The UW-Madison Office of Postdoctoral Studies is seeking an Associate Director for Skills Development. The Associate Director is a critical member of an office dedicated to enhancing the postdoctoral training experience at UW-Madison.
In this newly created position, you will lead the design and implementation of the office's skills development portfolio, specifically providing training in three core competencies: 1) communication including grant writing, 2) leadership and management, and 3) professionalism. You will collaborate with subject matter experts within the university and beyond to create innovative and impactful non-credit training activities.
Your work will help ensure that postdocs maximize their time as trainees and go on to successfully achieve their professional and personal goals. This is a great opportunity to have a transformative impact on both individual lives and the university's $1.5B world-leading research enterprise.
The mission of the Office of Postdoctoral Studies is to enhance the postdoctoral training experience at UW-Madison by providing a suite of high quality and responsive engagement, representation, policy, and professional development services for the 1,100 postdocs who train at the university each year. The office serves all UW-Madison postdocs including trainees in 13 different schools and colleges, and across the full breath of research and scholarly disciplines from the arts and humanities to the biological, physical, and social sciences.

• 30% Supervises the implementation of outreach-program-focused strategic planning initiatives and objectives
• 20% Develops and implements operating policies and procedures to promote the outreach program in alignment with the strategic plan
• 10% Monitors the unit or program budget and approves program expenditures
• 20% Reviews recommendations for and provides input on the design and development of new outreach programs or services
• 20% Determines outreach program needs and the personnel resource allocation plan

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Preferred
Master's Degree

Required
Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of:
o PhD and/or postdoctoral training
o Evidence-based teaching strategies
o Designing, planning, delivering, and evaluating training programs
o Leading and collaborating with diverse teams
Preferred
Master's or other graduate degree strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of:
o Research funding mechanisms and grant writing
o Advising or mentoring students and/or postdocs
o Assessing and addressing a wide variety audience needs
Desired Skills and Abilities
o Excellent public speaking and written communication skills
o Relationship building and collaborative skills
o Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
o Analytic, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
o Positive attitude and enthusiasm

Full Time: 100%
This position requires work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location for approximately 40% of working hours each month. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. The details of this hybrid modality are negotiable.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $70,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at () and ().

The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1-OPT STEM Extension participants.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Kelly Rose
608-265-8069
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Outreach Program Manager(OE008)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/ADMIN/POSTDOC STUDIES

Academic Staff-Renewable

294866-AS