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New York City (preferred); US-based telecommuters considered

The Center for Children and Technology has an opening for a Senior Research Associate.

The Center for Children and Technology (CCT) is a research and development center within EDC and is based in New York City. Founded in 1980, CCT investigates how technology can influence and enhance teaching and learning across a wide range of educational settings. CCT conducts basic, applied, causal and formative research, working in collaboration with educational, corporate, government and research institutions. CCT also designs and develops prototype software and instructional resources that support engaged, active learning. CCT offers a dynamic and highly collaborative work environment that seeks to answer challenging and practical questions about teaching and learning and is centered on teachers and students and the tools that can help create successful learning environments.

The opportunity

EDC’s Center for Children and Technology is seeking a full-time researcher to join an international research project that explores how play with technology can support young children’s learning through tinkering, robotics and creative coding. The position is ideal for an individual with both research expertise and classroom experience, as well as an interest in exploring the role of technology to support learning in complex and under-resourced environments.

The researcher will have the opportunity to become involved in research design, data collection, analysis and writing related to the development and testing of a new instructional improvement initiative taking place in diverse contexts across the globe. Applicants with experience employing mixed methods or rigorous methodologies to measure teaching and learning; working with teachers and their professional development in international contexts; and with strong writing and communication skills are encouraged to apply.

The Senior Research Associate will...

• Initiate and execute research projects of moderate scope and diversity; may be responsible for phases of a large complex project
• Oversee research design, data collection & validation processes, ensuring quality & reliability
• Exercise leadership in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods for design and instrumentation
• Write and edit research reports
• Develop high-visibility presentations
• Anticipate and troubleshoot solutions to potential problems
• Further augment the organization’s intellectual capital, while exhibiting initiative and capacity to develop your own body of work

You’ll be successful in this role if you have . . .

• Experience leading aspects of complex research projects on instruction and learning in schools
• Master’s Degree or PhD, or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Knowledge of rigorous research methods
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively in groups
• Demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility

Nice to have’s 

• Experience working in East Africa is desirable
• Background in instruction and technology also a bonus

Benefits / What we offer

• This position is eligible for full-time telework for US-based candidates.
• A mission-driven work environment
• Health, dental, and vision insurance and employee assistance program
• 12 paid holidays
• Generous vacation benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition and transportation reimbursement
• Retirement plan including robust employer contributions
• Paid sick time and up to 16 hours of personal time annually
• Parental leave

We provide a strong collegial and collaborative environment that offers opportunities for cross-content engagement with peers, and professional growth through mentoring, participation in professional development opportunities, and support for broadening outreach and dissemination of project work.

At EDC, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the increased transmissibility with recent variants, all US-based EDC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, as a condition of employment. Accommodations due to medical or religious exemptions will be considered.