Offer Description

School of Aerospace Transport and Manufacturing   Centre for Digital Engineering and Manufacturing   Research Fellow in Extended Reality (XR)   Fixed Term Contract for 18 months   Full time starting salary is normally £37,337 per annum   Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire   We welcome applications from talented XR developers to join our research team to develop the next generation of training delivery for battery manufacture.   About the Role You will focus on developing extended reality (XR) capability and VR/AR demonstrators to transform the training process for battery manufacture in the automotive industry. The project convenes regional academic, local government and industrial experts to deliver a new and innovative battery manufacturing L2 & L3 training programme for the West Midlands.   Extended Reality (XR), which is the focus for this role, is the case where digital data is superimposed directly into a user’s real-world visual field. XR is a fast-growing technology that is becoming an attractive form of communication in manufacturing and maintenance, particularly for the presentation of work instructions for training. You will contribute to conducting further research to evaluate the potential performance improvements that XR and training can offer. One of the industrial use case providers will be Jaguar Land Rover.   In computer science, the contributions of this Research Fellow role will be built around new methods of applying augmented reality to complex manufacturing and maintenance systems. You will be expected to develop new methods for:

• Data collection using XR
• Data & optimization for providing guidance using XR
• Data integration from multiple sensors
• Accurate overlay of information
• Visualising information

  The specific focus on the notion of training effectiveness will inform academic knowledge in design and evaluation of virtual/augmented reality systems, with particular contribution towards our goal to enable a seamless training system to update in near-real time, to reflect the status of the digital manufacturing environment.   You will investigate visualisation requirements for digital technologies, using valid and reliable techniques to represent and predict real world human-technology interaction, increasing efficiency and effectiveness of product and process design, manufacture and maintenance.   About You You will be educated to doctoral level (or close to completion) in a relevant subject and have experience of developing extended reality demonstrators with AR/VR technology.  With excellent software design and development skills you will be able to contribute immediately to the project objectives.  Your expertise in effective training methods and knowledge of manufacturing processes will be an advantage.   About Us As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.   Cranfield Manufacturing and Materials has been following the ambitious strategy of developing a roadmap for Sustainable Manufacturing and Materials Sectors for 2050 by applying fundamental science and thought leadership via conceiving and maturing the concepts of Smart, Clean and Green manufacturing solutions agnostically across all sectors and through all tiers of the supply chain and with SMEs as well as OEMs. This is to support the national aspiration of Net Zero UK by 2050 We offer world-class and niche post-graduate level research, education, training and consultancy. We are unique in our multi-disciplinary approach by bringing together design, materials’ technology and management expertise. We link fundamental materials research with manufacturing to develop novel technologies and improve the science base of the manufacturing research. Our capabilities are unique, with a focus on simulation and modelling, and sustainability. They also include work in composite manufacture, metallic glasses, nano-materials (graphene, carbon nanotubes, coatings and sensors), low energy casting, thermal barrier coatings and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). Find out more about our work here.   Our Values and Commitments Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.   We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.   Working Arrangements Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.   How to apply                                     For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Samuel Court, Research Fellow in Augmented Reality and Laboratory Manager, on (T): +44 (0) 1234 754157 or (E): s.d.court@cranfield.ac.uk   Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: hrrecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4650.   Closing date for receipt of applications: 25 October 2023     www.cranfield.ac.uk

The Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt am Main seeks to fill a position for the interdisciplinary project MORE STEP - Mobility at risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem:

Researcher (m/f/d) MSc or PhD in Ecosystem Modelling

 (full-time position / part time options are available)

The MORE STEP project is a collaborative and interdisciplinary research project of Mongolian and German partners funded by BMBF. The main aim is to bring social and ecological sciences together to identify societal drivers that can lead to an ecological tipping point of the Mongolian steppe ecosystem. The objective is the early identification including possible consequences for nature and society. The project particularly emphasizes the importance of mobility of wildlife and livestock in the context of societal change and seeks to contribute to the sustainable development of the Mongolian Steppe ecosystem.

The applicant for the position here should integrate grazing into the Dynamic Global Vegetation Model LPJ-GUESS in order to assess i.) where grazing by Mongolian gazelles and livestock might be unstainable because too much of the available vegetation productivity is consumed and ii.) how climate change might influence the carrying capacity of the steppe for large herbivores. The applicant can built upon recent model developments for the integration of moving gazelles into LPJ-GUESS (Stratmann et al. 2023, published in Ecology).

Tasks and Responsibilities

• To integrate a simplified livestock module into our coupled vegetation-herbivore model
• To develop scenarios until 2050 for future vegetation change and forage availability under different climate change and grazing scenarios
• To identify areas where climate change might alter the capacity of the steppe to sustain herbivores (wildlife and livestock)
• Contribute to dissemination activities towards policy makers and stakeholders
• Disseminate results in scientific journals and more stakeholder-oriented formats

Place of employment:         Frankfurt (Hesse)

Working hours:                   full-time position (40 weekly working hours / part time options are available)

Type of contract:                The contract shall ideally start as of November 2023 and is limited until 30 September 2025

Salary:                                  according to the collective agreement of the State of Hesse (pay grade E 13, TV-H)

Senckenberg is committed to diversity. We benefit from the different expertise, perspectives and personalities of our staff and welcome every application from qualified candidates, irrespective of age, gender, ethnic or cultural origin, religion and ideology, sexual orientation and identity or disability. Women are particularly encouraged to apply, as they are underrepresented in the field of this position and will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.

Applicants with disabilities (“Schwerbehinderung”) will be given preferential consideration in case of equal suitability. Senckenberg actively supports the compatibility of work and family and places great emphasis on an equal and inclusive work culture.

Support for international staff: Senckenberg is a globally connected institute. The main working language within Morestep is English. We welcome candidates from all nations and will provide administrative support for your relocation process.

You would like to apply?

Then please send us your complete application documents consisting of

• a one-page cover letter that addresses your fit to the advertised position as described above
• your CV including names and contact details of two professional references
• your academic certificates (Master / PhD certificate)

as one PDF file by 17 October 2023 to recruiting@senckenberg.de, quoting the reference number #11-23016, or apply on our homepage using the online application form. Please use this link: Apply Online | Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

Senckenberganlage 25

60325 Frankfurt a.M.

E-Mail: recruiting@senckenberg.de

For scientific enquiries please contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Hickler, thomas.hickler@senckenberg.de.

For more information about the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, please visit www.senckenberg.de.

Description of tasks in the position:

• conducting research activities in the field of molecular or related biology, including obtaining external funds for the implementation of research projects;
• preparing and conducting didactic classes in the field of histology, biochemistry, immunology and related in Polish or English;
• dissemination of research results in the form of scientific publications in journals indexed in the SCOPUS or Web of Science database;
• participation in scientific conferences/symposia (national and international);
• participation in workshops and trainings to improve teaching and research skills and professional competence;
• participation in organizational work for the benefit of the unit and the university;
• other tasks assigned by the head of the unit, resulting from the profile and nature of the unit and the university.

Requirements for candidates:

• holds at least a doctoral degree in molecular biology or related sciences;
• has teaching experience at the academic level in conducting classes with students;
• has research experience in molecular biology;
• has the ability to operate a thermal cycler, CO2 incubator, confocal microscope, flow cytometer and/or cell sorter;
• has scientific achievements published in scientific journals indexed in Scopus and/or Web of Science database;
• has scientific achievements in the form of presentations at scientific conferences and seminars;
• has experience in the implementation and/or management of research projects funded by external sources, such as: ERC, NCN, NCBR, MEiN, MRI, etc.;
• has a certificate in the form of a decision on the award and/or settlement of a research project - in the case of experience in project management;
• speaks and writes Polish;
• knows English at the level of min. B2;
• meets the criteria indicated in Article 113 of the Law on Higher Education and Science dated July 20, 2018:
• enjoys full public rights;
• has full legal capacity;
• has not been convicted by a final judgment of an intentional crime or an intentional fiscal crime;
• has not been punished with the disciplinary penalty of expulsion from the university with a ban on working in universities for a period of 6 months to 5 years or deprivation of the right to practice the profession of academic teacher for a period of 10 years.

