Principal Learning Scientist, Head of Efficacy Research

Job description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more. About the role... Duolingo reaches hundreds of millions of learners worldwide, and the Efficacy Research Lab exists to answer a fundamental question: Does that learning actually last? This is one of the most important research programs in consumer education, with a scale, dataset, and real-world impact that few academic or industry environments can match. We’re looking for an exceptional research leader to guide the Lab through its next chapter, expanding its scope from Language into Math and future subjects. In this role, you will set the strategic vision for effic...