University of Wisconsin-Madison
10,000+ employees
📚 Education
🏛️ Government
Education • Government
University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.
Senior Research Scientist – Field Day
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
10,000+ employees
📚 Education
🏛️ Government
Education • Government
University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.
📋 Description
• Provide scientific and strategic leadership for Field Day’s research infrastructure and community • Architect and fundraise for Open Game Data research infrastructure • Identify research opportunities independently • Design studies and rigorous research methodologies • Analyze and interpret complex quantitative and/or qualitative research data • Conduct literature reviews, experiments, and interviews; document results • Develop grant opportunities, applications, and proposals to secure research funding • Author scholarly, technical, and research publications and present findings • Lead planning, implementation, governance, sustainability, and continuous improvement of research infrastructure • Build and sustain communities of researchers, educators, developers, and partners • Cultivate partnerships and coordinate interdisciplinary collaborators • Serve as a subject-matter expert and liaison with internal and external stakeholders • Monitor program budgets and approve unit expenditures • Supervise or direct staff, project teams, contractors, and research personnel • Attend and help facilitate scholarly events and presentations
🎯 Requirements
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience leading research infrastructure, research operations, or complex interdisciplinary research programs • Ability to independently identify research problems and design rigorous research methodologies, protocols, and studies • Experience analyzing and interpreting quantitative and/or qualitative research data • Demonstrated success developing competitive grant proposals and managing sponsored research activities • Record of authoring scholarly, technical, or research publications and communicating results to varied audiences • Experience directing staff, project teams, contractors, or cross-functional collaborators • Ability to build and sustain research communities and partnerships across disciplines and organizations • Excellent written, oral, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills • Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent) in education or science • Preferred: experience with educational research, learning sciences, educational technology, digital learning games, or game-based assessment • Preferred: experience developing or operating open, shared, or community-facing research infrastructure • Preferred: experience with research data governance, reproducible research practices, and responsible data use • Preferred: experience leading distributed or remote interdisciplinary teams • Preferred: familiarity with research administration and sponsored-project requirements in a university environment • Application requires a current resume and cover letter • Employment may require a criminal background check • References may be requested from final candidates
🏖️ Benefits
• Comprehensive benefits package • Generous paid time off • Competitively priced health, dental, vision, and life insurance • Tax-advantaged savings accounts • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund • Remote work arrangement subject to UW-Madison remote-work policies and approval
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