Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

We are seeking a talented and motivated UX Research contractor to execute Duolingo’s Rolling Research Initiative. As our Rolling Research Coordinator, you will moderate weekly, qualitative research and design testing sessions with Duolingo language learners. You will work with internal stakeholders in Design and Product to provide valuable insights that will guide the evolution of our services, including our mobile app and website. Your duties will include recruiting participants, writing discussion guides with stakeholders, conducting research sessions on Zoom, and analyzing findings to deliver top-line reports.

This is a contract role, in which you will work closely with the Duolingo research and product team members; interact weekly with Duolingo users; and produce regular written deliverables.

This role is remote-only, with working hours predominantly between 9am - 5pm EST.

We are looking for someone to begin immediately. We hope this research moderator will continue working with us for a minimum of 6 months in this role, with an option to extend through 12 months or more.

In this role, you will be expected to:

1. Recruit participants
2. Align on topics and plan research sessions with stakeholders
3. Moderate research sessions over Zoom
4. Analyze and share top-line research findings

What we’re looking for…

• Proven experience as a UX Research Moderator or similar role, with expertise in conducting qualitative research sessions and analyzing findings
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

Exceptional candidates:

• Hold a bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, psychology, human factors, communications, market research, anthropology, or a related field
• Are adaptable and able to handle a variety of responsibilities
• Passionate about UX research and language learning

If you are a talented and driven UX Research Moderator with a passion for language learning, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Duolingo.

About Duolingo:

Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application in the world, with over 500 million users and over half a billion exercises completed daily. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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