Digital Promise

Digital Promise

Research Associate

Remote (United States) · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$89k-$97kDetected 4 days ago
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About the role

  • About Digital Promise Global Digital Promise is a global nonprofit working to expand opportunity for every learner.
  • For more information, visit the Digital Promise website and follow Digital Promise for updates.
  • About the Position Digital Promise's Learning Sciences Research (LSR) team focuses on the why, what, and how of learning.

Responsibilities

  • We work with educators, researchers, technology leaders, and communities to design, investigate, and scale innovations that support learners.
  • They will also contribute to research activities such as developing protocols, conducting interviews, supporting data collection, and preparing datasets for analysis.
  • Provide project management and logistical support for multiple research hubs and research studies, including working with Digital Promise's administrative unit to execute contracts and process invoices.
  • Coordinate, communicate with and build relationships with external collaborators, funders, and team members across Digital Promise through strategic use of multiple communication channels.
  • Maintain agendas for meetings, take notes, and follow up with others to ensure action items are completed and contributors are prepared for future meetings.
  • Participate in research activities including developing protocols, conducting interviews, coding transcripts, and preparing data for analysis.

Requirements

  • Additional travel may be required based on role and responsibilities.
  • Must be willing to build inclusive relationships and collaborate with employees at all levels within the organization and external partners.

Compensation

  • Support project leads to track and manage progress towards project milestones and deliverables including preparation of required quarterly and annual reports to funders.

Benefits

  • Our vision is that every person engages in powerful learning experiences that lead to a life of well-being, fulfillment, and economic mobility.
  • These funded initiatives include both research studies and community hubs, and have a focus on supporting development of evidence-based digital learning systems in postsecondary education.
  • The Research Associate will draw on their experience working on projects in postsecondary education and/or K-12 education and substantive knowledge about research processes.
  • The projects also aim to communicate insights and recommendations for solutions that improve education outcomes for all learners and mitigate persistent achievement and attainment gaps to national audiences.
  • This position, which is ideally hybrid and Washington, DC- or California-based, will work with teams on several funded initiatives focused on education research and development.
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