About our company 🚀

Innovamat is an educational tool that aims to promote a competency-based, personalized and practical way of learning mathematics. It is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 16 and it prioritizes the understanding of content and the development of mathematical skills linked to problem solving. Innovamat encourages learning through experimentation, conversation and individualized practice. In this sense, Innovamat offers sequenced learning trajectories, resources, training and contact with the educational community; experts in mathematics education and the science behind mathematical learning.

Innovamat was founded in 2017 in Barcelona (Spain) and works with 21,500 teachers from more than 2,300 schools in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and US, who teach competency-based and meaningful mathematics to more than 490,000 students.

Research at Innovamat 🔎

Innovamat takes research very seriously and strongly believes in its critical role for transforming education. The research team plays a transversal and fundamental role, which includes measuring the impact of Innovamat's proposal as well as providing insights that enable changes and the development of new products based on scientific evidence. The research team is also responsible for sharing their findings with the scientific community through well-designed studies suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation at scientific conferences.

Your mission 🎯

You will be part of the Research team (HQ, Sant Cugat del Vallès), supporting various research tasks and leading studies focused on the implementation of the educational proposal. Your mission will be to better understand the factors influencing the implementation of the proposal and the indicators that allow predicting its success.

Your daily life 🏁

• Learn about the research we conduct at Innovamat and the educational proposal we offer in depth.

• Propose research questions and design studies to answer them.

• Conduct literature reviews and communicate them to different teams to inform decision-making.

• Participate in and lead the implementation of research studies, including participant recruitment, teacher training, data collection (tests, interviews, focus groups, etc.), etc.

• Analyze data and play a key role in interpreting the results.

• Communicate research findings internally (to other teams) and externally (conferences, papers, blog articles, workshops, etc.).

• Find research collaborations and grant opportunities.

• Build a trust relationship with the management team and the teaching staff of the centers participating in the research.

• Stay up to date with the educational landscape, new trends, and future challenges.
  

What are we looking for in you? 🙌🏼

More than 2 years of research experience in social sciences (education, sociology, psychology or cognition, economics), in a topic related to learning or education.

• Master degree in social sciences (Doctorate is nice to have!)

• You are passionate about education and are familiar with the educational environment.

• Proven research skills, including study design, protocol design, data collection, data analysis, and writing skills.

• Proven knowledge of mixed methods, both qualitative (focus groups, interviews, field work, etc.) and quantitative (parametric and non-parametric methods, regressions, etc.).

• You are comfortable speaking in public and have strong communication skills.

• Eager to work in a dynamic, motivating environment with a fast-paced workload.

• Great capacity and willingness to learn, and proactive in problem-solving.

• You are a team player and show initiative.

• Fluent in both spoken and written Spanish and English.

• Driving license (Category B).

If this sounds like you, then this is your place!

And if additionally...

• You have a PhD in the field of social sciences.

• Knowledge of Python / R, spreadsheets, SQL, databases.

• You have research publications in Q1 or Q2 journals.

• You have presented research projects at conferences.

• You are familiar with research in mathematics education.

• You are fluent in Catalan.

... It would be wonderful (though not essential)!

What can you expect ? 🤗

• A professional development and growth plan in the fastest growing company in Europe in its category 🌍
• Being part of a young, enthusiastic and dynamic environment ♻️
• A culture of freedom, responsibility and constructive feedback 🤝
• Full time with flexible working hours ⏰
• Vacations during Christmas week 🎄
• Possibility of private health insurance with DKV 💊
• Flexible remuneration with Cobee (food/transport) 💸
• Team building days (🧗⚽📖 and more) and the InnovaGala at least once a year 🥳
• Fruit every week to be full of vitamins and to keep our body healthy 🍉🍎🍐
• Pet friendly 🐶
• Belonging to a company accredited as happy at work 💃🏽
• And all the coffee, water, milk and tea, separately or blended, that you can drink 😉

... and if that's not enough, you will have the opportunity to transform the education sector and see more and more children rediscover and become passionate about mathematics 🙌.

If you think you are that person we are looking for we would love to meet you!

Team

Learning & Research

Role

Research

Locations

Sant Cugat del Vallès

Remote status

Hybrid

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