Kira Learning

AI Learning Scientist

New York · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$180kDetected 52 days ago

Machine LearningResearchCollaborationMentoring

About the role

Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng's AI Fund, and Primavera.
We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place.
AI is reshaping what classrooms and student learning looks like, and you will help define what high-quality learning looks like in this new era.

You will partner with product and curriculum teams on standards alignment, skill progressions, and the cognitive demand of the work students do on Kira.
You will represent Kira's pedagogical approach to external audiences, including district administrators, researchers, and partners, through written materials, conference talks, and customer conversations.

You communicate clearly in writing and verbally, and you can move between research-grade precision and product-friendly summaries.
You have classroom teaching experience in a K-12 setting.
You have worked in an edtech product environment or at a research-practice partnership.
You have experience with MTSS, response to intervention, or other tiered support frameworks.
You have hands-on experience running pilots or efficacy studies with school districts.

It is Kira Learning's mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone.

For applicants in the US, the salary range for this role is $130,000 - $180,000 depending on relevant considerations like professional experience and related skill sets.

Competitive compensation and equity.
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee.
Kira will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued.
You will partner with product and engineering teams to ensure our student-facing AI features, such as our AI tutor, are pedagogically sound and genuinely improve learning outcomes.
You have experience designing and evaluating learning interventions, ideally with quantitative methods such as randomized studies, quasi-experiments, or rigorous observational designs.
You are comfortable working with technical teams and can engage substantively with topics like machine learning evaluation, recommendation systems, or psychometrics.
You are excited about applying AI to education and have a thoughtful, evidence-based view on what it can and cannot do well.
You have a degree in learning sciences, educational psychology, cognitive science, or a closely related field.
You have published research on AI tutors, intelligent tutoring systems, mastery learning, or adaptive assessment.

At Kira, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Kira believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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