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How University of Wisconsin–Madison hires

Truth index
B 82/100
Median time to fill
17 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
93%
Reposted roles
0%

University of Wisconsin–Madison scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 81 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 93% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 17 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. Founded in 1848, it enrolls about 50,000 students and conducts research in agriculture, life sciences, medicine, engineering and the social sciences, including through its School of Medicine and Public Health and School of Veterinary Medicine. It hires scientists, research data scientists, clinical instructors, project coordinators and faculty. The university is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

News

News web.archive.org 7 months ago
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Physics-defying discovery sheds new light on how cells move
The cells in our bodies move in groups during biological processes such as wound healing and tissue development-but because of resistance, or viscosity, those cells can't just neatly glide past each other. Or can they?...
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News sprott.physics.wisc.edu 9 months ago
The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics
The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics
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News github 12 months ago
GitHub - dvir-biton/MyraOS: A x86 Unix-like OS made entirely from scratch
A x86 Unix-like OS made entirely from scratch. Contribute to dvir-biton/MyraOS development by creating an account on GitHub.
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News News 1 year ago
Recycling lithium from old electric vehicle batteries could be done cheaply with new electrochemical process
A group of UW-Madison chemists are hopeful they've found a solution, and they're already filing patents and courting global carmakers.
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News News 1 year ago
Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. UW engineers have figured out why.
The researchers' discovery resulted from their work on a NASA-funded project to simulate the VIPER rover, which had been planned for a lunar mission.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at University of Wisconsin–Madison over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
79
Postings analysed
71
Stack modernity
65/100
Languages
PHP15%
Python14%
JavaScript8%
SQL7%
Frameworks & libraries
Ray6%
React.js4%
Angular3%
Unity3%
Databases
Oracle3%
MS SQL1%
PostgreSQL1%
Amazon Redshift1%
Cloud & platforms
Windows8%
Tableau7%
Linux6%
GitHub6%
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Full University of Wisconsin–Madison tech stack 79 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$70k
Typical range
$14k – $190k
Open positions
44
31 Jobs
Junior 35.5%
Middle 29%
Senior 19.4%
Staff 3.2%
Architect 12.9%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 11 $56k $34k – $170k
Middle 9 $62k $44k – $105k
Senior 6 $110k $82k – $190k
Staff 1 $110k $110k
Architect 4 $94k $60k – $130k
Highest paying role Associate Dean of Operations & External Relations $190k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at University of Wisconsin–Madison By role, level and city, against the market · 44 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
90/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
250
109 opened / 107 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
17 days
faster than 57% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~17 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
15% ▲
Science & Research
14% ▼
Field & Service
13% ▼
HR
11% ▼
Education
7%
Industrial Engineering
7%
Actively hiring for Administrative (+29 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Port Washington Oct 2026
New location: Boston Oct 2026
Added Trello to stack Oct 2026
Added Asana to stack Oct 2026
Added Unix to stack Oct 2026
Added Anomaly Detection to stack Oct 2026
Added Sim-to-Real to stack Oct 2026
Added Embodied AI to stack Oct 2026
Added Digital Twin to stack Oct 2026
Added QGIS to stack Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
5
Countries
1
Busiest office
Madison
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Madison United States
HQ
Atmospheric Oceanic & Space Sciences Bldg-0156
244 open roles 319 posted in 90 days 28% engineering 14% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $85k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, HR, Education
seen since Jul 2025 job postings
Arlington United States
ARS Arling-Hqtrs-Farm Headquarters-0836
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $44k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Milwaukee United States
Hadley St E 121-Mke-8368
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff $58k Avg Salary
hires for Management
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Boston United States
Monroe St 1930-0999
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Administrative
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Port Washington United States
Ozaukee County UW-Extension-4057
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $62k Avg Salary
hires for Education
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Lafayette, United States 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026

Jobs

$85k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Associate's Degree • Madison
Rest API
Analytics
Informatica
Management
Confluence
Jira
Agile
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≈ $57k – $108k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Madison
Tableau
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≈ $141k – $255k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • PhD • Madison
Machine Learning
DevOps
HPC
Linux
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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≈ $79k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • PhD • Madison
Python
SQL
Anomaly Detection
Machine Learning
DevOps
Azure
AWS
Web3
Consensus
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≈ $58k – $128k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Madison
Tableau
Microsoft Excel
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≈ $61k – $123k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Madison
ISO 27001
HIPAA
Threat Modeling
SIEM
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≈ $70k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Madison
PowerShell
Azure
Windows Server
Windows
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
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