We offer:

• full-time employment (replacement contract - from 01.12.2023);
• renumeration, which will consist of a basic salary, seniority allowance and an incentive system;
• professional development opportunities;
• attractive scientific/didactic working environment;
• attractive package of benefits: "holidays under a pear tree", "thirteenth salary", co-financing of sports activities, etc.

Required application documents:

• academic curriculum vitae;
• personal questionnaire for a person applying for employment; (download file no. 1)
• statement on meeting the requirements of the Law on Higher Education and Science; (download file no. 2)
• statement on the main place of work; (download file no. 3)
• list of publications, taking into account the scientific score, confirmed by the Main Library of the UPWr;
• results achieved in the career so far: candidate's mobility, obtained grants, conducted research, innovative activities, openness to entrepreneurship and practical aspect of scientific research;
• scans of diplomas confirming education.

1. Application documents should be sent to the following address: hr@upwr.edu.pl by October 27, 2023 with a note in the title of the e-mail: "Assistant professor at KBE".

2. Documents should include:

• the information referred to in Art. 22¹ § 1 of the Act of June 26, 1974 - Labor Code (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 917, as amended), i.e. name (s) and surname, date of birth, contact details, education, the course of previous employment.

3. Including information:

• pursuant to Art. 13 sec. 1 and sec. 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46 / EC (general regulation on data protection ) I inform that:
• the administrator of your personal data processed as part of the recruitment process is the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław, ul. Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław;
• contact with the Data Protection Officer is possible via the e-mail address: iod@upwr.edu.pl;
• the data provided by you will be processed in order to carry out the ongoing recruitment process;
• personal data collected in the recruitment process will not be shared with other data recipients;
• Your personal data will not be transferred to a third country or to an international organization;
• Your data collected in the recruitment process will be kept for no longer than is necessary for the recruitment process.
• You have the right to:
• access to your personal data, request for rectification or deletion; submitting a request to delete data is tantamount to resignation from participation in the recruitment process conducted by the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław;
• requests to limit the processing of personal data in the cases specified in art. 18 provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation;
• to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing which was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal;
• to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (or another supervisory authority that will be competent to consider the complaint) against the unlawful processing of personal data by the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, and the right to file a complaint concerns only the lawfulness of personal data processing, it concerns the course of the recruitment process;
• during the processing of data for the purposes of recruitment conducted by the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław, there is only no automated decision-making or profiling referred to in art. 22 sec. 1 and 4 of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, no decisions regarding the admission of a candidate for employment are made only automatically and no profiles of candidates are built;
• the data provided by you contained in the recruitment documents are not mandatory, however, they are a necessary condition to participate in the recruitment for a vacant position at the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław.

4. We will respond to offers from candidates who meet the formal requirements.

5. Information about the results of the competition will be published in the Public Information Bulletin of the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław and in the Public Information Bulletin of the Ministry of Education and Science.

6. The university respects a gender balance policy and allows for deviations from the chronological order of the CV - in order to allow applicants on a multi-dimensional career path - to submit a CV supported by evidence that reflects a representative range of achievements and qualifications relevant to the position they are applying for.

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a position as Postdoctoral Fellow in Welfare and Society at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies.

The objective of the position is to strengthen research, and to give researchers/scholars holding a doctoral degree the opportunity for further qualification toward top academic positions. Postdoctoral Fellow is employed for a period of 2 years.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be affiliated with the following project: Material and social status during and after migration: a hindrance to gains in wellbeing and welfare?

The qualifying project will be carried out at the University of Stavanger. It is assumed that the appointee will work full time on the project and that she/he will participate in the academic community.

Project topic: Status thinking and happiness after migration

The project will follow changes in material and social status and how they affect happiness after migration. It will investigate the role of background culture for this effect.

Migrants often flee from unbearable circumstances. Moving to rich countries like Norway brings substantial material and personal gains for them. These gains should likewise increase happiness and subjective wellbeing, but they do this only to a limited extent - not all the material gains translate to being happier after migration. This is puzzling, and more importantly tragic. It is also likely to hinder integration into the new home society.

The project will investigate the role of status thinking in this puzzle.

Status thinking is a personal preferences about one's own position in societal rankings. People show such preferences to different degrees, and strong status thinking tends to have negative outcomes like reduced happiness.

Status thinking appears universal in developed countries, and it may be responsible for stagnating levels of happiness. But recent investigations suggest that some distinct groups, in for example Ethiopia, do not show status thinking. Preserving this trait should increase the happiness of migrants and help them integrate after migration.

The project will explore the link between status thinking and happiness after migration, and how migrants' happiness can be protected from erosion by status thinking.

Project proposal

You must submit a description of a research project within the subject area and plan for its completion. The project proposal must show how you will proceed to carry out the research work, what the key issues and hypotheses will be, what theories and methods you will apply, publication channels and a schedule for carrying out the work. It must be clear from the application in what way the project will add your competence. The project proposal will be included in the competence assessment.

The final project description and progress plan are drawn up in consultation with the supervisor (s) during the first three months of the employment period. It is a prerequisite that you complete the project during the employment period.

Qualification requirements

You must have a ph.d. with a specialisation relevant for the project. The ph.d. thesis must have been submitted for evaluation within the application deadline for the position and approved before accession.

You must have good command of both oral and written English.

In the assessment the following criteria will be emphasised:

• relevance, quality and feasibility of the project
• submitted scientific work and your personal skills for completing the project within the timeframe
• international experience and network
• qualifications within the areas of creativity, innovation and commercialisation of research
• good teamwork, communication skills and ability to participate in research communities across organisational units
• ability to work independently in a structured manner
• motivation, sense of responsibility and accountability, work capacity and enthusiasm for research

We offer

• varied duties in a large, exciting and socially important organisation
• an ambitious work community which is developing rapidly. We strive to include employees at all levels in strategic decisions and promote an informal atmosphere with a flat organisational structure
• salary in accordance with the State Salary Scale, l.pl 17.510, code 1352, NOK 544.000 - 590.000 gross per year. A higher salary may be considered in special cases. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which provides favourable insurance- and retirement benefits
• favourable membership terms at a gym and at the university sports club, SiS sports club at campus
• employment with an Inclusive Workplace organisation which is committed to reducing sick leave, increasing the proportion of employees with reduced working capacity, and increasing the number of professionally active seniors
• Hjem-jobb-hjem, discounted public transport to and from work
• as an employee in Norway, you will have access to an optimal health service, as well as good pensions, generous maternity/paternity leave, and a competitive salary. Nursery places are guaranteed and reasonably priced.
• relocation programme
• language courses: On this page you can see which language courses you may be entitled to (look up “language courses” under employment conditions)

Diversity

University of Stavanger values independence, involvement and innovation. Diversity is respected and considered a resource in our work and learning environment. Universal design characterises physical and digital learning environments, and we strive to provide reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities.

You are encouraged to apply regardless of gender, disability or cultural background.

Contact information

More information on the position can be obtained from Head of department Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick, tlf: 95 93 47 38, e-mail: kolbjorn.s.bronnick@uis.no or Dr. Richard Piech, tel: 51 83 11 92, e-mail: richard.piech@uis.no.

Information about the appointment procedure can be obtained from HR-advisor Christina Storm, tel: 51 83 17 53, e-mail: christina.storm@uis.no.

Application

To apply for this position please follow the link "Apply for this job". Your application letter, relevant education and work experience as well as language skills must be registered here. In the application letter, you must state your research interests and motivation for the position.

The following documents must be uploaded as attachments to your application:

• project proposal
• CV with a full summary of your education and experience
• documentation of approved ph.d. If you have not completed the ph.d., you may enclose a confirmation from the institution on the expected date of obtaining the doctoral degree.
• complete list of academic publications with information on where they are published. You may also upload up to 5 publications, including your ph.d. thesis or published monograph based upon the thesis.
• transcripts and certificates, and other documentation that you consider relevant

Applications are evaluated based on the information available in Jobbnorge on the application deadline. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet the criteria which are set out above.

The documentation must be available in either a Scandinavian language or in English. If the total size of the attachments exceeds 30 MB, they must be compressed before upload.

Please note that information on applicants may be published even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the official list of applicants - see Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act. If your request is not granted, you will be notified.

UiS only considers applications and attachments registered in Jobbnorge.

General information

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. If your application is considered to be in conflict with the criteria in the latter legislation, it will be rejected without further assessment.

