RESEARCH PROGRAMMER
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Sep 3, 2020
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Job no: 226512-AS
Work type: Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department: EDUC/WCER
Location: Madison
Categories: Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, Instructional Design, Research, Scientific, Web Design/Development, Other
Position Summary:
The research programmer will work on the NSF funded project "Collaborative Research: Scaffolding Science Learning and Teaching in Middle School Classrooms through Automated Wise Crowd Analysis of Students' Writing." The person hired will work on developing a learning environment to support science learning in middle schools. This consists of using NLP technques for automated assessments of students' writing, and developing simulations in physics.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
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
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
* Programming experience with an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java;
* Experience with HTML5, CSS, Javascript, database design
* Ability to understand and debug existing code;
* Preferred: interest in developing educational applications
* Preferred: prior experience with machine learning and NLP research, and/or educational technology development
Department(s):
A177500-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER
Work Type:
Full or Part Time: 75% - 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $55,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To apply for this position please upload a resume, cover letter addressed to Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar, and a list of 3 professional references. Please include the name and contact information for your current supervisor.
Contact:
Mary Hegge
mary.hegge@wisc.edu
608-262-9173
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
INFORM PROCESS CONSLT(S44DN) or ASSOC INF PROC CONSLT(S44FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
226512-AS
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://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
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 University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Sep 3 2020 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 2 2020 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Work type: Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department: EDUC/WCER
Location: Madison
Categories: Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, Instructional Design, Research, Scientific, Web Design/Development, Other
Position Summary:
The research programmer will work on the NSF funded project "Collaborative Research: Scaffolding Science Learning and Teaching in Middle School Classrooms through Automated Wise Crowd Analysis of Students' Writing." The person hired will work on developing a learning environment to support science learning in middle schools. This consists of using NLP technques for automated assessments of students' writing, and developing simulations in physics.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
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
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
* Programming experience with an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java;
* Experience with HTML5, CSS, Javascript, database design
* Ability to understand and debug existing code;
* Preferred: interest in developing educational applications
* Preferred: prior experience with machine learning and NLP research, and/or educational technology development
Department(s):
A177500-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER
Work Type:
Full or Part Time: 75% - 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $55,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To apply for this position please upload a resume, cover letter addressed to Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar, and a list of 3 professional references. Please include the name and contact information for your current supervisor.
Contact:
Mary Hegge
mary.hegge@wisc.edu
608-262-9173
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
INFORM PROCESS CONSLT(S44DN) or ASSOC INF PROC CONSLT(S44FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
226512-AS
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://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
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 University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Sep 3 2020 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 2 2020 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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