‘Career Options: K-12 Teaching/Outreach’
Educator Community Leader, Science Friday, Manhattan, New York or remote
Feb. 26, 2018—At Science Friday, we’ve spent nearly 25 years exploring everything from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies. We’re great at broadcasting science, but we don’t stop there. We also make cool videos, publish original web reporting, and produce podcasts. Science education is core to this mission, and that’s why...
Director of Movement Capacity Building, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Palo Alto, CA
Feb. 20, 2018—The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is dedicated to advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunity through technology, grantmaking, impact investing, policy, and advocacy work. We look for bold ideas — regardless of structure and stage — and help them scale by pairing world-class engineers with subject matter experts to build tools that accelerate the pace of social progress....
Communications and Community Manager, The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education, Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2018—The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is dedicated to advancing the fields of informal science education (ISE) and science communication by supporting and building on the rich diversity of projects supported by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Under a cooperative agreement with the NSF, the Center...
SciComm 2018, a Conference on Effective Science Communication, MARCH 23-25, 2018
Feb. 19, 2018—SciComm 2018 A CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MARCH 23-25, 2018 HOSTED BY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SciComm is a conference dedicated to understanding and promoting effective communication of science to diverse audiences – including students of all levels as well as the general public – across all venues. SciComm was initiated as a one-day symposium...
Senior Manager of Education Programs, Zukerman Institute, Columbia University, New York
Feb. 15, 2018—Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute supports interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scientists and scholars across the university and promises to be the most comprehensive institute for brain science. Reporting to the Senior Director of Scientific Programs, the Senior Manager for Education Programs is responsible for managing public education programs about...
Curriculum Specialist, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, NY
Feb. 15, 2018—Summary (*This is 1-year opportunity from date of hire) Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute supports interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scientists and scholars across the university and promises to be the most comprehensive institute for brain science. The Zuckerman Institute seeks a Curriculum Design Specialist to design a neuroscience curriculum...
Volunteers needed for Career Reading Pilot, Alignment Nashville
Feb. 9, 2018—We are still looking for volunteers for the Career Reading Pilot. Volunteers will bring industry related publications, texts, and artifacts and discuss them with high school students in the health science academy at Glencliff High School. The program is to help 10th graders become more proficient in reading subject matter related to their career academy....
Associate Director of Museum Programs, The Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
Feb. 7, 2018—POSITION SUMMARY The Bay Area Discovery Museum—a nationally-recognized children’s museum and research center focused on STEM and creativity development—seeks a new Associate Director of Museum Programs. This results-oriented, collaborative, and strategic leader will oversee education programming offered to the public, both as part of museum admission and through special programs. S/he will oversee education elements...
Vanderbilt Summer Academy seeks teaching assistants for residential programs for talented youths
Jan. 23, 2018—Vanderbilt Summer Academy is a summer residential program for academically gifted students in grades 8-12. Students typically score in the 95th percentile or higher on a nationally normed achievement test. They will spend between 1-3 weeks on campus, taking college-level classes taught by Vanderbilt professors and PhD students. The Teaching Assistant works with the instructor and VSA staff to...
Community Engagement Manager, AAAS, Washington, D.C.
Jan. 15, 2018—We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Community Engagement Manager in our Washington, DC office. This individual will be the catalyst for the NSF INCLUDES Open Forum community and work to expand the reach of the program by establishing and executing content and engagement strategies. INCLUDES is an initiative run by the National Science Foundation which...
Fellowship opportunity teaching science abroad with Science Corps; Applications due January 31
Jan. 5, 2018—Science Corps: Expanding science capacity internationally. Science Corps was founded by Dr. Eddy Rubin, CSO at Metabiota and a geneticist and genomicist who has spent more than 25 years as a member of the faculty of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California where he also served as the Director of the DOE Joint Genome Institute where he played...
Job Opportunity: The Director of Community Engaged Learning – Environmental Sustainability, Stanford University
Dec. 14, 2017—Description Summary of Position Work with faculty, staff, and community partners to develop, implement, and administer community engaged learning (CEL) courses, research projects, and internships in the area of environmental sustainability. Collaborate with five other DCELs, each with a distinct thematic area (education, health, human rights, engineering, and identity), to develop and administer shared programs...
Job Opportunity: Global Change Center Coordinator, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov. 30, 2017—The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech is looking for a manager with strong science communication skills. Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech...
ASPIRE Module: STEM Teaching in K-12 Schools, Spring 2018
Nov. 27, 2017—The ASPIRE Program is excited to announce the STEM Teaching in K12 Schools ASPIRE Module, offered once again, this Spring 2018. Each participant will have the opportunity to experience the K-12 classroom through a volunteer placement in a middle or high school setting. The placements will be tailored to each participant and will range from one...
Job Opportunity: Director of Science Education, Genspace, Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 15, 2017—DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION About the Position Genspace is searching for a Director of Science Education to teach biotechnology classes and build curricula for our cohort of high school, university, and adult students. We offer hands-on workshops, courses, and project support in the life sciences in areas such as molecular, cellular, and synthetic biology at...
Job Opportunity: Community Manager, Genspace, Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 15, 2017—COMMUNITY MANAGER About the Position Genspace is searching for a Community Manager to develop our relationships with the public, partners, and our community. This role requires the administration of day-to-day aspects of Genspace including, but not limited to, scheduling, coordinating, and running events, classes, workshops and programs. The Community Manager will work closely with the...
Yale Ciencia Academy Application Deadline Extended to November 17
Nov. 8, 2017—The Yale Ciencia Academy is a FREE year-long (January – December) program to provide graduate students with opportunities for mentoring, peer support and networking; to develop skills important for career advancement; and to contribute to their communities through science outreach. YCA complements graduate training by connecting PhD, MD/PhD, or PsyD students conducting biological, biomedical or behavioral sciences research with...
Job Opportunity: Education Outreach & Communications Manager, The University of Chicago
Oct. 26, 2017—The Education Outreach & Communications Manager for Special Programs will oversee three innovative career preparedness programs: myCHOICE, Chicago EYES, and researcHStart. The Manager will provide essential curriculum and logistical support to both myCHOICE and the UCCCC, thereby creating a bridge between two of the University's newest initiatives in professional development support and outreach, and the...
Job Opportunity: Director – Center for STEM Education and Outreach, James Madison University
Oct. 20, 2017—James Madison University is seeking a Director for its Center for STEM Education and Outreach. The Center, founded in 2008 is transitioning from part-time leadership to a full-time director in order to bolster high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all K-16 students. The STEM Center works with JMU students, K-12 educators, university faculty and staff, parents, policymakers and...
Job Opportunity: American Society for Microbiology Headquarter Fellow, Washington DC
Oct. 9, 2017—Description: The American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) Communications Committee has an opening for an ASM Headquarter Fellows; this is a 12-month position. The Communications Committee’s mission is to engage, inform, and excite public audiences about ASM’s science by: Identifying strategic, global issues and provide timely information that informs and engages audiences; and Empowering ASM members...