Learning Analytics Intern Job at Newsela, Chicago, IL

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Job Description

The role

As an intern on Newsela's Learning Team, you will partner closely with the Lead Research Analyst to help build an understanding of and drive towards Newsela's educational effectiveness. You will leverage your statistical and data visualization expertise to develop reports that showcase how students' usage of Newsela is related to learning outcomes. 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:

  • You have research experience in any of the following fields: learning analytics / educational data mining, education, psychology, communications, child development, cognitive science, or related field
  • You have fluency using R for statistical analysis and data visualization (especially tidyverse)
  • You possess fundamental statistics knowledge and skills
  • You have strong data visualization skills
  • You have background or interest in educational research
  • Your core values include impact, learning, integrity, empowerment, diversity, passion, and selflessness

Bonus points for:

  • Experience writing SQL queries
  • Familiarity with markdown syntax (e.g., Rmarkdown)
  • Experience preparing data visualizations for audiences with varying data literacy

The internship will take place during Summer 2023 and will be fully remote. This role can be part-time or full-time, depending on candidate interest and availability. Total compensation will be based on hours worked at a rate of $35/hour. The benefits listed below apply to full-time employees only.

About Newsela:

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

Why you'll love working at Newsela:

  • Health & Wellness: Access to the world's leading medical experts for healthcare (pets included!). Discounts and resources to stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
  • Work From Home: Almost all of our roles are fully remote - tech stipend included!
  • Supporting ALL Families: Supplemental programs and time off to take care of your family and yourself.
  • Time Off: Flexible PTO to recharge, including Sabbatical Leave
  • Inclusive Experiences: Robust DEIB curriculum, Identity & Experience Groups (Affinity Groups + Employee Resource Group), Authentic & Transparent conversations with Executive Leadership Teams, and integration of DEIB lens across Talent lifecycle processes.
  • Professional Development: Holistic Learning & Development Programs that enable meaningful & inclusive experiences, programs that build future-focused competencies, cohort & community learning sessions that foster a sense of belonging, and individual development plans aligned with your personal and professional aspirations to turn goals into reality.
  • Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

Disclaimer: Please be aware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Newsela and other employers. Newsela does not use third party services for full time hires. Our recruiting emails will come from an @newsela.com email address. You can reach out to jobs@newsela.com if you have concerns about the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Newsela's talent acquisition team. Newsela will never ask for financial or banking information from candidates, nor will you be asked for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with Newsela.

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