Impact Research Intern (Spring 2025)

The role:

• As an intern on Newsela’s Research Team you will partner closely with the Lead Research Analyst to help investigate and document Newsela’s educational effectiveness.

• You will leverage your statistical and technical expertise to conduct quantitative research on student outcomes.

• You will also use your data visualization and communication skills to develop reports that showcase how Newsela helps kids achieve.

• This role is a great opportunity for a current graduate student or early-career researcher to apply and develop their technical and science communication skills in an industry setting while answering questions that have real-world implications for students across the United States.

Why you're a great fit:

• Research experience in any of the following fields: learning analytics / educational data mining education psychology communications child development cognitive science or related field

• Fluency using R for statistical analysis and data visualization (especially tidyverse )

• Experience using SQL in an applied setting (i.e. outside of an academic or online course)

• Fundamental statistics knowledge and skills

• Strong data visualization skills ( ggplot2 )

• Background or interest in educational research

• Core values including impact learning integrity empowerment diversity passion and selflessness

Bonus points for:

• Familiarity with markdown syntax (e.g. Rmarkdown)

• Experience preparing data visualizations for audiences with varying data literacy

• Experience with multilevel/hierarchical modeling

Compensation:

• The internship is fully remote and part-time ( 20 hours per week ) with a duration of 10 weeks (to take place between February and May 2025; specific start and end dates are flexible).

• Total compensation will be based on hours worked at a rate of $35/hour.

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