Alberta Council for Environmental Education Research Associate Job Vacancy in Alberta

ACEE will hire a Research Associate on a full-time or part-time basis for a minimum six-month position, beginning in February 2012. This is a unique opportunity to directly support the inclusion of environmental education in new Alberta curricula. The Research Associate will work closely with ACEE’s Executive Director and Alberta Education staff to research environmental education curriculum frameworks and develop
competencies indicators that will be used to guide future curriculum development work in Alberta. The competencies indicators will guide what is needed in curriculum to ensure that students are competent in being environmentally literate. The competencies indicators will be developed over various levels of learning and will subsequently guide the development of programs of study, teaching resources and assessment. ACEE, Alberta Education staff, and an Advisory Committee will guide the Research Associate’s work.

Qualifications:
• Education — A strong background in in formal education: a Masters level graduate, practicing Ph.D student, or Post-doctoral student
• Knowledge — A deep understanding of both curriculum development/design and environmental education
• Experience — Classroom or environmental education experience would be an asset
• Excellent Communicator — The successful candidate will be able to communicate and work with a diverse group of individuals who will provide guidance for the work. Research and writing skills must be strong.

A detailed Terms of Reference that full describes this work may be found here: http://www.abcee.org/home/research-associate/

Deadline and interview dates

By end of day Monday, January 16, please submit your covering letter and resume/CV by email (subject heading ‘Application for Research Associate’) to:

Gareth Thomson
Executive Director
Alberta Council for Environmental Education
gareth@abcee.org

Interviews will be held by Skype on Monday 23 January or Tuesday 24 January, 2012. Sorry, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

URLs relevant to this position:
• Our work with Alberta Education to Advance Environmental Education:
http://www.abcee.org/albertaeducation/
• Our bookshelf of policies, research and frameworks that support environmental education: http://www.abcee.org/bookshelf/

About the Alberta Council for Environmental Education
ACEE is a registered charity with the mission of working collaboratively to advance environmental education in Alberta. ACEE works to…

• Champion environmental education
• Convene stakeholders
• Facilitate leadership
• Build networks
• Increase capacity
• Connect the community