We're looking for a Swedish-speaking Freelance Researcher to join our HundrED Helsinki office on a part-time basis. If you're passionate about innovation in education, have experience in education research and would like to work in a global education not-for-profit, we'd like to hear from you by August 9th!
About HundrED
HundrED is a non-profit organization that discovers, researches and shares inspiring innovations in K12 education. Our goal is to support the improvement in school education and inspire a movement by helping impactful and scalable innovations spread across the world. HundrED is unique in its solution-oriented approach to education. We focus on celebrating, inspiring and empowering all stakeholders to create positive change in education, striving for inclusivity and openness.
About the Role
We are looking for a talented freelance Researcher who is fluent in Swedish to help us with a spotlight on bilingual education with our partner Svenska Kulturfonden. You will be responsible for evaluating, researching, and translating various aspects of this spotlight in collaboration with our research team and Svenska Kulturfonden. As a freelance researcher, we expect you will be: detail-oriented, take initiative, a fast learner and can work independently, have a high standard of quality in your work and have excellent communication skills. Ideally, candidates will have experience teaching and learning with bilingual educational contexts and are pursuing a career related to education.
Responsibilities
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Research bilingual learning educational solutions and practices
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Write and edit HundrED Research Report on bilingual learning
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Write, edit and publish engaging posts about the research project
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Select appealing images and videos to complement the text, basic editing skills and knowledge for image handling
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Liaise with the Senior Leadership, Head of Research, Media & Community and the Sales departments to stay updated on company plans
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Build relationships with innovators, ambassadors, community members and other stakeholders participating in the research project
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Coordinate with internal teams to create articles and posts about the research project
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Respond to questions and comments about the research project
Requirements
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Experience as an education researcher, teacher or similar role
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Experience translating text between Swedish and English
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Experience conducting academic literature reviews and integrating thoughtfully through a research project
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Fluent in Swedish (written and spoken)
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Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)
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BSc in Education or other relevant fields
If selected, you'll get the opportunity to work in a startup international environment, with a young, vibrant, ambitious team.
Interested? Please contact our Head of Research, Christopher Petrie at chris.petrie@hundred.org with your CV & a short cover letter of your interest & relevant experience for the role by 9th August 2019. You can further reach out to Chris for more information about the position.
You can explore our previous research projects here.