Summer Research Internship Announcement
The Cisco Learning Institute (CLI) is announcing a summer internship opportunity in
applied research. CLI is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to change the way
teachers teach and students learn through technology. As part of this mission, CLI has an
Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (EMS) team devoted to research on issues such
as defining and measuring student success, evaluating program impact, and
understanding and influencing teacher classroom behavior. Much of this work is done in
the context of the Cisco Networking Academy, a global program that teaches computer
and computer networking skills to students in over 150 countries.
The Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics team has an opening for a summer intern to
work on a variety of projects, including the validation of teacher evaluation measures
using both basic and advanced statistical methods, deployment of surveys to a global
community, and developing a portfolio of national and international measures of student
outcomes.
From this experience, interns should gain the following skills:
· Working with large data sets
· Implementation of basic and advanced statistical techniques with real-world data
· Expertise in writing survey questions
· Familiarity with the survey development process
· Communication of results to non-academic audiences
· A greater understanding of global education issues
· Opportunities for publication
Qualifications:
Graduate-level coursework in statistics and/or research design
Familiarity with SPSS preferred.
Strong organization and oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to work as part of a team.
Position Details: This will be a full-time position for approximately three months. We
will work with the successful candidate to accommodate school schedules. Interns will be
paid $25/hour. The intern will be required to be at our Phoenix, AZ office.
To apply for this position, please send a letter of interest and current curriculum vita to
Dr. Kristen DiCerbo, Kristen.DiCerbo@ciscolearning.org.
