Curriculum Designer & Learning Experience, Intern (Masters)

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that's where you come in!

Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application in the world, with over 500 million users and over half a billion exercises completed daily. Beyond our core learning product, we have also entered into literacy with Duolingo ABC, English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and even Math.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

We are looking for a Master’s student with expertise in instructional design, applied learning science, or language learning and teaching. At Duolingo, you will have an opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, where you see the immediate impact of your work on millions of learners worldwide. This is a 12-week internship for summer 2023 (exact dates flexible).

More information on our University Programs can be found at university.duolingo.com

You Will...

• Collaborate with team members across different roles on improving how Duolingo teaches languages, with the guidance and support of senior learning experts
• Share learning design practices and research findings with the team and translate them into concrete ideas that can be applied to the Duolingo Language app
• Leverage metrics and other data for the creation, re-purposing, and curation of curriculum/content to meet learning objectives

You Have...

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Applied Learning Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field graduating between Dec. 2023-May 2024
• Excellent knowledge of effective learning design practices, especially as they apply to language teaching, and ability to explain them in simple ways to non-experts
• Knowledge of at least one language other than English (preferably Spanish or French), and experience with language teaching and/or designing course materials
• Familiarity with the basics of quantitative data analysis

Exceptional Candidates Will Have...

• Experience in a tech environment
• Familiarity with product development, especially in education

Why you’ll love working here…

• Language-learning opportunities
• In-house breakfast and lunch options
• Company-wide Hackathon
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Frequent team dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!
• Dedicated mentorship and colleagues who are both competent and caring
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• EEOC + Reasonable accommodation info automatically included in all Greenhouse job postings

We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

At Because Duolingo requires all employees to return to work from an office, all employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain employed unless they have an exemption to vaccination pursuant to a required reasonable accommodation. This is so that our employees feel safe in the office.Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

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