ACRES PROJECT COORDINATOR

Job no: 226858-AS
Work type: Staff-Part Time
Department: EDUC/WCER
Location: Madison
Categories: Research, Scientific, Other



Position Summary:

The ACRES Project Coordinator will be responsible for participant recruitment and consent, scheduling coaching and observation sessions with participants, interviewing participants, arranging for fidelity checks, implementing training workshops, managing the coders' schedules and training participants to use the iPads to record their own teaching. In this role the project coordinator will also assist in the collection and analysis of formative and summative assessment data over the course of the 4-year project.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

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Degree and Area of Specialization:

Bachelor's required, Master's or PhD preferred, in special education, teacher education, or a related field

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Required:
Experience collecting qualitative or quantitiative data for academic research
Experience teaching or coaching adult learners
Knowledge of special education best practices related to engagement or classroom management

Preferred:
Experience working in PK-12 schools
Experience or familiarity with issues affecting rural schools
Experience managing teams and/or research projects
Familiarity with research software (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS, NVivo)

Additional Information:

Addressing Emergency Certification in Rural Education Settings (Project ACRES) is a Development and Innovation project within the topic area of Professional Development for Educators and School-Based Service Providers. Project ACRES will develop, revise, document the feasibility and usability, and test the promise of a multicomponent professional development (PD) intervention to address pressing needs of emergency certified special educators working in rural schools.

Department(s):

A177500-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER

Work Type:

Part Time: 50% - 65%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $50,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

Please upload a resume, a cover letter addressed to Dr. Kimber Wilkerson, and a list of three professional references. Please provide the contact information for your current or most recent supervisor.

Contact:

Franchesca Beswick
franchesca.beswick@wisc.edu
608-263-4221
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:

SR ADMIN PRGM SPEC(R07BN) or ADMIN PROGRAM SPEC(R07DN) or ASSOC ADMIN PRGM SPEC(R07FN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

226858-AS

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Applications Open: Sep 11 2020 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Sep 25 2020 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time