JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) seeks a Quantitative Research Director for its newly launched Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC, or the Center). Established in July 2023, the MLRC is an interdisciplinary unit that advances educational outcomes for multilingual learners through innovative and socially just research and research practice partnerships (RPPs). The Quantitative Research Director will join the Qualitative Research Director and the School Network Director to co-lead the MLRC\'s research portfolio and develop its long-term strategy to improve the schooling experiences of multilingual learners and the teachers who support them. This is an unparalleled opportunity to help lead a groundbreaking boundary-crossing research center that will have a wide-ranging impact on a generation of scholars, educators, and students. The MLRC leverages local, national, and global contexts to interrogate a range of issues related to the education of multilingual learners, the fastest-growing student population in the United States. Intersectional at its core, the MLRC explores the connections between multilingual and multimodal communication, language learning and content learning, qualitative and quantitative research, and scholars and practitioners. In addition to its domestic research priorities, the Center is home to the MLRC School Network, an RPP with English-speaking and bilingual international schools around the world that collaborate on research for educational improvement and equity for multilingual learners everywhere. The Quantitative Research Director will lead and participate in the design and implementation of externally funded research, co-direct the MLRC and its strategy, and engage collaboratively with WCER, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) and its School of Education, and the broader scholarly community. This is an exceptional opportunity for a researcher interested in building and shaping a mixed-portfolio research startup enterprise, which is well-scaffolded by WCER and the UW-Madison School of Education. The Quantitative Research Director has the ability to help shape the MLRC and build... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/7194E39EF5AE4A0F