Please see our DE&I statement on our About Us page for more information on our committment to diversity. The positions available below can be either part-time or full-time depending on availability. We are a remote company with our headquarters in Berkeley, CA.
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Business Development and Operations Associate
Research Associate
Empirical Education is offering a great opportunity to be part of a small, tight-knit team working to better understand and improve education for all students. If you have great strategic, writing, and organizational skills, apply your expertise and skills to an agile organization trying to make social change. We encourage work-life balance by offering flexibility, remote work, and a generous number of days off. Your exact job title will be agreed upon based on your qualifications at the time of hire. We offer regular performance appraisals with opportunities for growth.
Working closely with senior management, you will facilitate and oversee efficient and effective company operations to ensure company goals are met. This can involve building business relationships, managing financial details, communicating with shareholders, and determining what metrics to use to measure success. You will represent the company to leads and partners while exploring different avenues for funding.
In this role, you will be required to perform the following tasks.
In this role, it would be preferable that you also perform the following tasks.
Our ideal candidate will have the following general qualifications and capabilities.
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Email Robin Means your cover letter and resume to apply.
Under the guidance of—and in collaboration with—the company’s senior researchers, research associates (who will have the title Research Scientist or Research Manager, depending on their experience and qualifications) are responsible for the life cycle of a research project. In this role, you will perform the following tasks.
Research Scientists also serve as Principal Investigators on research projects and create and provide professional development on research methods. Some travel is required.
This position is currently slated as a part-time position with the potential to become full-time depending on staffing needs.
Our ideal candidate will have the following general qualifications and capabilities.
Candidates should understand the fundamentals of rigorous evaluations (e.g., RCTs and QEs) in education and have experience thinking through the nuances of implementing programs in complex real-world settings and their implications for the design of the study and the analysis of results.
Email Jenna Zacamy your cover letter and resume to apply.
A career at Empirical Education offers a unique opportunity to make an impactful difference in education. We’re a small company, which means we provide exposure to a variety of different projects and offer opportunities for growth and significant responsibility. Our team members collaborate, think creatively, and improve the lives of K-12 students and teachers throughout the country.
Empirical Education’s commitment to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable laws, directives, and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies or agencies. Our specific commitments include the following: We will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job groups without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, military service, veteran status or protected medical condition.
If you are interested in working with a dynamic, growing team of educational and technical professionals, please email a cover letter and resume (we prefer them as attachments) to the email address that corresponds to the position you are applying for. Enter the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line to ensure your email is routed to the appropriate individual.