Jobs

IT TECHNICIAN

Full Time

LENA Research Foundation is seeking a IT Technician to perform computer systems administration and support tasks. Tasks include documenting, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting and supporting PC hardware, operating systems, software applications, and peripherals for the entire organization. The right candidate will thrive on working on a variety of projects, developing new skills and communicating effectively within a team and in an inter-departmental environment.

Located in Boulder, our dynamic, hi-tech company has a unique opportunity for an individual with the following qualifications:

Bachelors degree with 1 year of desktop and technical support experience
Basic understanding of Windows XP and Windows 7 Operating System
Strong analytical skills for diagnosing and solving problems
Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Professional approach and attitude
Active and positive team contributor
Ability to learn, retain, and apply new information in an ever changing environment

LENA Research Foundation offers an excellent salary and benefits package including health, dental, life, ltd, 401K, holiday pay and a paid time off schedule.

At LENA Research Foundation we believe work is too much of one’s life not to be enjoyable or have to be around grumpy people. If you have the skills and positive attitude to be a valued member of our IT Department & to contribute to the success of our technology please send your resume to: ts@lenafoundation.org.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Full Time

Apply your people skills and organization skills in a unique research opportunity involving language acquisition in infants and toddlers. The LENA Research Foundation, a non-profit organization in Boulder, is an industry innovator with a revolutionary product that impacts the lives of children. We are now seeking an individual to work full time in our Research department as a part of national and international projects involving the use of novel technology for accelerating language development in infants and toddlers. This is a wonderful opportunity for a recent college graduate!

As our research assistant, you will:

Assist in recruitment of families for early language research
Organize study materials and arrange for transport
Provide families and/or international collaborators with information and guidance throughout the study
Monitor participant activities and progress
Provide data entry and database organization
Troubleshoot situations as needed

Ideal candidates will possess:

4 yr degree (B.A. in Psychology/Linguistics or related field preferred)
Computer experience
Excellent organization skills with an attention to detail
Effective interpersonal & communication skills
Ability to work independently
An interest in research & children/language acquisition a plus.

At LENA Research Foundation, we believe that work is too much of one's life not to be enjoyable or to have to be around grumpy people. If you are the best at what you do, email your resume to RA@lenafoundation.org.

TRANSCRIPTION RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Boulder)

Are you a native speaker of Chinese (capable of understanding Shanghai dialect too)? Apply your organizational skills in a unique research opportunity involving language acquisition in Chinese infants and toddlers. LENA Research Foundation, a non-profit organization in Boulder, is an industry innovator with a revolutionary product that impacts the lives of children. We are now seeking an individual to work in our research department on an exciting project involving the use of novel technology for accelerating language development in infants and toddlers. We are currently collecting audio samples from families living in Shanghai, and we are looking for a professional with experience in language analysis or transcription to help with data collection, data analysis, transcription, and some translation. This is a wonderful opportunity for native Chinese speakers in the Boulder area with interest and experience in the areas of language acquisition and child development!

As our transcription research assistant, you will:

Work with coordinators at Shanghai Children’s Medical Center to collect audio data
Listen to sections of the audio and write down what you heard (audio transcription)
Translate English documents into Chinese
Organize study materials and arrange for data transport
Provide data entry and database organization
Analyze participant data
Troubleshoot situations as needed

Ideal candidates will possess:

4 yr degree (B.A. in Psychology/Linguistics or related field preferred)
Native fluency in oral and written Chinese (Shanghai dialect)
Oral and written fluency in English
Computer experience
Experience with statistical data analysis
Excellent organizational skills with an attention to detail
Ability to work independently
An interest in research & child development/language acquisition

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.

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