At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!
The Curriculum Associates Summer 2025 Efficacy and Implementation Research Internship
At Curriculum Associates, we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply. Above all, we are looking for the right person.
About Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates is a rapidly growing educational technology and publishing company committed to making classrooms better places for teachers and students. We are seeking a talented individual with strong research skills to join our Research team as a summer intern.
About the Research Team
Our research team conducts timely and rigorous research to support Curriculum Associates in delivering products and services that make classrooms a better place for teachers and students as well as to drive national conversations to help improve teaching and learning. We evaluate the efficacy of CA products and services and investigate “what works, for whom, under what sets of conditions” to maximize impact.
About the Internships
Curriculum Associates is seeking a current doctoral student or two with strong research skills to join our Efficacy and Implementation Research team as a summer intern. By applying your analytic mindset, technical skills, and a wide variety of statistical methodologies to one of the richest education datasets in the country, you will help answer pressing research questions that illustrate the impact of our educational programs on student learning and provide research and analytics to support state and local decision makers.
Interns will have the opportunity to:
- Manipulate and analyze the large datasets (millions of records) at Curriculum Associates. These data include some of the most extensive assessment and instructional data in the nation.
- Collaborate with other members of the assessment development, psychometrics, user experience, and research teams. Attend regular team meetings and work closely with experienced researchers.
- Gain experience with day-to-day operations as a researcher at an educational technology company. Experiences may include joining advisory committee meetings, team meetings, attending presentations geared toward a variety of stakeholders, collaborating with experts in other departments, presenting work at internal meetings, etc.
Research Project
Interns will focus on at least one major project. The project may be eligible for submission to a national conference at the end of the summer. Examples of past and possible future projects include the following:
- Efficacy evaluations of Curriculum Associates products such as i-Ready Personalized Instruction, Magnetic Reading, or Fluency Flight
- Investigations of the growth trajectories of early readers
- Examination of differences in student usage or performance across student demographic groups, including students with disabilities and English learners
- Longitudinal research regarding paths to proficiency for students identified as at-risk for falling behind
- Examinations of state and national achievement and growth patterns.
The project an intern works on will be determined based on current research needs and intern interests.
Qualifications for Interns
Candidates for the internship will ideally have the following qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a doctorate in education research, public policy, or other quantitative social science discipline. Preference will be given to students with at least three years of doctoral-level coursework completed by the start of the internship.
- Must have a strong interest in research that impacts student learning.
- Preferred: Experience with data manipulation and analysis in R.
- Preferred: Knowledge of any one of the following: hierarchical modeling, clustering or other data reduction techniques, and other complex statistical methods, efficacy and/or evaluation techniques
- Don’t think you meet every qualification? We encourage you to apply anyway. Studies show underrepresented students do not apply for positions if they do not meet every qualification despite otherwise being highly qualified. If you think you would be a good fit for the role, please apply.
Funding, Length, and Location of Internship
- Interns will work remotely for eight to twelve weeks during the summer, ideally from June 9, 2025 to August 1, 2025. Flexibility can be offered in the internship dates if needed.
- Interns will be considered part-time temporary employees of Curriculum Associates.
- Interns work 40 hours/week and will be paid $30 per hour (equivalent to $9,600 for 8 weeks).
Next Steps
- Please provide the following information in your application:
- A cover letter indicating your current research interests, the reason for your interest in this internship, and any previous experiences or coursework that have prepared you for this internship
- A current resume / CV
- An unofficial transcript
Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2025 at 5pm PT to be considered. Applications will not be reviewed prior to the application deadline. Potential interns will be interviewed by Zoom in March, with final selections made by the end of March.
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What We Do
At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting equitable learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our data-driven, research-backed cloud technology products transform how students learn, creating an environment where every child can thrive and rise to their potential.
Based in North Billerica, Massachusetts, and with offices and remote employees throughout the United States, Curriculum Associates has been awarded many recognitions as a top employer. Our team of more than 2,000 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day. If this speaks to you, we welcome you to explore opportunities on our team.
Why Work With Us
Curriculum Associates is a mission-driven company that adheres to the tenets of conscious capitalism and a belief that businesses thrive when they put impact and people first. This means that we consider how every decision will impact our employees, the educators and children we serve, and the communities in which we operate.
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