Assistant Associate or Full Professor jobs in Madison, WI

Give us a short summary of your research program and where you want it to be in five years.

What they are checking: Whether they have a clear, fundable agenda with a direction that fits a research university.

This search is open rank. What makes you ready for the rank you are applying at?

What they are checking: Whether their record of publications, funding and mentoring matches the level they are asking for.

For the Learning Sciences and AI search, how does your work use generative AI or large language models to say something about how people learn?

What they are checking: Whether their AI work is grounded in learning theory, not just tool building.

How do you evaluate whether an AI tool actually improves learning rather than just engagement?

What they are checking: Whether they design rigorous studies with meaningful outcomes and can spot weak evidence.

How would you connect with other RISE-AI faculty and departments across campus?

What they are checking: Whether they would actively build the interdisciplinary collaboration the RISE initiative is designed for.

Tell me about how you mentor graduate students. What does a good advisee experience look like?

What they are checking: Whether they train students thoughtfully, since exemplary graduate training is named in the posting.

Which courses could you teach in our program right away, and what new course would you propose?

What they are checking: Whether they fit current teaching needs and can add something the program lacks.

What is your funding strategy, and which agencies or foundations do you target?

What they are checking: Whether they can realistically sustain a lab and students with external grants.