Grockit is happy to announce our Summer 2010 Graduate Research Internship program. This is a paid position for students pursuing doctoral research at a university in the United States in one or more of the following areas:
- Computer supported collaborative learning
- Educational data mining
- Artificial Intelligence in education
- Intelligent tutoring systems
- Item Response Theory
We encourage you to read more about this opportunity on our blog at http://blog.grockit.com/blog/2010/02/03/announcing-summer-2010-research-internship/
About Grockit
Grockit is a San Francisco-based web startup building a platform for — and a community around — live collaborative learning games. Grockit offers collaborative learning tool that allows students to practice tests in the three ways they naturally study: alone, with peers, and with experts. We strive to provide our growing global network of learners with a smart platform built on educational research, peer assistance, and a data-driven adaptive design.
Program Goals
- This program seeks to provide research opportunities to doctoral students to get hands-on experience applying their work to a learning system actively used by a large community of students.
Program Duration
- June 7, 2010 – August 13, 2010
Important Dates
- March 1, 2010 – Application deadline
- March 15, 2010 – Notifications sent
Award
- $5,000 stipend
- $3,000 housing allowance for interns residing outside of the San Francisco Bay area
- Round-trip air travel reimbursement from your university to San Francisco (up to $500.)
- Breakfast and lunches every weekday!
Eligibility
- Current full-time enrollment in a doctoral program in the United States in any of the areas specified above, with at least 2 years of coursework already completed.
Selection
- For applicants with research focus on Item Response Theory, strong preference will be given to those with experience working with the R computing environment and with SQL databases.
- For other applicants, strong preference will be given to those with programming experience.
Questions?
- Contact Ari Bader-Natal (ari+internship@xxxxxxxxxxx) with questions about this program.
Application
- To apply, complete and submit the form at:
https://grockit.wufoo.com/forms/grockit-summer-2010-research-internship/
