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

AlphaGov (Casa Moon LLC d/b/a AlphaGov) delivers public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, institutions of higher education, special districts, utilities, and related agencies. Our work spans sponsored-project partnership development, STEM education and workforce research support, training and technical assistance, program evaluation, and applied research operations for public and education clients.

We engage experienced 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 pursuits — not speculative staffing banks.

This opportunity is contingent upon contract award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal.

AlphaGov is seeking a University Partnership / Sponsored Research Liaison (Co-PI-ready Research Scientist) to bridge AlphaGov delivery teams with university and community-college hosts on STEM education and workforce sponsored projects — including research design support, partnership facilitation, and proposal packaging under institutional leadership.

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 AlphaGov proposals 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/client or institution, your role, year)