Employment as Postdoctoral Fellow is regulated in "Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow and research fellow, research assistant and resident".

Your qualifications for the position, based on documentation registered in Jobbnorge, will be assessed by an internal expert committee. Based on the committee's statement, relevant applicants will be invited to an interview before any recommendations are made. References will also be obtained for relevant candidates. More about the hiring process on our website.

UiS has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for the purpose of securing rights to intellectual property created by its employees, including research results.

It is a prerequisite that you have a residence which enables you to be present at/available to the academic community during ordinary working hours.

The position has been announced in both Norwegian and English. In the case of differences of meaning between the texts, the Norwegian text takes precedence.

UiS - challenge the well-known and explore the unknown

The University of Stavanger (UiS) has about 12,000 students and 2,200 employees. The university has high ambitions. We strive to have an innovative and international profile, and be a driving force in knowledge development and in the process of societal change. Our common direction is driven by consideration for green and sustainable change and equitable social development, through new ways of managing natural resources and facilitating better cities and local communities. Energy, health and welfare, learning for life are our focus areas.

In constant collaboration and dialogue with our surroundings, regionally, nationally and internationally, we enjoy an open and creative climate for education, research, innovation, dissemination and museum activities. Academic life at the University of Stavanger is organised into six faculties comprising various departments/schools and National Research Centres, as well as the Museum of Archaeology. We are a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities. The university is located in the most attractive region in the country with more than 300,000 inhabitants. The Stavanger region has a dynamic labour market and exciting cultural and leisure activities.

Together with our staff and students we will challenge the well-known and explore the unknown.

The Faculty of Social Sciences has about 2,400 students and 210 employees. The studies are based on a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge, on interdisciplinarity and cooperation with public and private sectors. New knowledge is generated from both practical experience and systematic research, or a combination of them. The educational offer is varied and includes Hospitality and Tourism, Media, Sociology, Social Work and Child Welfare, amongst others. The Faculty consists of: Department of Media and Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies and the Norwegian School of Hotel Management.

The Department of Social Studies offers the following educational programs: Child welfare - three years bachelor's degree, Sosial work (sosionom) - three years bachelor's, Psychology - three years bachelor's degree, Sosial work - two years master's degree, Law in child welfare professional work - postgraduate, 30 credits, master's degree. The department has the SWEL Research School, which is an interdisciplinary research school in Social Work and Welfare which is part of the research program at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The department's goal is to contribute to the development of high-quality knowledge in social and child welfare work, in welfare management and in psychology. There are currently 70 employees and 890 students affiliated with the Dep.

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Ouverture des candidatures le 8 septembre 2023

Intention de postuler 17 octobre 2023, 12 h 00, heure centrale

Date limite des propositions complètes 15 novembre 2023, 12 h 00, heure centrale

Contact du programme : Cynthia Soto research-practice-partnership@spencer.org

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Le programme de subventions de partenariat recherche-pratique (RPP) est destiné à soutenir des projets de recherche en éducation qui s'engagent dans des partenariats collaboratifs et participatifs avec des budgets de projet allant jusqu'à 400 000 $ et des durées allant jusqu'à trois ans. Nous acceptons les formulaires d’intention de postuler une fois par an dans ce programme.

Nous considérons les partenariats comme une approche importante pour la génération de connaissances et l’amélioration de l’éducation, au sens large. À long terme, nous prévoyons que les recherches menées par les RPP déboucheront sur de nouvelles connaissances sur les processus, les pratiques et les politiques qui améliorent l'éducation des apprenants, des éducateurs, des familles, des communautés et des institutions où l'apprentissage et l'enseignement ont lieu (par exemple, les écoles, les universités). , centres communautaires, parcs, musées, autres lieux de travail).

Les détails sur le programme et le processus de candidature sont disponibles ci-dessous. De plus, vous souhaiterez peut-être lire le « Guide de rédaction RPP » trouvé ici . Divers détails abordés dans ce document de demande de propositions sont développés dans le guide de rédaction.

Nous proposons également un « Guide pour rédiger des propositions qui engagent la recherche auprès des jeunes, des familles et des organisations communautaires », disponible ici . Ce guide propose des idées et des suggestions de base pour centrer une approche basée sur les forces lors du travail en partenariat avec les communautés.

Enfin et si cela  est intéressant, la Fondation Spencer publie des rapports annuels qui parlent des tendances de financement. Veuillez consulter la section Rapport annuel du site Web : https://www.spencer.org/annual-reports

Énoncé du programme

Le programme de subventions de partenariat recherche-pratique (RPP) est destiné à soutenir des projets de recherche en éducation qui s'engagent dans des partenariats collaboratifs et participatifs avec des budgets de projet allant jusqu'à 400 000 $ et des durées allant jusqu'à trois ans. Nous acceptons les formulaires d’intention de postuler une fois par an dans ce programme.

Nous considérons les partenariats comme une approche importante pour la génération de connaissances et l’amélioration de l’éducation, au sens large. Un travail de partenariat rigoureux est intentionnellement organisé pour impliquer diverses formes d'expertise et de perspectives, parmi les praticiens, les universitaires et les organisations, ainsi que les disciplines et les méthodes, dans la génération de connaissances autour de problèmes urgents de pratique et/ou de politique. En outre, les RPP peuvent faciliter l’accumulation à long terme de connaissances de nouvelles manières, à mesure que les chercheurs et les praticiens travaillent ensemble pour poser des questions pertinentes aux praticiens et aux politiques sur des sujets clés dans des contextes spécifiques au fil du temps. De nombreux problèmes clés de pratique et de politique sont historiquement saturés et nécessitent des perspectives multiples et un engagement à long terme si l’on veut qu’un changement durable et systémique se produise. À long terme,

Ce programme de subventions est ouvert aux partenariats existants entre chercheurs et un large éventail de praticiens. Par exemple, les praticiens peuvent travailler dans les districts scolaires, les bureaux d'éducation des comtés, les organismes éducatifs publics, les universités, les organisations communautaires et d'autres secteurs sociaux qui ont un impact significatif sur la vie des apprenants. En tant que tel, nous définissons les praticiens au sens large ; il peut s'agir de décideurs politiques, de prestataires de services extrascolaires et d'autres éducateurs informels, d'enseignants et de dirigeants de la maternelle à la 12e année, ou de familles et autres membres de la communauté. Nous sommes ouverts aux candidatures d’équipes de recherche basées sur la conception, de communautés d’amélioration en réseau, d’alliances de recherche basées sur le lieu et d’une multitude d’autres accords de partenariat.

Nous nous attendons à ce que les partenaires des RPP que nous finançons se soient engagés dans des collaborations fructueuses à long terme. La façon dont cette histoire est mise en évidence peut varier. Par exemple, les équipes peuvent avoir des antécédents de réussite, comme le démontrent des études de recherche en cours ou terminées, des solutions en cours, des relations de confiance établies ou des accords de partage de données, entre autres possibilités. Ce programme de subventions vise spécifiquement à renforcer la capacité des partenariats à apporter des changements pédagogiques. Une gouvernance efficace est un aspect clé des partenariats réussis et, à ce titre, toutes les propositions doivent préciser leurs structures de gouvernance et la manière dont le travail est développé conjointement, ainsi que la manière dont le pouvoir est partagé entre tous les partenaires. Comme indiqué, bien que ce programme de subventions soit ouvert à toutes les configurations de partenariat dans une gamme de contextes d'apprentissage, en plus des systèmes scolaires de la maternelle à la 12e année, nous encourageons particulièrement les candidatures de partenariats qui incluent des universitaires et des établissements d'enseignement supérieur, des zones géographiques rurales et dans des sites en dehors des États-Unis, ainsi que des partenariats qui engagent profondément les organisations communautaires et les familles.

Équité en matière d'éducation

Surtout, nous espérons que les partenariats mettront au premier plan les questions liées aux inégalités dans l’éducation et expliqueront comment leur projet vise à perturber la reproduction et l’approfondissement des inégalités. Nous accueillons les projets qui cherchent à briser les inégalités dans toute une série de dimensions, notamment (mais sans s'y limiter) la race, l'origine ethnique, la langue, la classe sociale, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, la nationalité, la géographie, les affiliations politiques, la religion et les (handicap) capacités.

