences are also eligible
to apply, but a strong interest in Education and Training is essential.
•Experience (or strong interest) in socio-cultural approaches to learning and
participatory research methods is necessary. Experience in using Change
Laboratory method is not compulsory but would be an advantage. Familiarity with
case study methodology will be highly valued.
•Experience (or strong interest) in technology-enhanced learning is desirable.
In particular this involves application of emergent social technologies, games
and simulation and virtual worlds for learning.
•Familiarity with relevant research on workplace learning, organisational
learning, health and safety, motivation, sociology, ergonomics, and/or
organisational psychology is a plus.
•Practical understanding of corporate learning context is desirable.
Requirements
University Graduate
We are looking for a smart, dynamic, curious and motivated person who has the
following skills:
•experience, or interest in, conducting original qualitative research
•strong writing and oral presentation abilities
•ability to work to strict deadlines
•ability to communicate research findings efficiently to both academic and
corporate audiences
•skills in workshop facilitation are desirable
Additional information about the job:
The PhD fellowship will be supervised by Professor Allison Littlejohn, Director
of the Caledonian Academy and Dr Anoush Margaryan, Lecturer in Learning
Technology at Glasgow Caledonian University (www.academy.gcal.ac.uk/people),
along with two corporate supervisors.
Organization
Glasgow Caledonian University The Caledonian Academy
The Caledonian Academy is a flagship initiative of the Glasgow Caledonian
University, focusing on Quality Enhancement. The Mission of the Academy is
twofold: to lead the University in the development and implementation of new and
innovative forms of learning and to extend its international reputation as a
centre of first-rate, applied research in education.
The Academy will offer a unique contribution towards University’s Learning,
Teaching and Assessment Strategy to 2010. To support this development a
Development Director is required to take a major role in leading educational
research initiatives both within and beyond the University.
Purpose of fellowship
The Caledonian Academy, in collaboration with the UK Energy Institute (EI) and
Shell International BV, is offering a 3-year fellowship to carry out research
leading to a PhD investigating and developing new approaches to enhancing
learning from health and safety incidents in the industrial workplace. This PhD
fellowship is funded by the EI and will be jointly supervised by Caledonian
Academy, EI and Shell. The research will be conducted in 3 real-life testbeds in
Shell, BP and ConocoPhillips. The fellowship offers a unique opportunity to work
with three leading, global corporations as well as an internationally-renowned
research team.
Research project
Learning from incidents is embedded in the culture of organisations. The premise
of this study is that incidents will be reduced by embedding learners into a
culture where continuous learning is promoted (a generative organisation). A
strong mechanism to achieve a generative organisation can be found from social
constructivism. Social constructivism stresses dialogue in learning, with this
taking place via an active process of constructing meaning. By following a
participatory Change Laboratory methodology, workers, in collaboration with the
researcher, will develop a deep understanding of why incidents have occurred and
how they can be prevented in the future. Applying deep learning into practice
will help develop a safer workplace environment and create a generative
organisation.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 36 months
Additional conditions of employment:
There is a stipend of £13,900 per annum in the first year, rising to £14,746
in year 3. Each year’s stipend shall be payable to the fellow in four equal
quarterly payments on 1 October, 1 January, 1 April and 1 July respectively of
each year. In addition, the funding organisation will cover fellow’s PhD fees.
Travel and subsistence expenses for carrying out data collection, progress and
evaluation meetings in the testbeds will be covered by the funder/sponsoring
organisation. The fellowship will also cover a conference visit, as well as
residence permit costs for international student and training in workshop
facilitation/Change Lab method. Glasgow Caledonian University will provide desk
space and amenities.
‘Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to being an equal opportunities
employer’
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof. Allison Littlejohn
Telephone number: +44-141-331-8409
E-mail address: allison.littlejohn@…
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.
* About the organization: http://www.caledonian.ac.uk/
* About the department: http://www.academy.gcal.ac.uk/
* About the function: http://www.caledonian.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/index.html
Application
You can apply for this job before 28-11-2008 by sending your application to:
Caledonian University
Fiona McBeth
E-mail address: Fiona.mcBeth@…
Your application must include the following documents:
- Letter of interest
- CV/Resume
- A writing sample (500-1000 words)
- Names and contact information of two references (professional and/or
academic).
Deadline for applications is November 28, 17:00 GMT. Interviews with shortlisted
candidates will be conducted in December 2008.
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number A.
The short URL code for this job opening is: 00511-9.
You can use this as a direct link to the job by adding the code to the URL
www.academictransfer.org/
PhD FELLOWSHIP (Full-time)
Glasgow, UK, (Abroad), Glasgow Caledonian University
