Impact Research Intern - Summer 2026 at Newsela in Remote

Summary: Newsela is a company that takes authentic, real-world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. As an intern on Newsela’s Research team, you will partner with the Principal Research Scientist to investigate and document the impact on student learning, applying your technical and science communication skills in a real-world setting. Responsibilities: - You will be a creative problem-solver who brings both statistical rigor and an investigative mindset to messy, real-world data - You won't just run analyses; you'll use your technical grit and storytelling skills to develop compelling reports that uncover how and why Newsela helps kids learn Required Qualifications: - Graduate-level research experience in one of the following fields: learning analytics / educational data mining, education, psychology, communications, child development, or cognitive science - Fully fluent in R for statistical analysis and data visualization (especially tidyverse) - Fundamental statistics knowledge and skills - Basic experience with querying in SQL - Background or interest in educational research - Familiarity with markdown syntax (e.g., Rmarkdown) - Experience preparing data visualizations for audiences with varying data literacy - Experience with multilevel/hierarchical modeling Required Skills: R for statistical analysis, Statistical knowledge Important Skills: SQL querying, Data visualization Nice-to-Have Skills: Educational research, Markdown syntax, Multilevel modeling Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer