Founding Director, Workforce Intelligence Research (Part-Time)

<h3><strong>About WIL — Workforce Intelligence Lab</strong></h3><p>The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is a research initiative of AlphaHire focused on applied workforce intelligence for the construction industry and built environment.</p><p>WIL develops workforce intelligence systems focused on:</p><ul><li>labor market visibility</li><li>workforce planning</li><li>compensation intelligence</li><li>labor scarcity analysis</li><li>workforce analytics</li><li>operational workforce interpretation</li><li>regional workforce intelligence</li><li>construction labor market research</li></ul><p>The initiative combines publicly available labor data, compensation trends, contractor growth indicators, workforce demand signals, and construction activity into operational workforce intelligence systems for construction firms and industry operators.</p><p>Learn more:<br> <a href="https://alpha-hire.com/wil/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">WIL — Workforce Intelligence Lab</a></p><p></p><h3><strong>About the role</strong></h3><p>We are seeking a Founding Director, Workforce Intelligence Research to help support and expand the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL).</p><p>This is a part-time, strategic leadership role focused on helping build the operational and institutional foundation of WIL as the initiative grows.</p><p>The ideal candidate is someone with experience in:</p><ul><li>workforce research</li><li>labor market initiatives</li><li>workforce development</li><li>research coordination</li><li>university collaboration</li><li>workforce analytics</li><li>grant development</li><li>public policy research</li><li>applied research programs</li><li>institutional partnerships</li></ul><p>This role is not designed as a traditional academic position or recruiting role.</p><p>Instead, the position focuses on helping build:</p><ul><li>workforce intelligence infrastructure</li><li>fellowship coordination systems</li><li>publication processes</li><li>research collaboration</li><li>workforce intelligence methodology systems</li><li>institutional partnerships</li><li>future grant and workforce initiative opportunities</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Help coordinate and support the WIL fellowship ecosystem</li><li>Assist with workforce intelligence publication and reporting workflows</li><li>Help identify relevant grant, partnership, and workforce initiative opportunities</li><li>Support workforce intelligence research coordination and contributor organization</li><li>Assist with university and institutional outreach efforts</li><li>Help establish scalable operational research processes and documentation systems</li><li>Contribute strategic guidance around workforce intelligence initiatives and institutional growth</li><li>Support the long-term development of WIL as a workforce intelligence and workforce planning initiative</li></ul><p></p><h3><strong>Ideal backgrounds</strong></h3><p>We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:</p><ul><li>workforce development initiatives</li><li>labor market research</li><li>workforce analytics</li><li>grant coordination</li><li>university research programs</li><li>economic development initiatives</li><li>public policy research</li><li>research administration</li><li>applied research organizations</li><li>workforce planning initiatives</li><li>institutional partnership development</li></ul><p>Experience working within:</p><ul><li>workforce research organizations</li><li>university research environments</li><li>workforce development ecosystems</li><li>labor market initiatives</li><li>infrastructure workforce initiatives</li><li>economic development organizations</li></ul><p>is highly relevant.</p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3><strong>Fellowship &amp; program focus</strong></h3><p>WIL is currently focused on:</p><ul><li>construction workforce intelligence</li><li>labor market visibility</li><li>compensation intelligence</li><li>workforce planning systems</li><li>operational labor analytics</li><li>workforce scarcity analysis</li><li>construction labor market research</li></ul><p>The initiative is being developed as:</p><ul><li>an applied workforce intelligence platform</li><li>a workforce research ecosystem</li><li>a workforce planning initiative</li><li>an operational labor visibility system</li></ul><p>NOT:</p><ul><li>a traditional staffing company</li><li>a startup SaaS platform</li><li>a purely academic research institution</li></ul><p></p><h3><strong>Structure</strong></h3><ul><li>Part-time position</li><li>Flexible remote participation</li><li>Strategic leadership and coordination role</li><li>Growth-oriented founding position</li><li>Long-term expansion potential as WIL evolves</li></ul><p></p><h3><strong>What we are building</strong></h3><p>The long-term goal of WIL is to support:</p><ul><li>workforce intelligence systems</li><li>operational workforce planning</li><li>workforce visibility infrastructure</li><li>labor market interpretation</li><li>workforce intelligence publications</li><li>fellowship ecosystems</li><li>advisory collaboration</li><li>future grant-supported workforce initiatives</li></ul><p>The role is ideal for someone interested in helping shape an emerging workforce intelligence initiative focused on the built environment and construction industry.</p>