Overview
SRI Education is committed to bringing rigorous and equitable research and evaluation data to bear on important educational policy and practice decisions that ultimately benefit practitioners, children, and families. SRI Education, in collaboration with Catherine Hershey Schools for Early learning, is looking for temporary, part-time research assistants to conduct assessments and observations with preschool children.
Work will take place in the Harrisburg & Hershey, PA area - THE WORK IS IN CLASSROOMS, IN PERSON. Because the role is "remote" from the SRI offices, it is classified as remote... however the work is in person, observing students / classrooms in Harrisburg and Hershey PA.
Responsibilities
This position offers a great opportunity to gain valuable child data collection skills and experience using standardized child assessment and observation measures. Training and certification on the instruments will be provided in early February. Data Collection will be conducted in early learning programs in March and May, and possibly into June and July. Successful applicants will be paid for their training as well as for time collecting data and other research activities. There is a possibility to conduct data collection in the spring and in subsequent project years.
Qualifications
Job qualifications include :
The pay rate is $25 / hour.
SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.
Early Learning • PA, US