<div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">AIR’s Learning Supports program area is seeking a part-time <strong>Tennessee-based Special Education Technical Assistance Provider</strong> to lead and deliver evidence-based professional development, coaching, and technical assistance that improves special education services and outcomes for students with disabilities at the local, state, and federal levels. The TA Provider will provide expertise in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and effective instructional practices, develop training and implementation resources, build relationships with education leaders and partners, lead project teams and tasks, support business development, and provide virtual and onsite assistance to educators across Tennessee.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This remote position <strong>requires residency in Tennessee and the ability to travel throughout the state as needed</strong> to support project and client needs.</span></div> </div> <h4><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">About AIR:</span></h4> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span></p> <div class=""> <div> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The responsibilities for the position include:</span></p> </div> </div> <div class=""> <div class=""> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="" lang="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="">Develop training materials, implementation measures, and protocols for monitoring and providing feedback on implementation.</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="">Deliver training, professional development, and coaching to support teachers in implementing </span><span class="">new programs</span><span class=""> and/or improving their instruction using structured protocols.</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="">Provide expertise </span><span class="">on</span><span class=""> literacy teaching and learning to support research activities including, but not limited to, recruitment of study participants, development of implementation and related outcomes measures, data collection, and implementation analyses.</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to the development of reports that describe and interpret findings for clients, partners, and other relevant audiences.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="">Represent the organization in interactions with state, local, and site-based </span><span class="">staff;</span><span class=""> potential </span><span class="">clients;</span><span class=""> and partner organizations.</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to capacity building efforts within special education organizations and provider networks.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work on collaborative project teams, including supervision of research/TA assistants and associates as a task or functional lead.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to team efforts to develop new business opportunities including strategic planning, identification and pursuit of opportunities, and proposal development.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="">Manage or lead projects or tasks, with </span><span class="">assumption</span><span class=""> of greater responsibility over time.</span><span class=""> </span></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=""> <div class=""> <p class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-se