at the Department of Physics and Materials Science. Starting date: 1 February, 2010.
The Physics Education Research Group is an integral part of the Department of Physics and Materials Science. The research focus is on interplays between the experience of learning and the learning environment. More detail may be found on our home page
http://www.fysik.uu.se/didaktik/.
Simulators are fundamental tools in the training of reactor operators for nuclear power plants. However, there is little in-depth knowledge about the nature of the learning and how this learning experience impacts on praxis and practice - especially in incident-situations that require thoughtful, exacting, effective and rapid responses. In particular, we are interested in the
gaining of conceptual understanding and the
formation of a holistic overview in Swedish nuclear power plant simulator training environments. Hence we are looking for a highly motivated and independently minded PhD student to join a project that studies these dynamics
in the Swedish nuclear power plant context.
The simulator situations that the successful applicant will be working with are designed to resemble the real control rooms as far as possible, and the training is to a very large degree based on re-acting realistic scenarios. The study will be undertaken in a
case study framework where the essential collaboration network needed will have been officially established.
The successful candidate would have an excellent opportunity to be considered for employment by the Swedish nuclear power plant industry to contribute to the development of their reactor operator education programme.
If you are interested, send your application including a statement of research interest, a CV, copies of exams, degrees and grades, a copy of your Master thesis (or a draft thereof), published articles or other relevant material (if applicable) to the address below.
The PhD position is full time employment position for a tenure of four years. However, the possibility for the tenure to be extendable to a maximum of five years exists to allow the inclusion of university level physics teaching and/or laboratory supervision into the PhD education.
Please note that for this position
excellent language skills in Swedish
and English are essential.
Further information is available from:
http://www.physics.uu.se/education/gradU/.
Uppsala University is striving to achieve a more even gender balance and women are especially encouraged to apply.
For more information, please contact: Cedric Linder, tel +46-(0)18-4713539 (
cedric.linder@fysik.uu.se) or Staffan Andersson, tel +46-(0)18-4713520 (
staffan.andersson@fysik.uu.se). Union representatives are Anders Grundström, SACO, tel 018-471 5380 and Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, tel 018-471 1996, Stefan Djurström, SEKO, tel 018-471 3315.
The application should be sent to: Registrar's Office, UFV-PA 2009/2263 Uppsala University, Box 256, 751 05 UPPSALA, Sweden; fax +46-(0)18-4712000 or e-mail:
registrator@uu.se. An application by fax or e-mail must be followed by a letter containing the original documents, at the latest a week after application deadline.
Application Deadline on Friday 30 October, 2009.
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