Quantitative Research Director, Multilingual Learning Research Center Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) | Madison, Wisconsin 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, build out its 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 well-scaffolded by WCER and the UW-Madison School of Education. The selected candidate will be an accomplished quantitative researcher with an unwavering commitment to creating a just and equitable education system and an interest in advancing research on the education of multilingual learners. The ideal candidate will bring an exemplary funding and publication record and experience with RPPs. They will be curious about the conceptualization of study design, enthusiastically reach across disciplinary boundaries, and appreciate an array of research methodologies. They will be proactive and creative, embrace ambiguity, thrive in a collaborative environment, and bring the ability to learn from research in international contexts.EMPLOYMENT DETAILSPlease inquire with the search team below for salary and location details. The Quantitative Research Director role is an academic staff position and does not include tenure. APPLICATIONS, NOMINATIONS, AND INQUIRIESAll inquiries, nominations, and applications (including a CV and a letter of interest describing experience relevant to the opportunities, challenges, and qualifications outlined in the full position profile) should be directed in strict confidence below. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted. Jeff Kessner is leading this search with Tatiana Oberkoetter.The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). Candidates who are selected as finalists will be invited for campus interviews and their names will be announced publicly.The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous three calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous three calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department. APPLY NOMINATE contact Tatiana Oberkoetter Full Description