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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 507859
Division/Organization: School of Education
Department: Wisconsin Center For Education Research
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $18.00-$20.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Customer Service, Information Technology and Computers, Data Analysis, Department and Office Assistants

Department Overview:

 This position will be in support of the Math Education Learning and Development Laboratory (MELD Lab) under the supervision of PI Percival Matthews. MELD Lab researchers study mathematical cognition with two overarching primary goals:
1. to understand some basic underpinnings of human cognition, and
2. to find ways to leverage this understanding into effective pedagogical techniques that can be used to impact the life chances of everyday people.

Anticipated Start Date:

 10/01/2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 10-15

Schedule:

 The person hired for this position will serve as an hourly lab manager throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. The schedule will be discussed during the interview process. The position may include occasional evening and weekend work.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $18.00-$20.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 - Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Interest in cognitive science, education, or math
- Experience with data collection or coding (preferred)
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities
- Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with basic office software (word processing, spreadsheets)
- Background and interest in cognitive developmental research preferred

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The largest project that the candidate will support will involve exploring how the human ability to perceptually access the magnitudes of nonsymbolic ratios (i.e., ratios composed of pairs of nonsymbolic stimuli, such as two line segments with lengths in a 2:3 ratio) might be used to support understanding of symbolic fractions (project summary here), but there are several other projects also operating concurrently.

Other Duties:
- Scheduling and participating in data collection
- Coordinating the work of undergraduate research assistants
- Managing and maintaining project databases
- Maintaining inventory, cleanliness, and organization for the lab space
- Creating materials for conference presentations and manuscripts.

Physical Demands:

n/a

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

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.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

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/
 
 

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