Killer Snails
Killer Snails, an ed tech company funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Educational Sciences, is looking to bring on an intern to help with the development of a collaborative science game.
Killer Snails develops award-winning learning games and immersive virtual reality experiences that explore scientific topics through play.
The focus of this internship will be contributing to the development of VenomCoLab, a collaborative web- and augmented reality learning experience for 6-8th graders. VenomCoLab puts students in the role of scientists collaboratively solving an exciting real-world science problem: finding new therapies based on the venom of extreme creatures like scorpions, snakes, and cone snails. The intern will have the opportunity to pitch ideas for activities, contribute to ongoing design work, attend playtests, and analyze and implement feedback from expert scientists, educators, and student users.
About the Internship
Learning & Design Intern
The Research intern will be working with the Learning and Design team to participate in ongoing design and user research work (80%), and analyze previous research (20%). The intern will work with the team to find primary research sources, distill information into key points, incorporate science content and practices into web-based and augmented reality activities, observe student interactions remotely or in person in the NYC area, assist with quantitative and qualitative analyses, and assist with preparing manuscripts for publication as an author on the papers.
This position is 80-100% remote, but working hours are during the Eastern U.S. timezone.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to meetings regarding content development, interactions, and visual design
Assist in qualitative coding, quantitative data analysis, and writing internal reports and manuscripts for publication
Develop skills for conducting, analyzing, and reporting research by working closely with the Director of Learning
Assist in gathering data during user research sessions
Provide feedback based on user research findings
Collaborate with other disciplines (Design, Development)
Qualifications:
Studying game or digital media design, user research, or related areas
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Comfort with and curiosity about science topics in biology and chemistry
Must be a self-directed, analytical problem solver and work well in a team environment.
Deep passion for making exciting gaming experiences
Love games and education
Desired:
Experience with Google Workspace/Suite, especially Sheets, Forms, and Slides
Experience with project and design software like Trello, Figma
Familiar with qualitative or quantitative analysis software like NVivo, SPSS, R
Experience with user research methods like think aloud studies, observation, interviewing
Experience working with students in grades 6-8 (ages 11-14)
How to apply:
To apply, please email your resume (and optional portfolio) to Maaike Bouwmeester at mb262@nyu.edu and Chrissy Glaser clg461@nyu.edu.