Job Summary:
The Director of Research position is located within the WIDA Educator Learning, Research, and Practice (ELRP) department and will report to the Chief Educator Learning Officer (CELO). This position will be responsible for developing and leading the research agenda within WIDA's ELRP department as well as contributing to the larger WIDA research agenda. The Director will collaborate with leaders in assessment research as well as WIDA leadership to prioritize organizational research activities. In addition, the Director will lead a team of cross-functional researchers, represent research priorities as part of the department's leadership team, and conduct research focused on but not limited to the following topics or categories: implementation research, efficacy research, product research, and grants/special projects.
This position will be eligible for fully remote work as assigned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A successful candidate will have the ability to work from home or an alternate office location as the position's Headquarters Location. This means that business travel and travel back to UW-Madison's campus would be compensated and eligible for reimbursement. More information and expectations of remote work can be found in the following UW Remote Work Policy (UW-5087) https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5087. We will be happy to discuss and answer any questions you may have related to remote work during the interview process.
WIDA operates in a Windows-based environment and a Dell PC laptop will be issued for use in this role. Software and virtual connection tools that are critical to our work dictate that WIDA staff work on a PC.
Responsibilities:
Plans and leads operational, outreach, and promotional activities of a research program and serves as a subject matter expert.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required PhD
Field of Education
Qualifications:
Required
* Minimum of 5 years of experience designing and leading the implementation of a research agenda.
* Minimum of 3 years of experience researching topics related to K-12 education.
* Demonstrated knowledge of the field of second language acquisition including the use of English language proficiency (ELP) standards; the role of academic language in content learning, and research-based instructional practices.
* Experience in the development of organizational systems, administration, and management of projects, deadlines, and budgets.
* Experience leading a team of full-time employees, providing coaching and feedback, and conducting performance reviews.
* Experience contributing to organizational strategic planning.
* Experience writing scientific papers and grant proposals in the areas of language acquisition, educator practice, and educational policy & leadership.
* Experience directing product/program evaluation as well as qualitative and quantitative research.
* Effective writing, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and connect with diverse audiences and contexts
Preferred
* Experience working with multilingual learners (MLLs).
* Multilingual or bilingual/biliterate in Spanish.
Research
Mid Level