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We are looking for a postdoc to contribute to our IES-funded project "Optimizing AI-based tutoring software for middle-school mathematics on smartphones." The postdoc will be guided by professors Vincent Aleven, Ken Koedinger, and Paulo Carvalho in Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. 

The aim of the project is to create and evaluate favorable conditions for homework with AI-based tutoring software for mathematics in middle school. The project explores three approaches to supporting middle-school math homework: data-optimizing the tutoring software, making it run on mobile phones (so students have more opportunities to work on their homework) and involving parents in their children?s homework and supporting them in doing so with newly designed parent support features. The postdoc will primarily be involved in classroom studies to test the effects on student homework completion and learning of the different components and of the system as a whole.

Minimum qualifications:  PhD in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, cognitive psychology, education technologies, learning sciences, or a related field. Experience in experimental studies in education and in quantitative analysis of data from such studies. Strong track record of impactful research as a PhD student.

Preferred qualifications:  Experience with K-12 classroom research involving education technology. Experience with user research methods and qualitative research methods, including  analysis of qualitative (e.g., analysis of interview data or data from open-ended survey questions).

To apply, please submit a short cover letter describing your interests and experiences, your CV, and contact information for 3 references to the ?Apply Now? link.  Please also send email directly to aleven@cs.cmu.edu to express your interest.

Carnegie Mellon University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon ( is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico.

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