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Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Analyst with SciPlay
at the New York Hall of Science

SciPlay, the Sara Lee Schupf Family Center for Play, Science, and Technology Learning, located
at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), is searching for a post-doctoral fellow or research
analyst to take a senior role in a design-based research project on learning science through
play. The SciPlay Fellow will help design and test sensor-based technological enhancements to
NYSCI’s Science Playground, collaborating with faculty at Tufts University and Brooklyn
College, City University of New York. These enhancements are designed to support middle
school physics learning through play and embodied learning.

Position Responsibilities:

- Lead the planning and execution of research studies on playful learning environments
- Collect data including observation, prompted verbalization, tests, and surveys
- Analyze data using mixed methods
- Write up findings to inform redesign and for summative evaluation purposes
- Present findings at national meetings

The SciPlay Fellow will also be encouraged to pursue an independent program of research,
with access to the whole of NYSCI as a laboratory in which to study informal science learning.
The Fellow will also be supported by NYSCI in applying for additional grant funding with
private foundations and federal agencies.

Requirements:

- Research experience conducting trials and analyzing data using mixed methods
- Experience analyzing observational using a rubric
- Proficiency with statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, or STATA
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work well with a team from a diversity of disciplines
- Ideal candidates have (or will soon complete) a Ph.D. in the learning sciences, science
education, psychology, museum studies, or related field are strongly encouraged to
apply
- Candidates with a Master’s degree in one of the above areas or in a STEM discipline with
significant experience conducting educational research are also encouraged to apply
- Prior experience with informal science learning is a plus
- Prior experience teaching science is a plus

Salary is commensurate with qualifications: $42,000 - $55,000 with full benefits. The
fellowship is full-time for one year beginning immediately, with the opportunity to transition at
the end of the first year. We are also interested in hearing from individuals available
immediately to complete aspects of the work as a consultant during the coming summer
months.

Applicants should contact Dr. David Kanter, Director, SciPlay c/o Ayesha Ware
([log in to unmask]). To apply, please email a one-page cover letter describing your research
experience and a separate c.v. Review of applications will begin immediately. Tel. 718-699-
0005 x348. The New York Hall of Science is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States. Employment
eligibility verification required upon hire.

SciPlay is a national center that aims to advance our understanding of how to promote science
learning through play. SciPlay pursues a program of design-based research, designing playful
learning environments and studying the impact of such environments in NYSCI’s natural
laboratory to educe design principles for playful science learning. SciPlay also engages in more
fundamental research on play. Ultimately, SciPlay aims to apply its findings to develop and
disseminate new approaches to bridge informal and formal science learning environments to
build a seamless national infrastructure for lifelong science learning.
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David E. Kanter, Ph.D.

Director, SciPlay:
	The Sara Lee Schupf Family Center
	for Play, Science, and Technology Learning

New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY, 11368

nysci.org/SciPlay

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