The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is seeking a Research Intern to help conduct ethnographic fieldwork in the NY-NJ-PA region. The position is part-time—approximately 15 hours per week—for six months, January 2014 through June 2014. The position is ideal for current master’s or doctoral programs in Communication, Child Development, Psychology, the Learning Sciences, Education (Educational Technology, Anthropology), Sociology, or related fields. This is a non-paid internship, but Sesame Workshop pays interns a daily stipend to cover transportation and lunch expenses.
Duties
Field Research
• Scheduling interviews/observations
• Managing permission slips/consent forms
• Conducting interviews and observations
• Conducting experience sampling phone calls
• Data logging video tapes
• Processing and inventorying paper and electronic data (compressing, labeling, storing)
• Transcribing interviews
• Coding data (video, transcripts, field notes)
Meeting Planning
Coordinate details for various meetings and research-related workshops planned for 2014, including drafting and sending out invitations, handling RSVPs, requesting materials/information from participants, preparing meeting materials, making catering and technical arrangements, preparing guest lists for security, making electronic recordings of proceedings (audio, video), taking meeting notes, preparing notes for participants, etc.
Other
• Conducting background research and drafting text for literature reviews
• Copyediting and proofreading
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required
• Master’s (or near) degree in Communications, Education, Psychology, Child Development, Learning Sciences, Sociology, or related field
• Interest in and awareness of key issues in digital media and learning
• Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Docs
• Excellent writing skills; experience proofreading and copy-editing
• Two years professional work experience
• Attentive to details!
• Able to function independently, work in a team environment, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines
• Sense of humor and diplomatic skills
Desired
• Fluent in Spanish
• Experience using ethnographic research methods, including interviews, observations, and taking field notes
• Experience with administrative aspects of conducting research, including participant recruitment, processing and managing data, organizing/managing consent forms, etc.
• Interest in and awareness of key issues in any of the following: language and literacy, digital equity, family studies, Hispanic families, children’s geographies
• Experience using iMovie, Final Cut Pro or other video editing software; EndNote or other reference management software; Dedoose or other qualitative data analysis software; GIS and mapping technologies
Hours and Pay
Approximately 15 hours per week, flexible. Position begins in early January 2014 and runs through June 2014. This is an unpaid internship but Sesame Workshop pays a daily stipend of $30/day. Intern must be a registered and enrolled student.
To Apply
If you wish to apply for the position, please email a cover letter and resume or CV to jgcc.research@sesame.org with “Spring Research Intern” in the subject line.
