Foundry10 is an education research organization focused on expanding ideas about learning and creating value for youth. They are seeking a Research Coordinator for the Conceptual Development Lab to support ongoing research projects and help develop new initiatives related to children's conceptual development.
Responsibilities
- Recruiting families and schools to participate in research through email outreach, social media campaigns, phone calls, and in-person recruitment
- Coordinating with school administrators, teachers, museum liaisons, and parents/caregivers to gather consent and schedule data collection
- Collecting data with children between the ages of ~2-10 years and their parents/caregivers, both in person (e.g at Seattle-area preschools and children’s museums) and online (e.g. via Zoom, via online survey platforms)
- Providing training and support to Research Assistants who might join the lab on a shorter-term basis
- Using project management software to track project-related tasks and schedules
- Participating in project team meetings
- Writing IRB protocols
- Entering data, cleaning data, de-identifying data, and storing data while closely following both foundry10 and lab-specific guidelines
- Assisting with analysis, including qualitative analysis of videos of children and caregivers and statistical analysis of quantitative data
- Sharing results through written reports, conference submissions, journal submissions, and internal presentations and reports
- Conducting literature reviews
- Participating in discussions of relevant research
- Designing and piloting new research games for children and surveys for adults
- Providing temporary assistance with data collection for projects outside the lab
- Providing feedback on colleagues' presentations and writing
- Participating in collaborations between the lab and other foundry10 colleagues
- Managing communication through the study@foundry10 email
Skills
- Has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, Human Development, Cognitive Science, or a related field with a minimum of 1 year of research experience within a university or professional research setting e.g. collecting data with human subjects in a social /behavioral science research lab
- Has subject-area expertise, such as knowledge of child development, experience with data collection and management, and experience with data analysis
- Has experience working directly with children between the ages of 2 and 10 years (for example, babysitting or other caregiving experiences, tutoring or teaching, prior research involving data collection with children)
- Experience working directly with children between the ages of 2-10 years
- Experience collecting data with human subjects
- Strong attention to detail
- Organizational and time management skills to follow up on many components of research projects, manage multiple projects, and keep projects moving forward
- Competent with Google Suite, including Google Sheets
- Ability to troubleshoot and set up computers and equipment for research projects
- Ability to work independently and in a hybrid team environment
- Ability to work self-sufficiently and identify areas where processes could be improved
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with basic data analysis methods (e.g., correlations, t-tests)
- Demonstrated ability to professionally engage with people from diverse backgrounds (including parents, teachers, school administrators) through various communication channels, including email, social media, phone calls, and in-person conversations (e.g., experience recruiting research participants, canvassing, or conducting community outreach)
- Familiarity with more advanced data analysis methods and visualization techniques (e.g., regression analysis, factor analysis, psychometrics)
- Familiarity with statistical software (e.g., R/Rstudio)
Benefits
- A 4-day workweek
- A flexible and hybrid work schedule
- Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and 100% coverage for dependents
- $1,500 yearly education stipend
- $3,000 yearly wellness and hobby stipend, before taxes
- Generous paid time off that includes: 4 weeks of vacation time annually and additional accrual with tenure, 12 paid holidays, 56 hours of paid sick and safe leave frontloaded annually, Week-long office closures twice a year - each summer and winter
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match upon meeting eligibility requirements
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
- Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee
- Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance paid fully by foundry10
Company Overview
foundry10 create and collaborate in order to push educational boundaries by designing research, programs and outreach focused. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is http://foundry10.org/.
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