WIL is seeking a Research Development Manager for STEM education to build partnerships with universities and community colleges and coordinate sponsored-research proposals with faculty and sponsored programs offices.
About AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)
The AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied research initiative studying how workforce conditions influence delivery of mission-critical investments and public programs. WIL builds methodology-transparent workforce intelligence and university partnership capacity for STEM education and workforce sponsored research — connecting institutional hosts with WIL research and delivery teams on grant packages.
Learn more: https://wilinstitute.org
We engage experienced researchers and practitioners for both full-time employment and project-based contract roles, depending on the award and staffing model. Engagements are remote-first with travel as required for partner campuses, school districts, and field sites. We build ready teams for live grant and sponsored-research pursuits — not speculative staffing banks.
This opportunity is contingent upon grant or sponsored-project award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal or funding package.
What you'll do:
Map and advance university and community-college partnership pathways for STEM education and workforce sponsored projects
Coordinate with institutional sponsored programs, research development, and faculty PIs on roles, scopes, and proposal timelines
Support research design, evaluation framing, and partnership documentation suitable for NSF-style and related education packages
Facilitate introductions among K-14, community-college, industry, and university partners when the project design calls for it
Contribute specialist qualifications and citeable past projects to WIL grant and sponsored-research packages when permissioned
Requirements
Required:
Demonstrated experience in university sponsored research, research development, academic–industry or academic–K14 partnership, or Co-PI / senior-personnel roles on STEM education or workforce projects
Strong written communication for proposals, scopes of work, and partner correspondence
Ability to navigate IHE sponsored-programs processes and faculty collaboration norms
Open to full-time employment or project-based contract engagement; remote-first with travel as partner work requires
Nice to have:
Prior NSF, ATE, RET, RIEF, IUSE, or related sponsored-project experience
Familiarity with community-college technician education or engineering education research communities
Prior projects you can cite (agency or institution, your role, year)