Activités pouvant être financées

La recherche est fondamentale pour tout partenariat recherche-pratique, et nous nous attendons à ce que les activités de recherche soient l’élément central de chaque proposition. En plus de détailler un plan de recherche, les candidats doivent également donner la priorité aux plans de communication et de diffusion des principales conclusions et d'autres activités de partenariat importantes susceptibles de favoriser des changements éducatifs positifs.

Les catégories d'activités suivantes sont censées illustrer, mais non exclusivement, les activités complémentaires à la recherche qui pourraient être financées dans le cadre de ce programme. Nous espérons que les activités proposées seront étroitement liées au type et au contexte du partenariat, mais qu’elles auront également, à la base, le potentiel de contribuer à l’amélioration des pratiques et/ou des politiques éducatives au-delà du contexte spécifique dans lequel les universitaires et les praticiens travaillent.

Activités de recherche 

Chaque proposition doit décrire les nouvelles recherches qui seraient lancées ou les activités de recherche existantes qui seraient élargies grâce à la subvention. Les exemples pourraient inclure des essais randomisés de nouveaux programmes d'études, des études participatives avec des co-chercheurs d'apprenants et de familles ; recherche basée sur la conception axée sur la pratique en classe des enseignants ; plaidoyer ou mise en œuvre de politiques ; cartographie des besoins avec les partenaires communautaires ; ou un travail descriptif approfondi axé sur une gamme de résultats d’apprentissage. Nous encourageons un large éventail de méthodes et d’approches de recherche.

Infrastructure de recherche

Les fonds peuvent être utilisés pour construire et maintenir les infrastructures nécessaires aux activités de recherche du partenariat. Ces besoins en matière d’infrastructure peuvent s’appliquer à l’ensemble des approches méthodologiques. Les exemples peuvent inclure le développement d'enquêtes, d'outils d'évaluation et d'autres instruments ; le développement de protocoles co-conçus ; et la maintenance des archives de données et des systèmes de mise en correspondance. De plus, les activités administratives concernant les données peuvent être soutenues par cette subvention. Celles-ci peuvent inclure l'élaboration de protocoles d'IRB et d'examen, la création de définitions de données standard, la conception conjointe de formulaires de consentement et l'élaboration de protocoles de sécurité et de confidentialité des données.

Sensibilisation, communications et établissement de relations

Les activités qui renforcent les relations de travail entre les partenaires et les autres parties prenantes constituent également une composante possible des projets. Les partenariats recherche-pratique réussis consacrent beaucoup de temps et d’attention à l’établissement et au maintien de la confiance entre les groupes de parties prenantes et au sein de leur partenariat. Les activités potentielles peuvent inclure la convocation de chercheurs, d'éducateurs, d'apprenants, de familles et d'autres participants pour co-concevoir un programme de recherche ; embaucher un spécialiste de la communication et/ou élaborer une stratégie pour communiquer les résultats de la recherche à des parties prenantes importantes ; soutenir le personnel des organisations partenaires dans la gestion des relations de partenariat ; et préparer des rapports de recherche et d'autres publications pour présenter le travail du partenariat au public.

Développement des capacités 

De nombreux partenariats recherche-pratique cherchent à aider le partenaire de pratique à développer sa capacité à utiliser les preuves et les données de recherche dans sa prise de décision quotidienne. Les fonds pourraient être utilisés pour apprendre à mieux impliquer d’autres personnes dans la recherche, mener de meilleures pratiques ou des recherches axées sur les politiques, ou pour être mieux équipés pour communiquer les résultats de recherches complexes aux praticiens, aux familles, aux communautés ou aux décideurs politiques qui ne sont pas des partenaires principaux.

Nous voyons également l’importance de former la prochaine génération d’universitaires et de praticiens prêts à collaborer dans le cadre de partenariats pour améliorer la pratique, les politiques et la recherche. Nous encourageons les propositions qui incluent des fonds dédiés au développement des compétences et de l’expertise dans la conduite de recherches en partenariat pour les étudiants diplômés et les professionnels et chercheurs en début de carrière. Même si nous nous attendons à ce que la plupart des propositions incluent des fonds pour soutenir les étudiants diplômés dans le cadre du partenariat, les propositions pourraient inclure des plans de formation et d'éducation au-delà de cela. Les exemples pourraient inclure le développement d'un cours de méthodes de recherche axé sur les partenariats de recherche, la production de modules de formation en ligne, le développement d'ateliers pour accroître la capacité des chercheurs et d'autres partenaires à s'engager dans l'érudition publique,

Admissibilité et restrictions

Admissibilité

Les propositions au programme de partenariat recherche-pratique doivent concerner des recherches et d'autres activités visant à soutenir des partenariats de collaboration entre des chercheurs universitaires et un large éventail de praticiens de l'éducation.

Les chercheurs principaux (CP) et les co-chercheurs postulant pour une subvention de partenariat recherche-pratique doivent avoir un doctorat obtenu dans une discipline universitaire ou un domaine professionnel, ou une expérience professionnelle démontrée appropriée pour ce programme. Remarque : Si le chercheur principal ou le co-chercheur principal du côté pratique/politique du partenariat n'a pas de doctorat obtenu, il est censé avoir une expérience professionnelle appropriée pour assumer ce rôle au sein du partenariat. Bien que des étudiants diplômés puissent faire partie de l'équipe, ils ne peuvent pas être nommés chercheur principal ou co-chercheur principal sur la proposition.

Le chercheur principal doit être affilié à une organisation à but non lucratif ou à une institution publique/gouvernementale disposée à servir d'organisation administratrice si la subvention est accordée. La Fondation Spencer n'accorde pas de subventions directement aux particuliers. Les exemples incluent les collèges publics ou à but non lucratif, les universités, les districts scolaires et les centres de recherche, ainsi que d'autres organisations à but non lucratif avec une détermination 501(c)(3) de l'IRS (ou un statut à but non lucratif équivalent si l'organisation est en dehors des États-Unis).

Le chercheur principal associé à l'organisation administrant cette subvention pourrait être soit le praticien/décideur politique, soit le chercheur du partenariat. Au moins un Co-PI doit provenir de la ou des autres organisations membres.

Les propositions sont acceptées en provenance des États-Unis et du monde entier. Toutes les propositions doivent être soumises en anglais et les budgets doivent être proposés en dollars américains.

Restrictions

Le budget total du partenariat recherche-pratique est limité à 400 000 $, y compris jusqu'à 15 % de frais indirects .

La durée proposée de la subvention ne peut pas dépasser 3 ans.

Les chercheurs principaux et co-chercheurs ne peuvent détenir qu'une seule subvention de recherche active de la Fondation Spencer à la fois. (Cette restriction ne s'applique pas à l'organisation administrante ; les organisations peuvent soumettre autant de propositions qu'elles le souhaitent à condition qu'elles concernent des projets différents avec des équipes de projet différentes.)

Les chercheurs chercheurs et co-chercheurs ne peuvent pas soumettre plus d'une proposition de recherche à la Fondation Spencer à la fois. Cette restriction s'applique au programme de petites subventions, au programme de grandes subventions, au programme de subventions de recherche sur l'équité raciale et à ce programme de subventions de partenariat recherche-pratique. Si le chercheur principal ou l'un des co-chercheurs ont actuellement une proposition de recherche à l'étude dans l'un de ces programmes, ils doivent attendre qu'une décision finale ait été prise sur la proposition en attente avant de pouvoir soumettre une nouvelle proposition.

Délais

Ouverture des candidatures le 8 septembre 2023

Intention de postuler 17 octobre 2023, 12 h 00, heure centrale

Date limite des propositions complètes 15 novembre 2023, 12 h 00, heure centrale

Comment s'inscrire

Le processus de candidature commence par un formulaire d'intention de postuler. Une fois soumise, vous aurez automatiquement accès à la demande de proposition complète sur notre portail en ligne. Les formulaires d’intention de postuler doivent être rendus avant midi, heure centrale, à la date limite.

Intention d'appliquer les lignes directrices

Le formulaire d'intention de postuler doit être soumis via un formulaire de candidature en ligne en suivant les directives ci-dessous avant de vous donner accès à la proposition complète.

