Senior Researcher, Machine Learning and Education

foundry10 is an education research organization focused on learning and youth. The Senior Researcher will conduct and collaborate on research into how machine learning can support learning, develop and evaluate models and research tools, and communicate findings through publications, reports, prototypes, and other outputs.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively within the ML project team to provide new and interesting ideas for lines of research, outputs, tool development and/or other avenues to improve learning outcomes and opportunities for young people
• Collaborate to define output goals for the project team
• Conceive, design, build, adapt, and/or evaluate ML models, research systems, datasets, prototypes, analytic pipelines, and, where appropriate, software or hardware-enabled tools
• Think critically about data quality, experimental design, and responsible AI practices
• Develop predictive analytics, statistical modeling, data mining and machine learning algorithms
• Assist in crafting interesting and important questions regarding education in a technologically advancing world, specifically around the intersections of ML/AI in learning spaces
• Represent foundry10 at conferences, within peer-reviewed publications, and face-to-face with a variety of community partners
• Actively read and engage with current research/techniques/technologies and bring new knowledge to the organization and their teams as a result of engagement with relevant topics
• Use various qualitative and quantitative methodologies, analysis strategies, and study designs as needed to address current research questions
• Make informed decisions about when to extend vs. redirect or close off lines of inquiry, depending on progress and likelihood of yielding useful and actionable insights
• Lead operations and partnership tasks (e.g., coordination of external data collection services, communication with external partners) as needed