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The Marsico Institute for Early Learning is housed in the Morgridge College of Education (MCE) at the University of Denver.
We have dedicated ourselves to improving learning environments and outcomes for children, birth to age 8. We identify the best in early learning research, practice, and policy, and we deliver that information at just the point it will be useful to academics, practitioners, policymakers, and parents the people who can create and implement changes to improve the lives of young children.
The quality of relationships and learning opportunities that young children experience can set the stage for what they can accomplish throughout their lives.
Position Summary
The Marsico Institute is accepting applications for Early Childhood Assessors. These assessors will work as part of a team for an efficacy research study implementing and evaluating an early math intervention under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigators and Project Director.
They will use a standardized assessment tool, the Research-based Early Math Assessment (REMA), to collect one-on-one baseline and post-intervention assessment data on preschool student knowledge and skills along research-based developmental progressions.
This position involves driving or commuting to sites, assessing students using a computer adaptive test, and interviewing students with a standardized protocol.
Assessors must videotape each assessment and review these recordings to verify data accuracy. During August 2024 and prior to data collection, all assessors must participate fully in a 2 to 3-day, in-person training on the REMA assessment in the Detroit Metro area (exact location TBD).
All assessors must also complete a fidelity certification video in which they administer and score the entire assessment;
certification is achieved once a minimum of 85% accuracy in administration and scoring has been achieved. Assessors who do not meet certification requirements will not move forward with child data collection.
In addition to this fidelity work and inter-rater reliability work, assessors may also be asked to enter and code collected data and other related duties, as assigned.
This is a temporary, grant-funded position that spans August through October 2024, or until all student data has been collected.
Student Assessors must be available to travel and assess children at multiple school sites in Oakland and Wayne Counties in Michigan between 7 : 00 am and 3 : 30 pm at least 3 days per week (access to vehicle required).
This is a non-benefited, temporary position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
Essential Functions
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Work Schedule
Part-time, varies. Regular local travel within the Detroit Metro area (Oakland and Wayne counties) is required.
This is a temporary, grant-funded position that spans August through October 2024, or until all student data has been collected.
Physical Activities
Regularly required to move about the classroom with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4 : 00 (MST) July 15, 2024.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Hourly Range
The hourly range for the position is $ $
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting.
The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits
The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference.
Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application :
the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights ( POWR ) Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and / or retaliation.
For more information, please see the University of Denver’s Non Discrimination Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.
Last updated : 2024-06-12
Full Time
Colleges & Universities
$39k-53k (estimate)
06/13/2024
09/11/2024
du.edu
DENVER, CO
1,000 - 3,000
2017
Private
JEREMY HAEFNER
$500M - $1B
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The University of Denver's 125-acre campus, a few miles south of downtown Denver, is home to more than 11,500 students.