Research Coordinator

The Math Learning Center (MLC) is a non-profit education organization with a track record of developing high-quality mathematics materials, including Bridges in Mathematics. We create materials that engage students, promote classroom community and discourse, and help more than 80,000 elementary teachers across the country deliver effective mathematics instruction.

Are you at your best when you are organizing and coordinating projects and people? If so, this position might be right for you. In this position, you will conduct a variety of technical tasks related to MLC’s research, program evaluation, and quality improvement projects.

This position is based in Oregon. In this hybrid or onsite role, office days are in our Portland, Oregon office.

What you will do:

• Conduct common technical tasks for research, program evaluation, and quality improvement projects.
• Perform literature reviews, instrument design, data cleaning and analysis, and writing or reviewing reports or presentations.
• Collect data through field work in education settings (including K-5 classrooms or professional learning workshops), surveys, and focus groups or interviews with educators.
• Manage data collection for projects by monitoring received and outstanding data and communicating with educators.
• Coordinate data management for research and program evaluation projects.
• Contribute to strong communication patterns across the research team by developing project timelines, providing regular progress updates, tracking task completion for research projects, and contributing to meeting agendas.

How you are qualified:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience contributing to research projects, experience in an education organization is preferred.
• Intermediate experience with statistical software and/or quantitative and qualitative software packages; SPSS and NVivo preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to concisely articulate ideas, thoughts, perspectives, as well as project specifics (goals, methods, findings) to a variety of internal audiences.
• Track record of reliably delivering results by demonstrating key behavioral skills, including follow-through, initiative, timeliness, and flexibility.

We offer our employees an excellent work environment that includes:

• An emphasis on collaboration, with all staff expected to participate in achieving organizational goals.
• A dedicated team of mission-driven professionals passionate about math education.
• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Paid Time-Off: 12 holidays, 24 additional days PTO, and a wellness week.
• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision): Premiums paid at 100% for employees.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with 3% employer contribution and 2% match.
• Disability and Life Insurance: Employer-paid short-term, long-term, and group life.

Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a background check and drug screen. The Math Learning Center requires all employees to complete CDC-recommended COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Math Learning Center is an equal opportunity employer. We provide fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. The Math Learning Center hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

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