AI for Teaching: Applied Research Lead in EdTech

Stanford Reglab; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford EduNLP Lab in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a research-focused professional to lead studies that translate lab measures into product features for edtech partners. You will design experiments, work with data, and collaborate with product and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with educators and researchers, supervision of graduate and undergraduate assistants, and dissemination of results through papers and briefs. A graduate degree and strong Python/NLP experience are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in an applicable social science field and five years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Python and NLP in real-world data.
• Experience designing experiments, including A/B tests or quasi-experiments.
• Ability to work with product teams and external partners to apply research findings.

Responsibilities

• Scope joint projects with edtech partners and translate research measures into product specifications.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across the lab and partner organizations.
• Design experiments and analyses, including power analyses and preregistration.
• Co-author reports and papers and present findings at conferences.

Skills

Python

NLP pipelines

Data analysis

Oral and written communication

Supervisory skills

Collaboration with product teams

Ability to work with data

Education

Graduate degree in social science or related field

Tools

APIs

Large language models

Job description

Stanford EduNLP Lab in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a research-focused professional to lead studies that translate lab measures into product features for edtech partners. You will design experiments, work with data, and collaborate with product and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with educators and researchers, supervision of graduate and undergraduate assistants, and dissemination of results through papers and briefs. A graduate degree and strong Python/NLP experience are required.