Career Options: K-12 Teaching/Outreach

District Partnership Manager We’re looking for a District Partnership Manager who can help school districts get started with Mystery Science. We want to make it as easy as possible for our district partners to get started with Mystery Science and to feel supported as their teachers teach our curriculum. Your… Read More

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;… Read More

The Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning & Evaluation (CASTLE) at the Rochester Institute of Technology seeks two post-docs in the areas of physics, biology or chemistry education to join an HHMI-funded project focusing on fostering a culture of inclusivity and equity in the natural sciences. Additional teaching and/or research… Read More

Interested in outreach? Volunteers and booth presenters are needed for VI4’s MEGAMicrobe event Oct 28th. This event will showcase microbes and microbe research to kids (6-14) and adults from the Nashville community. For more information, see www.vumc.org/viiii/outreach or contact edward.j.van.opstal@vanderbilt.edu. There will be an information meeting Thursday, Aug 3rd at… Read More

Skype a scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students around the world without having to leave your lab! We match scientists with k-12 classrooms, and once matched, you will video chat into the classroom for a 30-60 minute session (you don’t have to use skype). The format is… Read More

Edward van Opstal’s new blog post for the NIH BEST’s PhD/Postdoc blog series has posted! This month he discusses Reaching the Public.  Check it out at the link below: Reaching the public – Edward van Opstal, Ph.D. (wordpress.com)… Read More

Outreach Intern 6 Month Paid Internship Center for Science and Democracy Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA Office http://www.ucsusa.org/about/jobs-ucs#outreachintern Do you think science should be a force for positive change instead of a political football? Are you excited about organizing and training energized young scientists to… Read More

The Scientist in the Classroom Partnership Program, previously the National Science Foundation GK-12 Graduate Teaching Fellows Program, began serving Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in January 2000. Currently, the Scientist in the Classroom Partnership (SCP) Program is a collaboration between five educational institutions of higher learning, in the greater Nashville area. In… Read More

Penn State Science Outreach – Education Program Associate 2 Positions: The Eberly College of Science (ECoS) Office of Science Outreach invites candidates to apply for the position of Education Program Associate. This position reports to the Director of Science Outreach. The successful candidate should, in collaboration, expect to contribute… Read More

Destination Imagination (DI) (https://www.destinationimagination.org)  is a creative problem solving program designed to inspire the global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity. K-12 students form teams and compete in various themed challenges.  Challenges are in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics),… Read More