Senior Research Scientist

Senior Research Scientist

Location: United States (remote)

Salary: $120,000 -$140,000*  p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience

Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time, or flexible

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the USA

*Our salary range is intentionally broad to accommodate varying regional market rates and levels of experience. Final offers will carefully consider your specific location and background to ensure competitive and fair compensation.

The role

Research in computing is a key part of the work of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Through our work we strive to deepen our understanding of how young people learn about computing, AI, data science and computational creation, in formal and non-formal settings, and use that knowledge to increase the impact of our own work and to advance the field of computing, AI, and data science education. In 2021, we partnered with the University of Cambridge (UK) to launch the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre (RPCERC). The Foundation is significantly growing and expanding its activities in the US including through the Code Club network, outreach, teacher preparation, and a growing classroom presence for products such as Experience CS and Experience AI.

We are now looking for a Senior Research Scientist. Reporting to the Director of Research and Impact, you will be part of the growing research team at the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the US. Working in collaboration with the research team at RPF and RPCERC in the UK and in RPF’s core markets around the world, you will help shape and deliver the research agenda that the Director of Research and Impact sets with the Chief Learning Officer focusing on the design, execution, and delivery of research.The post will be ideal for a candidate who has both research experience in the field of computing, AI, and data science and/or education, and experience of project and people management. The post will involve scoping, developing, and conducting  collaborative research projects, as well as potentially managing a small team of researchers and coordinators.

Candidates should be highly motivated individuals with excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and the ability to initiate and instigate processes to enable effective working in a research context.

We are a global organization and we welcome applications from candidates who are based in the US. Candidates need to be available to overlap with core UK office hours (09.00 – 17.00) for at least three hours in their working day, irrespective of the time zone in which they reside. Candidates may need to be available for travel to Cambridge, UK about once a quarter.

We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.

Responsibilities

Work with the Director of Research and Impact to scope new research projects in topical and culturally-relevant computing, AI, data science education in formal and informal settings in the US and non-US global contexts.

Lead and support a team of researchers and coordinators who are responsible for executing research on time and on budget

Lead the implementation and execution of research projects

Work with the team to ensure the production and dissemination of high-quality research

Build and maintain excellent working relations within cross-functional teams at RPF as well as research partners and collaborators

Support the design of products and tools at RPF through research

Support the use of research developed by the team and from the field across curricular and digital products of the Raspberry Pi Foundation

Contribute to the promotion and mobilization of computing, AI, and data science education research in the community

Write up the results of research and contribute to the publication of results in high-quality, peer-reviewed academic literature

Disseminate results of projects through presentations at conferences, internal and external blog posts, as well as articles in Hello World.

Keep abreast of developments within the discipline and profession, and seek continuous improvement of professional practice

Represent the Foundation’s research to external audiences and stakeholders, in collaboration with the Director of Research and Impact

Establish good communications within the team and with external partners

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all of the experience and personal attributes listed here.

You should have:

A PhD in either education, learning sciences, or related subject, computer science, AI, data science, or a related fiel…