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Job Title:
Researcher

Department:
EHE | Teaching and Learning Administration

Join Dr. Piasta’s Early Literacy and Learning Lab (EL3) in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University to support analysis and dissemination activities for an Institute of Education Sciences-funded emergent literacy intervention project! The EL3 is a research group within the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy. We are committed to collaboratively conducting and sharing high-quality education research, particularly research concerning children’s language and literacy development and how to best support such development in classrooms.

This position is specific to the BrightStart! emergent literacy interview project. The following links provide a sense of this project as well as other research conducted by Dr. Piasta and within the EL3: 

• Nemours BrightStart ! Emergent Literacy Intervention  
• https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsearch/details‌.asp?ID=1803
• Sample publications
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.08.002
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194221079355
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/10538151231155411
• Let’s Know!2 ​ 
• Best Practices in Alphabet Instruction ​ 
• Promoting Preschoolers’ Early Language Learning ​ 
• Teachers’ Content Knowledge of Oral Language ​ 
• Assessing Preschool Professionals’ Learning Experiences ​ 
• READ podcast, E44 ​ 
• See Speak Hear podcast, E43 ​ 
• Teaching Literacy podcast, E37 ​ 
• Circle Time podcast, ABCs + PA  
• Dr. Piasta’s Google Scholar profile  

More information about the NBS! intervention (from past studies conducted by the Nemours team) can be found in these publications: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0022219409335218 and https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2018.1475202

Position Overview

A half-time Researcher will be hired to dedicate 20 hrs per week (50% effort) to the Nemours BrightStart! (NBS!) project from September 2023-June 2024. NBS! is an IES-funded project examining the efficacy of a small-group emergent literacy intervention implemented in local early childhood classrooms. At OSU, the NBS! project is led by Dr. Shayne Piasta (PI). Co-investigators include Dr. Jessica Logan (Vanderbilt University), Dr. Cynthia Zettler-Greeley and Dr. Kandia Lewis (Nemours Children’s Health System) and Dr. Laura Bailet (retired from Kaplan Early Learning Company). The current research team also includes Dr. Alida Hudson and Dr. Ye Shen. The position includes opportunities for scholarly and career development, as mentored by Dr. Piasta.

Field activities for the NBS! project have concluded, and the project is in the data analysis stage. The team is currently engaged in data analysis and dissemination activities, along with procurement of participating children’s longitudinal state reading achievement data. The Researcher will assist with these and other administrative activities but primarily spend their time assisting in data analysis and dissemination as supported by the rest of the research team. We are particularly interested in candidates with research interests in any of the following areas: (1) intervention implementation/implementation integrity, (2) intervention response/moderators of response, (3) longitudinal associations between preschool emergent literacy skills/experiences and later outcomes, (4) measurement and quantitative methodology. Additionally, the Researcher may assist with supplemental studies to further project goals, such as new coding efforts capitalizing on collected data (e.g., videotaped lesson observations).

The position may be in-person or fully remote. There may be opportunities to increase weekly hours and/or extend the postdoctoral experience via new projects, pending funding.

Requirements

The successful candidate for this position will have the following:

• A Bachelor’s Degree Education, Psychology, Speech-Language Sciences, Human Development, or a related field by date of hire
• 3+ years of experience in emergent literacy/early reading development and statistical data analysis
• Expertise in at least one of the following areas: early childhood education, implementation science, literacy intervention, quantitative analysis
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a research team
• Interest in pursuing a research agenda in one of the listed areas

We are an equal opportunity employer.

The target salary for this 50% FTE position is $27,000.  

Duties Breakdown:

• 80% Assist and complete data analysis and dissemination activities using the NBS! Data collected.
• 20% Assistance with data management, administrative tasks, and other duties as assigned

Additional Information:

Location:
Schoenbaum Family Center (0933)

Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:
20

Shift:
First Shift

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