Étape 1 - Inscription

Remarque : Cette application est configurée pour que le chercheur principal (PI) du projet puisse s'inscrire et soumettre le formulaire. Si une personne autre que le chercheur principal doit remplir la candidature en ligne (par exemple, un assistant administratif), le chercheur principal doit s'inscrire comme décrit à l'étape 1 ci-dessous, puis fournir le nom d'utilisateur et le mot de passe à la personne qui l'assiste avec la candidature.

Si vous (le chercheur principal) n'avez jamais accédé au portail en ligne de la Fondation Spencer, vous devez vous inscrire et créer un profil en allant sur https://spencer.smartsimple.us  et en cliquant sur le bouton « S'inscrire ici ». Suivez les instructions sur la page d'inscription pour créer votre profil.

Si vous possédez déjà un compte, connectez-vous pour mettre à jour votre profil et accédez au formulaire d'intention de postuler.

Étape 2 - Mon profil

Après vous être connecté, suivez les instructions pour compléter les informations demandées sur la page Mon profil et téléchargez votre CV actuel (limite de 10 pages). La page Mon profil est votre compte en ligne auprès de la Fondation Spencer, que vous demandiez une subvention, examiniez une proposition ou soumettiez un rapport de bénéficiaire.

Étape 3 – Formulaire d’intention de postuler

Pour remplir le formulaire d'intention de postuler, accédez à votre Workbench et cliquez sur le bouton Postuler pour les partenariats recherche-pratique.

Votre projet de formulaire peut être enregistré et renvoyé à tout moment avant la date limite du formulaire d'intention de postuler afin que vous puissiez continuer à travailler dessus. Votre projet de formulaire sera disponible dans votre liste de projets de propositions sur votre Workbench.

Intention d'appliquer des éléments de formulaire

Dans le formulaire en ligne, vous trouverez des directives détaillées pour chaque section. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un aperçu des éléments de candidature que vous devrez remplir.

Personnel du projet - En tant que personne créant l'ébauche de demande, vous serez automatiquement affecté à la proposition en tant que chercheur principal. S'il y a des co-chercheurs principaux sur la proposition, vous êtes invité à fournir leurs noms et organisations dans cette section.

Résumé de la proposition – Des informations sur la proposition sont demandées, telles que le titre du projet, la durée estimée, la ou les questions de recherche centrales et un résumé du projet de 200 mots.

Données du projet – Dans la candidature en ligne, nous vous demandons de cocher les options appropriées en ce qui concerne vos activités de recherche dans le partenariat dans les catégories suivantes : perspective disciplinaire, méthodologies, sujets, portée géographique, contextes et participants. Ces informations sont utiles pour déterminer les évaluateurs appropriés pour votre éventuelle proposition complète et pour les évaluations internes de nos programmes de subventions.

Soumettre

Une fois que vous avez rempli le formulaire, cliquez sur le bouton Soumettre en bas de la page. Vous aurez désormais accès au formulaire de candidature de proposition complète sur votre Workbench.

Rappel : Vous devez remplir un formulaire d'intention de postuler avant midi, heure centrale, à la date limite si vous avez l'intention de soumettre une proposition complète pour le prochain cycle d'examen.

Lignes directrices pour la proposition complète

Une fois votre formulaire d’intention de postuler soumis, vous aurez automatiquement accès à la candidature de proposition complète sur votre Workbench. Dans la candidature en ligne, vous trouverez des directives détaillées pour chaque section. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un aperçu des éléments que vous devrez compléter.

Organisations administrantes et partenaires : dans cette section, vous confirmerez l'organisation administrante de la proposition et saisirez le(s) nom(s) de la ou des organisations partenaires.

Personnel du projet : Il est nécessaire que vous connectiez les profils du ou des Co-PI à la proposition complète. Demandez à vos co-PI de créer un compte et de mettre à jour leur profil en suivant les étapes 1 et 2 ci-dessus. Une fois qu’ils l’ont fait, suivez les directives de cette section pour les connecter à la proposition.

Dans cette section, il vous est également demandé de confirmer que ni le chercheur principal ni les co-chercheurs n'ont actuellement une autre proposition de recherche en cours d'examen chez Spencer (voir Restrictions).

Résumé de la proposition : des informations sur le projet sont demandées, telles que le titre du projet, les dates de début et de fin, la ou les questions de recherche centrales et un résumé de 200 mots.

Budget et justification du budget : Le formulaire de budget est divisé dans les catégories suivantes et chaque catégorie comporte un menu déroulant des choix d'éléments de campagne répertoriés entre parenthèses ci-dessous :

Salaires (PI, Co-PI, Assistant de recherche postdoctoral, Étudiant diplômé,

chercheur, chercheur de premier cycle, autre personnel de recherche, autre personnel)

Avantages (avantages PI, avantages Co-PI, avantages chercheurs, autres avantages du personnel, frais de scolarité/frais)

Autre collaborateur (consultant indépendant, conseiller)

Voyage (voyage de projet, voyage de conférence ou de diffusion)

Équipements et logiciels (équipements, logiciels)

Dépenses du projet (fournitures, allocations/frais des participants, communication, transcription)

Autre (cela ne doit être utilisé que pour les dépenses non couvertes dans les choix ci-dessus)

Sous-traitances (les informations sont extraites des formulaires budgétaires de sous-traitance – voir ci-dessous)

Chaque dépense de votre projet doit être ajoutée et le champ narratif du budget doit être complété, fournissant une description de cette dépense spécifique.

Des directives détaillées sont disponibles dans le formulaire de candidature.

Sous-contrats : si votre projet comporte des sous-traitances, un formulaire budgétaire de sous-traitance distinct devra être rempli pour chacun. Le formulaire de sous-traitance comporte les mêmes catégories et choix d’éléments de campagne répertoriés ci-dessus.

Frais de coûts indirects (IDC) : les budgets de ce programme peuvent inclure 15 % d'IDC (également appelés frais généraux). Les budgets de sous-traitance peuvent également inclure l'IDC de 15 %, mais ne doivent pas être inclus dans le total du budget principal lors du calcul de l'IDC global du projet.

Narratif de la proposition : Nous recherchons des candidatures qui présentent un argument convaincant en faveur de la valeur de votre partenariat et expliquant pourquoi les activités proposées renforceront le partenariat et contribueront au changement éducatif. Vous devez télécharger un pdf narratif de proposition comprenant les éléments suivants :

Histoire, contexte et contexte du partenariat

Décrivez la nature de votre partenariat, y compris, mais sans s'y limiter : qui sont les principaux acteurs organisationnels du partenariat, l'histoire du partenariat, sa théorie du changement, les objectifs centraux et les réalisations à ce jour, comment le partenariat est gouverné, comment l'équité en matière d'éducation est au cœur du partenariat et comment vous envisagez la progression du partenariat au cours des cinq à dix prochaines années ou plus. Nous espérons également que la proposition présentera un argument convaincant expliquant pourquoi votre partenariat est utile et comment il ajoute de la valeur (et au-delà) à la recherche existante dans le domaine.

Activités proposées

Activités de recherche – Décrivez les activités que vous entreprendrez avec le soutien de la Fondation. Une articulation claire de vos activités de recherche devrait être un élément central du récit de votre proposition. Vous pouvez décrire comment les fonds seront utilisés pour renforcer les activités de recherche en cours ou vous permettre de lancer de nouvelles activités. Situez ces activités de recherche dans un ou plusieurs domaines thématiques particuliers et expliquez comment les activités proposées mèneront à la génération de connaissances qui, en fin de compte, feront progresser la compréhension du ou des enjeux et mèneront à une amélioration des politiques et/ou des pratiques. Pour faire valoir cet argument, vous pouvez envisager de décrire brièvement les recherches existantes et les lacunes de ces travaux, mais nous ne nous attendons pas à une revue complète de la littérature.

Activités supplémentaires – En plus des activités de recherche, vous devez décrire comment les fonds soutiendront des activités qui relèvent d'au moins une des trois autres catégories : (1) infrastructure de recherche ; (2) sensibilisation, communications et établissement de relations ; ou (3) le renforcement des capacités. Nous reconnaissons qu'il peut y avoir des activités qui feront progresser votre travail et qui ne relèvent pas de ces catégories. Nous examinerons les propositions qui recherchent des fonds pour d'autres types d'activités avec une justification convaincante de leur importance pour votre travail.

