University Partnership Liaison (Co-PI-ready Research Scientist)

AlphaHire

3d • Remote

About The Position

The AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied research initiative studying how workforce conditions influence the 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. This role involves mapping and advancing university and community-college partnership pathways for STEM education and workforce sponsored projects, coordinating with institutional sponsored programs, research development, and faculty PIs on roles, scopes, and proposal timelines. The position will also support research design, evaluation framing, and partnership documentation suitable for NSF-style and related education packages, facilitate introductions among various partners, and contribute specialist qualifications and past projects to grant and sponsored-research packages when permissioned. Engagements are remote-first with travel as required.

Requirements

• 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 Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed