CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke News

Postdoctoral Fellowship

CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke is looking for candidates to fill its postdoctoral fellowship in the field of science teaching and learning. This postdoctoral fellowship will support a promising new Canadian or foreign scholar interested in pursuing postdoctoral studies in connection with the research centre’s themes and objectives.

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Animation kit

Ghislain Samson, a CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke researcher, and Eve Langelier, Professor of the Department of Engineering of the University of Sherbrooke, have joined their efforts and ideas to create a tool which makes accessible the technological conception approach used in engineering. The kit “Le génie, c’est genial!” is intended for science and technology teachers as well as school counselors.

www.eureka.gme.usherb.ca/genie%2Ddecouverte/index.htm

Calling on candidates

Abdelkrim Hasni and CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke are looking for assistants to do research within the context of three research studies already in progress:

1. Conceptualisation et modélisation en sciences : représentations et pratiques d'enseignantes et d'enseignants du primaire et du secondaire du Québec;

2. Interdisciplinarité et enseignement des sciences et des technologies au secondaire : place, modalités de mise en œuvre, contraintes disciplinaires et institutionnelles;

3. Perfectionnement des compétences en enseignement des sciences, technologies et mathématiques du personnel enseignant au premier cycle du secondaire.

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Do master’s or doctorate studies in the field of science teaching and learning interest you? Pursuing a master’s degree or doctorate degree with CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke will permit you to benefit from high quality supervision as well as a stimulating and favorable working environment. The activities of CRYSTAL-Sherbrooke will permit you to exchange with 23 researchers from different disciplinary fields such as education, sciences and engineering and to participate in the various activities such as conferences, study days and seminars. A few research assistantship positions are also available.