UNESCO
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 1945
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
🌍 Social Impact
Education • Non-profit • Social Impact
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting international collaboration in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, and social sciences. It works to foster peace, development, and sustainable practices through educational programs and cultural initiatives. UNESCO advocates for equal access to education and cultural preservation around the world, leveraging its partnerships with various entities, including governments and institutions, to achieve its goals.
International Consultant – Pre-Service Teacher Training, Natural Science Bachelor Programme Revision
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UNESCO
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 1945
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
🌍 Social Impact
Education • Non-profit • Social Impact
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting international collaboration in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, and social sciences. It works to foster peace, development, and sustainable practices through educational programs and cultural initiatives. UNESCO advocates for equal access to education and cultural preservation around the world, leveraging its partnerships with various entities, including governments and institutions, to achieve its goals.
📋 Description
• Support the review and redesign of pre-service Natural Science Teacher Education Programmes in Uzbekistan. • Conduct a comprehensive situational analysis of the selected programmes, including both academic and pedagogical components. • Identify gaps related to competency development, student-centered methodologies, assessment practices, and gender-sensitive pedagogy. • Facilitate and conduct consultations with key national stakeholders to gather perspectives for programme improvement. • Review and redesign the four teacher education programmes, updating outcomes, curriculum structures, teaching and assessment strategies. • Redesign programme handbooks using the project-provided template.
🎯 Requirements
• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or higher) in Education, Science Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Teacher Education, Educational Development, or a related field. • At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in teacher education, curriculum design and review, competency-based education, and higher education programme development. • Demonstrated experience in the review, redesign, and quality assurance of pre-service teacher education programmes, preferably in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and/or Physics education. • Proven expertise in competency-based curriculum design, learning outcomes development, learner-centered and active learning methodologies, and formative and competency-based assessment practices. • Strong knowledge of contemporary approaches to natural science education, including inquiry-based learning, laboratory and practical teaching, field-based learning, problem-solving, and scientific literacy. • Experience working in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, or other education reform contexts is an asset. • Familiarity with the education system and teacher education reforms in Uzbekistan will be considered a strong advantage. • Fluency in written and spoken English is required, knowledge of Russian and/or Uzbek is an asset.
🏖️ Benefits
• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities
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