The TMW Center is partnering with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to conduct multi-year field research in Connecticut infant and toddler child care settings. The research will use a novel technology to support teachers and demonstrate how teachers’ language inputs in birth-to-3 child care settings lead to positive child outcomes.
Requirements
- Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Experience in early childhood research or early education.
- Experience in a research lab or setting.
- Firm understanding of current best-practice pedagogy related to language development instruction, as well as some familiarity with quality improvement strategies, professional learning practices and tools (such as Teaching Strategies Gold, CLASS, LENA etc.).
- Has general awareness in research techniques, survey research methods or methods and relevant scientific knowledge.
- Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues, especially those of differing backgrounds.
- Ability and comfort level with establishing rapport with children ages 18-36 months.
Responsibilities
- Provides implementation support, coaching, and training to study participants, ensuring that study activities are delivered with fidelity and that technical support is available promptly.
- Provides technical assistance, troubleshooting and on-call technical and implementation support to study participants, ensuring proper implementation and delivery of TMW program in accordance with study protocol.
- Tracks data related to these processes and other aspects of implementation.
- Supports TMW Manager of Training and other TMW staff by coordinating and/or facilitating training sessions and regular meetings for implementing staff.
- Implements data collection at the direction of TMW Center staff. Ensures quality of data collection and adherence to best practices.
- Facilitates and coordinates classroom-based research activities such as video recording.
- Distributes technology and assists with inventory management, coordination and delivery logistics for technological devices and other materials provided to study sites.
Other
- Serves as a primary point of contact for current research study participants.
- Builds and nurtures relationships with child care centers, classroom teachers, families, OEC staff and other stakeholders to ensure strong communication and ultimate success between the TMW Center and these individuals and groups.
- Serves as an ambassador of the TMW Center’s mission and resources to partners, families/caregivers, and the public.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