Lorsque vous décrivez la recherche et les autres activités pour lesquelles vous recherchez un soutien, il est important de préciser clairement quelles sont ces activités et d'expliquer pourquoi leur soutien est essentiel pour faire avancer le travail du partenariat et réaliser son potentiel à long terme. Décrivez également en quoi l'équité en matière d'éducation est au cœur des activités du partenariat.

Le texte de la proposition ne doit pas dépasser 4 500 mots et, à sa conclusion, doit inclure le nombre de mots entre parenthèses. Votre liste de références doit suivre votre récit dans le même fichier PDF et ne comptera pas dans la limite de 4 500 mots. Le texte doit être à double interligne et en police de 12 points, et votre PDF doit comporter des numéros de page. Le style APA est préféré.

Remarque : Des tableaux et autres figures peuvent être inclus dans le texte de votre proposition, le cas échéant, à condition qu'ils soient utilisés avec parcimonie. Le texte contenu dans les tableaux et figures ne comptera pas dans la limite de mots. Cependant, il est important que vous décriviez ou expliquiez tous les tableaux ou figures dans la partie narrative de votre proposition, qui contribueront à votre nombre de mots. Ne présumez pas que les tableaux et autres figures sont explicites.

Lettre du partenaire : Une lettre de l'organisation partenaire (s) à l'organisation administratrice soumettant cette demande doit être téléchargée. Cette lettre doit décrire la valeur du partenariat du point de vue du partenaire. S'il y a plusieurs partenaires, les équipes peuvent télécharger plusieurs lettres.

Calendrier du projet : Le calendrier du projet doit indiquer les dates de début et de fin proposées des activités de partenariat ainsi que les événements et étapes clés. Les principales activités répertoriées dans le calendrier du projet doivent être reflétées dans le texte de la proposition. Le calendrier du projet ne doit pas dépasser 1 page et le texte doit être en police de 12 points. La durée du projet proposé peut aller jusqu'à 3 ans.

Équipe de projet : Un document doit être téléchargé qui identifie les rôles, les responsabilités et la base de connaissances du personnel clé impliqué dans le partenariat. Le chercheur principal doit être associé à l'organisation administrant cette subvention, qui peut être soit le praticien, soit le chercheur du partenariat. Au moins un Co-PI doit provenir de la ou des autres organisations membres. Ce document doit expliquer comment l'équipe travaillera ensemble pour atteindre les objectifs du partenariat, en soulignant la contribution de chaque membre de l'équipe au travail. Le cas échéant, veuillez discuter des opportunités d’apprentissage que les membres de l’équipe pourraient expérimenter grâce à leur participation à ce projet. Ce document ne doit pas dépasser 800 mots et le texte doit être à double interligne et en police de 12 points.

Annexes facultatives A : Si vous disposez de documents supplémentaires axés sur l'instrumentation scientifique pertinent aux activités de recherche, par exemple des protocoles d'entretien ou des instruments d'enquête, ils peuvent être téléchargés dans cette section de la candidature.

Annexes B facultatives : Si vous disposez d'autres documents justificatifs, tels que des lettres d'accord ou de collaboration, des protocoles d'accord (MOU), des accords de partage de données, une description des processus de gouvernance et d'autres documents pertinents, ils peuvent être téléchargés dans cette section du application.

Annexe C facultative : Approches innovantes en matière d'équité dans la recherche :   Nous reconnaissons que les universitaires et les chercheurs ont continué à développer des approches innovantes pour mener des recherches de manière éthique et juste. Les chercheurs ont souligné que les propositions abordant ces questions de manière sophistiquée se heurtent souvent à des choix quant à la fourniture de détails dans leurs propositions. Ainsi, si vous le souhaitez , vous êtes invité à télécharger une annexe d'une page dans votre proposition de subvention, développez les structures théoriques, méthodologiques et de partenariat, ou d'autres dimensions que vous jugez pertinentes pour mener une recherche éthique et juste. Par exemple, si votre travail implique des jeunes, des familles ou des organisations communautaires, vous souhaiterez peut-être expliquer comment les dynamiques de pouvoir traditionnelles seront abordées. Ou, si votre travail implique des communautés autochtones, vous souhaiterez peut-être développer l'historique des dirigeants du projet et leur engagement avec les communautés autochtones, tout accord formel (par exemple, RIR tribal ou approbations) ou l'utilisation de méthodologies autochtones dans le projet. Ou peut-être travaillez-vous sur de nouvelles mesures quantitatives ou approches de modélisation qui bénéficieraient d’explications plus approfondies. Nous anticipons et accueillons un large éventail d’autres possibilités.

Remarque sur l'approbation de l'IRB : La preuve de l'approbation de l'Institutional Review Board (IRB) n'est pas requise au moment de la soumission de la proposition. Dans le cas où l'approbation de l'IRB est nécessaire pour ce projet et qu'il est choisi pour un financement, l'organisation administrante sera responsable d'obtenir l'examen et l'approbation de l'IRB conformément à ses politiques institutionnelles et à la loi applicable.

Resoumission : s'il s'agit d'une nouvelle soumission d'une proposition précédemment soumise à la Fondation Spencer, vous êtes invité à l'indiquer dans la candidature et à télécharger une explication d'une page sur la façon dont la proposition a été révisée.

Données du projet : dans la candidature en ligne, nous vous demandons de cocher les options appropriées en ce qui concerne vos activités de recherche dans le partenariat dans les catégories suivantes : perspective disciplinaire, méthodologies, sujets, portée géographique, contextes et participants. Ces informations sont utiles pour déterminer les évaluateurs appropriés pour votre proposition et pour les évaluations internes de nos programmes de subventions.

Signature du représentant autorisé de l'organisation administrante: Cette section de la candidature détaille les étapes nécessaires pour obtenir la signature autorisée pour votre proposition via le processus Adobe E-sign. Vous devez fournir le nom, le titre et l'adresse e-mail du signataire ; il s'agit normalement d'une personne administrative ou financière qui a le pouvoir de signer la proposition au nom de votre organisation. Remarque : Le processus de signature doit être terminé avant midi à la date limite. En tant que candidat, vous êtes responsable de vous assurer que votre proposition est signée avant la date limite. Veuillez tenir compte du temps nécessaire au signataire autorisé de votre organisation pour examiner et signer les propositions soumises. Nous vous recommandons de remplir la candidature en ligne au moins une semaine avant la date limite. La Fondation Spencer n'est pas en mesure d'accepter les soumissions tardives.

Soumettre

Une fois que vous avez rempli tous les éléments énumérés ci-dessus, cliquez sur le bouton Soumettre en bas de la page de candidature et celle-ci sera acheminée à votre signataire pour signature et soumission finale.

Applications Open September 8, 2023

Intent to Apply October 17, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

Full Proposal Deadline November 15, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

Program contact: Cynthia Soto research-practice-partnership@spencer.org

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The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. We accept Intent to Apply forms once a year in this program.

We view partnerships as an important approach to knowledge generation and the improvement of education, broadly construed. Over the long term, we anticipate that research conducted by RPPs will result in new insights into the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities, and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, community centers, parks, museums, other workplaces).

Details about the program and application process can be found below. In addition, you may wish to read the "RPP Writing Guide" found here. Various details discussed in this request for proposals document are elaborated on in the writing guide.

We also offer "A Guide to Writing Proposals That Engage Research With Youth, Families, and Community-Based Organizations," found here. This guide offers grounding ideas and suggestions for centering a strengths-based approach when working in partnership with communities.

Lastly and if of interest, The Spencer Foundation publishes annual reports that speak to funding trends. Please see the Annual Report section of the website: https://www.spencer.org/annual-reports

Program Statement

The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets of up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. We accept Intent to Apply forms once a year in this program.

We view partnerships as an important approach to knowledge generation and the improvement of education, broadly construed. Rigorous partnership work is intentionally organized to engage diverse forms of expertise and perspectives, across practitioners, scholars, and organizations, as well as disciplines and methods, in knowledge generation around pressing problems of practice and/or policy. Further, RPPs can facilitate the long-term accumulation of knowledge in new ways as researchers and practitioners work together to ask practitioner- and policy-relevant questions on key topics in specific settings over time. Many key problems of practice and policy are historically saturated and require multiple perspectives and long-term engagement if sustainable and systemic change is to occur. Over the long term, we anticipate that research conducted by RPPs will result in new insights into the processes, practices, routines, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities, and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, community centers, parks, museums, other workplaces).

This grant program is open to existing partnerships between researchers and a broad array of practitioners. For example, practitioners might work in school districts, county offices of education, state educational organizations, universities, community-based organizations, and other social sectors that significantly impact learners’ lives. As such, we define practitioners broadly; they might be policy-makers, out-of-school-time providers and other informal educators, K-12 teachers and leaders, or families and other community members. We are open to applications from design-based research teams, networked improvement communities, place-based research alliances, and a wealth of other partnership arrangements.

We expect the partners in the RPPs we fund to have engaged in fruitful long-term collaborations. How this history is evidenced can vary. For example, teams might have a track record of success as demonstrated by in-process or completed research studies, solutions-in-progress, established trusting relationships, or data-sharing agreements, amongst other possibilities. This grant program is specifically intended to build the capacity of partnerships to make educational change. Effective governance is a key aspect of successful partnerships, and as such, all proposals should specify their governance structures and how the work is jointly developed, as well as how power is shared, across all partners. As noted, while this grant program is open to all partnership configurations across a range of learning contexts, in addition to PreK-12 school systems, we especially encourage applications from partnerships that include scholars and institutions of higher education, rural geographic locations, and in locations outside of the United States, as well as partnerships that deeply engage community-based organizations and families.

Educational Equity

Importantly, we expect that partnerships will foreground issues connected to inequality in education and articulate how their project aims to disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequities. We welcome projects that seek to disrupt inequities across a range of dimensions including (but not exclusive to) race, ethnicity, language, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, geography, political affiliations, religion, and (dis)ability.

Activities that May be Funded

Research is fundamental to every research-practice partnership, and we expect research activities to be the central element of every proposal. In addition to detailing a plan for research, applicants should also prioritize plans for communicating and disseminating key findings and other important partnership activities that have the potential to foster positive educational changes.

The following categories of activities are meant to be illustrative, but not exclusive, of activities in addition to the research that could be funded under this program. We expect proposed activities will be highly related to partnership type and context but will also, at their core, have the potential to make a contribution to improved educational practice and/or policy beyond the specific context in which scholars and practitioners are working.

Research Activities 

Each proposal should describe new research that would be launched or existing research activities that would be expanded with the grant. Examples might include randomized trials of new curricula, participatory studies with learner and family coresearchers; design-based research focused on teacher classroom practice; policy advocacy or implementation; needs mapping with community partners; or deep descriptive work focused on a range of learner outcomes. We encourage a wide range of research methods and approaches.

Research Infrastructure

Funds may be used for building and sustaining infrastructure needs for the research activities of the partnership. These infrastructure needs may apply to the full range of methodological approaches. Examples may include the development of surveys, assessment tools, and other instruments; the development of co-designed protocols; and the upkeep of data archives and matching systems. Additionally, administrative activities concerning data may be supported by this grant. These may include developing IRB and review protocols, creating standard data definitions, co-designing consent forms, and developing data security and privacy protocols.

Outreach, Communications, and Relationship Building

Activities that strengthen the working relationship between partners and other stakeholders are also a possible component of the projects. Successful research-practice partnerships devote a great deal of time and attention to building and maintaining trust across stakeholder groups and within their partnership. Potential activities may include convening researchers, educators, learners, families, and other participants to co-design a research agenda; hiring a communication specialist and/or developing a strategy for communicating research findings to important constituents; supporting staff in the partner organizations to manage partnership relations; and preparing research reports and other publications to present the work of the partnership to the public.

Capacity Development 

Many research-practice partnerships seek to assist the practice partner in developing capacity to use research evidence and data in their daily decision-making. Funds could be used to learn how to better engage others in research, conduct better practice or policy-driven research, or to be better equipped to communicate complex research findings to practitioners, families, communities, or policy makers that were not primary partners.

We also see the importance of developing the next generation of scholars and practitioners who are prepared to collaborate in partnerships to improve practice, policy, and research. We encourage proposals that include funds dedicated to the development of skills and expertise in conducting research in partnership for graduate students and early-career professionals and researchers. While we expect that most proposals will include funds to support graduate students as part of the partnership, proposals could include plans for training and education beyond that. Examples might include the development of a research methods course focused on research partnerships, the production of online training modules, the development of workshops to increase the capacity of researchers and other partners to engage in public scholarship, or the integration of research-practice partnerships in teacher or principal preparation courses.

Eligibility and Restrictions

Eligibility

Proposals to the Research-Practice Partnership program must be for research and other activities aimed to support collaborative partnerships between academic researcher(s) and a broad array of practitioner(s) of education.

Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Research-Practice Partnership Grant are expected to have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or demonstrated professional experience appropriate for this program. Note: If the PI or Co-PI from the practice/policy side of the partnership does not have an earned doctorate, they are expected to have appropriate professional experience to serve in this role in the partnership. While graduate students may be part of the team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal.

The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization or public/governmental institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded. The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals. Examples include non-profit or public colleges, universities, school districts, and research facilities, as well as other non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS (or equivalent non-profit status if the organization is outside of the United States).

The PI associated with the administering organization for this grant could be either the practitioner/policymaker or researcher of the partnership. At least one Co-PI should be from the other member organization(s).

Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally. All proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

Restrictions

Research-Practice Partnership budget totals are limited to $400,000 including up to 15% indirect cost charges.

The proposed duration of the grant may not be longer than 3 years.

PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time. (This restriction does not apply to the administering organization; organizations may submit as many proposals as they like as long as they are for different projects with different project teams.)

PIs and Co-PIs may not submit more than one research proposal to the Spencer Foundation at a time. This restriction applies to the Small Grants Program, Large Grants Program, Racial Equity Research Grants Program, and this Research-Practice Partnership Grants Program. If the PI or any of the Co-PIs currently have a research proposal under consideration in any of these programs, they are required to wait until a final decision has been made on the pending proposal before they can submit a new proposal.

Deadlines

Applications Open September 8, 2023

Intent to Apply October 17, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

Full Proposal Deadline November 15, 2023, 12:00 pm NOON Central time

How to Apply

The application process begins with an Intent to Apply form.  Once submitted, you will automatically have access to the Full Proposal application in our online portal. Intent to Apply forms are due by 12:00pm Noon central time on the deadline date.

Intent to Apply Guidelines

The Intent to Apply form must be submitted through an online application form following the guidelines below before you are given access to the full proposal application.

Step 1 - Registration

Note: This application is configured for the Principal Investigator (PI) on the project to register and submit the form. If someone other than the PI will be completing the online application (e.g., an administrative assistant), the PI should register as described in Step 1 below, then provide the username and password to the person assisting them with the application.

If you (the PI) have never accessed the Spencer Foundation online portal, you must register and create a profile by going to https://spencer.smartsimple.us and clicking the “Register Here” button.  Follow the guidelines on the registration page to create your profile.

If you already have an account, log on to update your profile and access the Intent to Apply form.

Step 2 - My Profile

After logging in, follow the directions to complete the information requested on the My Profile page and upload your current CV (10 page limit). The My Profile page is your online account with the Spencer Foundation whether you are applying for a grant, reviewing a proposal, or submitting a grantee report.

Step 3 – Intent to Apply Form

To fill out the Intent to Apply form, go to your Workbench and click the Apply button for the Research-Practice Partnerships.

Your draft form can be saved and returned to at any time prior to the Intent to Apply form deadline so that you may continue work on it. Your draft form will be available on your Draft Proposals list on your Workbench.

Intent to Apply Form Elements

Within the online form, there are detailed guidelines for each section. Below is an overview of the application elements you will be expected to complete.

Project Personnel - As the person creating the draft application, you will automatically be assigned to the proposal as the Principal Investigator. If there are Co-PIs on the proposal, you are asked to provide their names and organizations in this section.

Proposal Summary – Information about the proposal is requested, such as the project title, estimated duration, the central research question(s), and a 200-word project summary.

Project Data – Within the online application, we ask you to check off the appropriate options with regard to your research activities in the partnership in the following categories: disciplinary perspective, methodologies, topics, geographical scope, contexts, and participants. This information is helpful in determining the appropriate reviewers for your eventual full proposal and for internal evaluations of our grant programs.

