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University of Wisconsin - Madison is hiring a Education Specialist to lead training programs for the UW Carbone Cancer Center that engage learners from K-12 through advanced trainee levels. The role designs, coordinates, and evaluates educational programming reaching learners across UW-Madison, Dane County, and communities throughout Wisconsin, while tracking participant outcomes and driving continuous program improvement. It also partners with faculty, scientists, and fellow Education Specialists on mentoring initiatives and faculty development programs.

Highlights

Design and develop face-to-face, blended, and online learning experiences
Deliver faculty development and engagement programs and activities
Develop multimedia learning materials and coordinate with multimedia service providers
Collect and interpret data to identify instructional program needs and enhance effectiveness
Provide consultation, training, and support for learning technology tools and platforms
Build instructional materials, curricula, and assessment resources using current pedagogical practices
Partner with faculty, scientists, and institutional stakeholders across UW-Madison and the community
Use common office and collaboration technologies such as Microsoft Office, Zoom, and Teams
Require a bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in training, teaching, or instructional design
Offer benefits including generous vacation, holidays, sick leave, and retirement plans
Salary range of $65,000-$80,000

Education Specialist Full Description

Job Summary

Join the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) and help shape the future of cancer education and research training. As an Education Specialist, you will lead the development and administration of innovative training programs that engage learners from K-12 through undergraduate and advanced trainee levels, helping build the next generation of cancer researchers and healthcare professionals.

Reporting to the Assistant and Associate Directors of Cancer Education, Research and Training, this role serves as a key partner in designing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating educational programs that reach learners across UW-Madison, Dane County, and communities throughout Wisconsin. As the Education Specialist, you will collaborate with faculty, scientists, educators and institutional partners on meaningful program administration and learning experiences, track participant outcomes, assess program effectiveness and drive continuous program improvement. The position also works closely with fellow Education Specialists to support mentoring initiatives, faculty development programs, and trainee-focused educational activities that advance the mission of the UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Additional Information

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Must provide a valid driver's license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and then every two years.

Key Job Responsibilities

Designs and develops engaging, effective learning experiences which may be face-to-face, blended, and/or online
Designs, develops, and delivers faculty development and engagement programs and activities
Designs, develops, or recommends multimedia learning materials. Facilitates communications with multimedia service providers to ensure instructional needs are met
Collects, organizes, interprets, and disseminates data to identify instructional program needs and enhance effectiveness
Analyzes, tests, troubleshoots, resolves issues, and provides feedback regarding learning technologies
Provides consultation, training, and/or support for learning technology tools and platforms
Researches, designs, and/or acquires learning resources, technologies, materials, and/or processes to support learning
Provides training and technical support directly to learners in settings such as classrooms, labs, clinics, and distance learning mediums
Designs, develops, organizes, maintains, and consults on instructional materials, activities, curricula, and assessment resources in accordance with current pedagogical practices, cognitive/learning science, and design tools and methods

Department

School of Medicine and Public Health, Carbone Cancer Center, Education and Training

Our mission is a commitment to defeating cancer through rapid application of groundbreaking research, prevention, and treatment. The University of Wisconsin (UW) Carbone Cancer Center has been an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center since 1973. UW Carbone is an integral part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, bringing together more than 330 physicians and scientists from 50 departments and nine schools to conduct research and translate laboratory discoveries into new patient treatments. UWCCC builds community by creating a collaborative, respectful, and welcoming environment in which all faculty, students, and staff will thrive.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this position is $65,000 up to $80,000 for highly experienced candidates and actual pay within this range will depend 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.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of two years of professional experience in the following areas: learning and development, training, teaching, instructional design, program development/management &/or adult learning methodologies
Experience planning, coordinating, and managing multiple projects, programs, or events simultaneously
Experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including faculty, staff, students, community partners, or external organizations
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information to a variety of audiences
Proficiency with common office and collaboration technologies (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Teams, databases, or similar tools)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing instructional materials, learning resources, or educational programming and executing them
Prior responsibility for delivering educational activities from the idea stage through evaluation
Experience working in large, complex organizations such as an academic medical center, research institution, cancer center, or health sciences environment
Knowledge of best practices related to learner engagement, instructional design, mentoring, or workforce development

Education

Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred. Certification in an educational or training-related field/program preferred.

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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies.

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