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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Program Associate, Critical Issues
program</span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has an immediate
opening for a Program Associate to work in our innovative Critical Issues
program making impartial geoscience information more accessible to decision makers,
particularly at state and local levels. This is a full-time position based at
AGI headquarters in Alexandria, Va.</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></div><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We seek candidates who are enthusiastic about promoting the
importance of the geosciences to diverse audiences. The Program Associate will be
the lead organizer for Critical Issues Forums, which are a key component of the
program. S/he will work closely with the Critical Issues team to plan,
organize, and publicize Critical Issues webinars, create geoscience-based content
for the website, build strong audience participation in the program, and to
serve all the needs of a developing program.<a name="_GoBack"></a></span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></div><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Candidates must be able to work collaboratively and
tactfully with AGI staff and many external stakeholders; have superb
organizational skills including scheduling time, tasks, and other people
effectively, and paying careful attention to detail; have excellent written,
verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; have strong computing skills
(Word, Excel, Twitter essential; graphics and web page content management
desirable); and candidates should understand the scope, content, and value of
the geosciences.</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></div><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Master’s or higher degree in geoscience, science
communication, or science policy strongly preferred. Experience in outreach,
event management, and/or science communication desired. Candidates must already
be eligible to work in the United States. </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></div><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">To apply:</b> Please
submit a cover letter, resume, salary expectations, names and contact
information for three references to <a href="mailto:jobs@agiweb.org">jobs@agiweb.org</a>,
listing “Critical Issues Program Associate” in the subject line. Review will
begin on 8 September 2015; the position will remain open until filled. AGI is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

</span></div><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For more information on the Critical Issues program, see <a href="http://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues">http://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues</a>.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"></span></span><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">The
American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of geoscientific and
professional associations that represent more than 250,000 geologists,
geophysicists, and other geoscientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides
information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in
the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and
strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in
society&#39;s use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with
the environment. <a href="http://www.americangeosciences.org/">http://www.americangeosciences.org/</a>.
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