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The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning’s mission is to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and childcare. We research, develop, and scale equitable educational innovations for adults and children that put all learners on trajectories for lifelong success. Specifically, the Center targets kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading proficiency, and algebra proficiency as critical milestones in children's educational trajectory that are predictive of success in school and life. The Center works at the nexus of research, practice, and policy to develop sustainable systems that leverage educational technologies and improve the implementation of research-based practices. Housed in one of the nation's elite public research universities, the Center operates as a dynamic, entrepreneurial workplace focused on executing against UF's service mission to strengthen the human condition and improve the quality of life. The Lastinger Center is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent by valuing diversity of thought, skill, and experience. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe in fostering environments where team members feel included, valued for their differences, and empowered to do their best work.
Research:
- Supports PI sponsored research project(s).
- Develops and analyzes research activities and makes changes in methods and procedures as necessary.
- Abstracts, collects, and/or synthesizes data from research and evaluation participants and enters information into the designated forms/database to comply with study protocols.
- Participates in internal/external research related conferences and investigator meetings to build and maintain relationships.
- Assists in the recruitment and relationship building of participants, arranges study visits or activities, and provides instructions to meet the goals of the study or evaluation.
- May coordinate multi-project studies.
Subject-Matter Expertise:
- Supports development and review of innovative content for professional learning modules that are context-based and focused on building a conceptual understanding of mathematical content that are based on NCTM and state-specific standards.
- Supports identification of opportunities for data collection to support research related to the Math Matrix and the teachers it serves, especially as it relates to qualitative research.
- Contributes to the overall mathematics product line design, development and evaluation.
- Supports development of reports and dissemination of findings related to the Center’s work in mathematics.
- Conducts literature reviews to inform research and development of the mathematics product line.
Collaboration:
- Collaborates with research staff, students, OPS, or other research teams and/or other coordinators.
- Collaborates with Math Team associates and other Lastinger Center associates as needed, such as content developers/writers, program managers, product managers, learning experiences team members, designers, data scientists and analysts.
- Works with external partners on research activities.
- Facilitates and/or runs research/project team meetings as needed.
- Builds and maintains a broad network of professional relationships with participants, principal investigator, co-investigators, study staff, and other collaborators to ensure successful research collaborations.
Grants and Requests for Proposals (RFP):
- Prepares grant and RFP narratives, budgets, and budget narratives.
- Prepares, negotiates, and manages study contracts.
Other duties as assigned
Travel required for this position is: 1-3x per year
Hybrid work location policy:
Lastinger Center for Learning supports and promotes a healthy work-life balance. To achieve this, the Lastinger Center offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule that aligns with the university’s Flexibility in the Workplace Policy. Allowing employees to stagger arrival and departure times as necessary and to vary the number of workdays in the office so long as an employee’s FTE commitment is fulfilled within the university workweek. This policy also allows for occasional, incidental remote work based on individual circumstances.
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