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PRESIDENT - LENA Research Foundation

This is a unique employment opportunity. It's about doing well by doing good.

Used by clinicians and child development researchers at leading universities and research institutions worldwide, LENA's breakthrough technology helps accelerate language, social and cognitive development of children 0-4.

We seek a dynamic leader who will take LENA Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity, to the next level of technology development, research, funding, growth, and impact. The next LENA Research Foundation president will have a unique blend of skills and experience including a PhD in a scientific field, 10 years business experience, and 5 years in an executive management position. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children worldwide and also live in one of the great cities in the US.

Send resume with salary requirements in confidence by post or email (please no calls) to: Terrance Paul, Chairman and Founder, LENA Research Foundation, 5525 Central Avenue, Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301. Email President@LenaFoundation.org

LENA Research Foundation
"Advanced technology to accelerate language development of children 0-5 and for research and treatment of language delays and disorders."

PARENT CENTER COORDINATOR (Boulder)

A dream job for the right person who wants to make a difference!

LENA Research Foundation, a not-for-profit organization in Boulder, Colorado, is accelerating language and cognitive development in infants and toddlers. We seek an individual to work full time as a Parent Center Coordinator. The chosen candidate will help develop and implement the church based Smarter Happier Baby™ Program using LENA technology in a unique and groundbreaking way with Latino parents and their children.

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone with interest in the areas of language acquisition and child development who wants to improve the lives of infants and toddlers and close the gap between the haves and have nots.

As our Parent Center Coordinator, you will:

Help recruit families to participate in this landmark new program
Train volunteers in methods to accelerate language development and the operation of the LENA system
Provide families and church volunteers with information, coaching and guidance
Monitor participant activities and progress
Troubleshoot and help fine-tune this amazing new program

Ideal candidates will possess:

Fluency in written and spoken Spanish
4 yr college degree
5 years work experience
Excellent organizational skills with an attention to detail
Effective interpersonal, communication & management skills
Ability to work independently
An interest in research and child development/language acquisition

Experience working with immigrant families very helpful
Supervisory experience helpful
Computer experience helpful

At LENA Research Foundation, we believe that work should be enjoyable and by working together as a team you are making a difference. If you are the best at what you do and would like to join a team that is making a difference everyday, email your resume to PCC@LENAfoundation.org.

LENA Research Foundation
“Advanced technology to accelerate language development of children 0-5 and for research and treatment of language delays and disorders.”

Web Developer Contractor (Boulder)

This position is for an ASP.NET and C# web developer looking to work up to a total of 10 hours per month for maintenance with more hours being scheduled on a per project basis. We would be happy to offer flexible working hours although request that they occur during business hours at our East Boulder location.

The ideal candidate would perform web development tasks such as creating new pages or editing existing content, uploading pdf’s and embedding video clips. Future projects include new websites, forum and eCommerce solutions.

Core Skills:

Ability to convert user requirements into technical specifications
Understanding of technical and functional design requirements
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Confidence in deploying updated content and new pages to live, public facing web environments
Motivated self-starter highly adaptive to new environments

Required Skills:

ASP .NET 2.0 C# - presentation & all layers
HTML & Cascading Style Sheets Design Skills
JavaScript and DHTML skills
ASP.NET AJAX experience
eCommerce – web forms, MVC
Open Source CMS

Experience with Subversion and SQL Server 2000/2005 a plus.

At LENA Research Foundation, we believe work is too much of one’s life not to be enjoyable or to have to be around grumpy people. We offer a flexible, fun yet highly focused working environment. If you would like to bring your skills to our technology based not-for-profit please send your resume to webdev@lenafoundation.org.

Please provide details of availability, previous experience and online work examples.

LENA Research Foundation
“Advanced technology to accelerate language development of children 0-5 and for research and treatment of language delays and disorders.”