About the American Montessori Society 

The American Montessori Society leads, empowers, and serves the global community of Montessori educators as the foremost advocate for research and policy, ongoing teacher education, and standards of accreditation through opportunities for mentored individual growth, collaboration, and member engagement. AMS has 20,000 members in nearly 70 countries worldwide. Ongoing areas of involvement include public awareness and understanding of Montessori education; school quality and school accreditation; affiliation of teacher education programs; professional development; research; awards, grants, and scholarships; publications; public policy; and collaborations with institutions of higher learning.

AMS is classified as a 501(c) (3) (i.e., tax-exempt, nonprofit) organization.

AMS envisions a world in which quality Montessori education is widely recognized, highly desired, and accessible to all.

The Research consultant will be responsible for working with AMS staff to continue to build on AMS’s reputation as the leading Montessori research organization. 

• Reports to: Deputy Director of Montessori Education
• Classification: Contract up to 5 hours per week with possibly more project work
• Worksite: Remote, working in the Eastern Time Zone. 
• To Apply: Only applications complete with a cover letter and resume will be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No calls please. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support AMS internal research projects:

  • Board and staff driven strategic initiatives regarding AMS research. 

  • Support internal AMS research inquiries logistically (e.g., surveys, state data) 

  • Prepare analytic reports based on research, surveys, and data 

• Coordinate research activities and tasks with internal staff:

  • Conference preparation

  • Support to Montessori research community (mini-grants, graduate student discounts program, research poster session, website files/documents, teacher research panel, and thesis/dissertation awards)

• Monitor and facilitate communications in a professional and timely manner:

  • Regular Facebook posting & monitoring

  • Maintain research documentation and files 

  • Coordinate communications, including responding to the research inbox, and interfacing with members and graduate students to provide research studies and links 

  • Support the creation of a quarterly research newsletter, with input from research committee, to disseminate research information to members 

• Data Management, Reporting and Continuous Improvement

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records.

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements for surveys and social media, and communicate with the Deputy Director of Education.

The Research Consultant has a strong background in academic research, is mission-driven, creative, and self-directed thinker and doer with a minimum of 5 years of research experience in Montessori education and/or other related fields. Montessori credential and school experience preferred.

The American Montessori Society is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, family responsibility, political affiliation or any other status protected by applicable laws.

No calls please.