Seeking Paid Assistants for Preschool Curriculum Projects

The Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention is seeking candidates for two paid positions:

1. Research Assistants for a preschool curriculum evaluation (Baltimore)
2. A Curriculum Project Assistant to support work on a preschool curriculum (College Park, on campus)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT | Research Assistant for Evaluation of the Children Study

Their World Pre-K Curriculum

Overview: The Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention at the

University of Maryland College Park (UMD), is seeking part-time, hourly

research assistants (RAs) to work on a project to evaluate the efficacy of the

Children Study Their World (CSW) pre-k curriculum. RAs would be part of a busy

and thriving research-to-practice team at UMD. This position is ideal for current

UMD students or recent UMD graduates wanting to work with children and

teachers.

Responsibilities: The RA duties for this position are primarily related to data

collection for the evaluation of the curriculum. Specifically, RAs will administer a

series of assessments to pre-k students, conduct classroom observations, and

complete data entry. Although the project is housed at UMD, College Park, data

collection occurs in Head Start classrooms in and around Baltimore City and

County. Given that the data collection occurs in different schools, ideally,

candidates will have access to a car and be available to travel both to and

around the Baltimore area. Mandatory training takes place in March at UMD in

College Park.

Qualifications:

• Major in education, child development, family science, psychology, or a

related discipline preferred.

• Some experience working with young children.

• Early childhood assessment experience is a plus, but not required.

• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and organizational skills are

required.

• Availability to administer assessments between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00

pm at least 1-2 days a week.

Compensation:

• Hourly wages: $17/hour

How to Apply: Please send the following in one pdf file to Christina Budde

(cbudde@umd.edu)

• Resume or Curriculum Vita (CV).

• An unofficial transcript for any undergraduate or graduate work

completed.

• Spring semester availability.

For best consideration, please submit your application by February 23,

2020, at 6 p.m.

Position Opening: Curriculum Project Assistant

Overview

CECEI seeks a detail-oriented Project

Assistant in support of a curriculum for

four year olds called Children Study

Their World. The RA would be

responsible for various tasks in support

of the curriculum, including making

eBook revisions and assisting with

locating, photocopying, and producing

resources for the curriculum. Other

support and clerical tasks would be

required as needed.

Position Details

• Project Assistant expected to work

at CECEI 10 hours per week.

• Project Assistant will be paid

hourly.

• Project Assistant will work until

04/30/20, with continued

employment past the initial term

dependent on performance and

funding.

• Graduate students preferred;

undergraduates may apply.

About Us

The Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention

(CECEI) is a joint initiative between the Department of

Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education (CHSE) and

the Department of Human Development and Quantitative

Methodology (HDQM). The mission of CECEI is to conduct high

quality research on early childhood education and early

intervention programs in order to inform State and Federal

policy, to translate research into scalable education programs

and best practices, to build capacity in schools and

communities, and to promote family engagement in their

children’s education.