PhD position in Geoscience Education Research

Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for University Science Education (NNF-USE). The Department of Science Education invites applications for a three-year PhD position in geoscience education research, commencing on April 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is part of the research work package “Disciplinary Writing Practices in the AI Era:

• Enhancing Learning in the Geosciences” at NNF-USE, led by Professor Kristine Harper.
• The PhD will be part of the research group on University Science Education, which hosts several other scholars working on higher education discipline-based educational research (DBER).
• NNF-USE, led by Professor Jenny Dauer, also partners with scholars from two other Danish universities (University of Aarhus, University of Southern Denmark) as well as those from abroad.
• Project Description Writing is key to disciplinary learning, development and knowledge production.
• The role of writing in disciplines, however, remains understudied and underutilized in university science education.
• Particularly in Geoscience Education Research (GER), disciplinary writing often serves merely as an assessment tool, rather than a vehicle for learning1 …