Submit

Once you have completed the form, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. You will now have access to the Full Proposal application form on your Workbench.

Reminder: You must complete an Intent to Apply form by noon central time on the deadline if you intend to submit a Full Proposal for the upcoming review cycle.

Full Proposal Guidelines

Once your Intent to Apply form has been submitted, you will automatically have access to the Full Proposal application on your Workbench. Within the online application, there are detailed guidelines for each section. Below is an overview of the elements you will be expected to complete.

Administering and Partner Organizations: In this section you will confirm the Administering Organization for the proposal and enter the name(s) of the partnering organization(s).

Project Personnel: It is necessary for you to connect the profiles of the Co-PI(s) to the full proposal. Instruct your Co-PI(s) to create an account and update their profile following Steps 1 and 2 above.  Once they have done so, follow the guidelines in this section for connecting them to the proposal.

In this section you are also asked to confirm that neither the PI nor the Co-PIs currently have another research proposal under review at Spencer (see Restrictions).

Proposal Summary: Information about the project is requested, such as the project title, start and end dates, the central research question(s) and a 200-word summary.

Budget and Budget Justification: The budget form is divided into the following categories and each category has a pulldown menu of the line-item choices listed in parentheses below:

Salaries (PI, Co-PI, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Graduate Student,

Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher, Other Research Staff, Other Staff)

Benefits (PI Benefits, Co-PI Benefits, Researcher Benefits, Other Staff Benefits, Tuition/Fees)

Other Collaborator (Independent Consultant, Advisor)

Travel (Project Travel, Conference or Dissemination Travel)

Equipment and Software (Equipment, Software)

Project Expenses (Supplies, Participant Stipends/Costs, Communication, Transcription)

Other (This should only be used for expenses not covered in the choices above)

Subcontracts (Information is pulled from the subcontract budget forms – see below)

Each expense for your project should be added and the budget narrative field should be completed, providing a description of that specific expense.

Detailed guidelines are available within the application form.

Subcontracts: If your project will have subcontracts, a separate subcontract budget form will need to be completed for each. The subcontract form has the same categories and line item choices listed above.

Indirect Cost Charges (IDC): Budgets in this program may include 15% IDC (also known as overhead). Subcontract budgets may also include the 15% IDC, but should not be included in the main budget total when calculating the overall IDC for the project.

Proposal Narrative: We are looking for applications that make a persuasive argument for the value of your partnership and for why the proposed activities will strengthen the partnership and contribute to educational change. You are expected to upload a proposal narrative pdf that includes the following:

History, Background, and Context of Partnership

Describe the nature of your partnership, including but not limited to: who the key organizational players in the partnership are, the history of the partnership, its theory of change, central goals and achievements to date, how the partnership is governed, how educational equity is central to the partnership, and how you envision the partnership progressing over the next five to ten years or longer. We also expect the proposal to make a compelling argument for why your partnership is useful and how it adds value to (and also beyond) existing research in the field.

Proposed Activities

Research activities – Describe the activities you will undertake with support from the Foundation. A clear articulation of your research activities should be a central component of your proposal narrative. You may describe how funds will be used to strengthen ongoing research activities or enable you to launch new activities. Situate these research activities in one or more particular topic area(s) and explain how proposed activities will lead to knowledge generation that ultimately advances understanding of the issue(s) and leads to improved policy and/or practice. To make this argument, you may consider briefly describing existing research and gaps in that work, but we do not expect a full literature review.

Additional activities – In addition to research activities, you should describe how funds will support activities that fall under at least one of the three other categories: (1) research infrastructure; (2) outreach, communications, and relationship-building; or (3) capacity-building. We recognize that there may be activities that will advance your work that fall outside these categories. We will consider proposals that seek funds for other kinds of activities with a compelling rationale for their importance to your work.

When describing the research and other activities you seek support for, it is important to clearly specify what these activities are and explain why support for them is critical to advancing the work of the partnership and realizing its long-term potential. Also, describe how educational equity is central to the partnership’s activities.

The proposal narrative may not exceed 4500 words and at its conclusion, should include the word count in parentheses. Your reference list should follow your narrative in the same pdf file and will not count toward the 4500 word limit. The text should be double–spaced and in 12-point font, and your pdf should have page numbers. APA style is preferred.

Note: Tables and other figures can be included in the text of your proposal, where appropriate, provided they are used sparingly. The text contained in any tables and figures will not count toward the word limit. However, it is important that you describe or explain any tables or figures in the narrative portion of your proposal, which will contribute to your word count. Do not assume that tables and other figures are self-explanatory.

Partner Letter: A letter from the partner organization(s) to the administering organization submitting this application should be uploaded. This letter should describe the value of the partnership from the partner's perspective. If there are multiple partners, teams are able to upload multiple letters.

Project Timeline: The project timeline should indicate the proposed start and end dates of the partnership activities as well as key events and milestones. The major activities listed in the project timeline should be reflected in the proposal narrative. The project timeline may not exceed 1 page and the text should be in 12-point font. The proposed project duration can be up to 3 years.

Project Team: A document should be uploaded that identifies the roles, responsibilities and knowledge base of the key personnel involved in the partnership. The Principal Investigator should be associated with the administering organization for this grant, which could be either the practitioner or researcher of the partnership. At least one Co-PI should be from the other member organization(s). This document should articulate how the team will work together toward the goals of the partnership, highlighting what each team member will contribute to the work. When applicable, please discuss the learning opportunities team members may experience through their participation in this project. This document may not exceed 800 words and the text should be double–spaced and in 12-point font.

Optional Appendices A: If you have additional documents focused on scientific instrumentation relevant to the research activities, for example interview protocols or survey instruments, they can be uploaded in this section of the application.

Optional Appendices B: If you have other supporting documents, such as letters of agreement or collaboration, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), data-sharing agreements, description of governance processes, and other relevant documents, they can be uploaded in this section of the application.

Optional Appendix C: Innovative Approaches to Equity in Research:  We recognize that scholars and scholarship have continued to develop innovative approaches to conducting research in ethical and just ways. Scholars have raised that proposals attending to these issues in sophisticated ways often face choices in providing detail in their proposals. Thus, if you so choose, you are invited to upload a one-page appendix in your grant proposal to elaborate on the theoretical, methodological, and partnership structures, or other dimensions you deem as relevant to conducting ethical and just research. For example, if your work engages youth, families, or community-based organizations, you may want to elaborate on how traditional power dynamics will be addressed. Or, if your work engages with Indigenous communities, you may want to elaborate on the project leadership’s histories and engagement with Indigenous communities, any formal agreements (e.g. Tribal IRB or approvals), or the use of Indigenous methodologies in the project. Or, perhaps you are working on new quantitative measures or modeling approaches that would benefit from further explanation. We anticipate and welcome a wide range of other possibilities.

A note about IRB Approval: Proof of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is not required at the time of proposal submission. In the event that IRB approval is needed for this project and it is chosen for funding, the Administering Organization will be responsible for obtaining IRB review and approval in accordance with its institutional policies and applicable law.

Resubmission: If this is a resubmission of a proposal previously submitted to the Spencer Foundation, you are asked to indicate this within the application and upload a 1-page explanation of how the proposal was revised.

Project Data: Within the online application, we ask you to check off the appropriate options with regard to your research activities in the partnership in the following categories: disciplinary perspective, methodologies, topics, geographical scope, contexts, and participants. This information is helpful in determining the appropriate reviewers for your proposal and for internal evaluations of our grant programs

Signature from Authorized Representative of the Administering Organization: This section of the application details the steps necessary to obtain the authorized signature for your proposal through the Adobe E-sign process. You are required to provide the Signatory’s name, title, and email address; this is normally an administrative or financial person who has the authority to sign the proposal on behalf of your organization. Note: The signature process must be completed by noon on the deadline date. You, as the applicant, are responsible for making sure your proposal is signed by the deadline. Please account for the time it takes your organization’s authorized signer to review and sign proposal submissions. We recommend filling in the online application at least a week ahead of the deadline date. The Spencer Foundation is unable to accept late submissions.

Submit

Once you have completed all of the elements listed above, click the Submit button at the bottom of the application page and it will be routed to your Signatory for signature and final submission