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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's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with
the environment. <a href="http://www.americangeosciences.org/">http://www.americangeosciences.org/</a>.
</font></span></span><br clear="all"></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Carolyn Wilson<br>(817) 909-0235<br><a href="mailto:carolynewilson@gmail.com" target="_blank">carolynewilson@gmail.com</a></b></div>
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