[ES_JOBS_NET] Education and Public Outreach Coordinator, Rice University

[CLEVER Planets]

*Education and Public Outreach Coordinator*

The CLEVER Planets (http://cleverplanets.org/) research team and the
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (EEPS:
https://earthscience.rice.edu/) of Rice University is seeking a full-time
education and public outreach coordinator. The position
requires  overseeing communication and coordination of multi-institutional,
interdisciplinary NASA-funded project on planetary habitability, responding
directly to the Principle Investigator (PI) and working with
Co-Investigators (Co-I’s) and their students and postdocs. Responsibilities
of this position include website maintenance (managing
maintenance/updates/revisions to cleverplanets.org website), science
communication (e.g., coordinating with RiceNews and Media Relations office
and the EEPS department to promote CLEVER Planets research and stories),
organization of outreach activities and social media, as well as
facilitating the collaboration needs between scientists and students
through meetings, webinars, conferences and emails. In addition to working
for the aforementioned project, some additional responsibilities will also
include helping promote the strategic goals of the Department of Earth,
Environmental and Planetary Sciences. Initial contract will be given for
one year with the possibility for extension up to the entire duration of
the proposed research activities.

Required educational qualification is a Bachelor of Science degree,
although masters or higher-degree would be preferred, preferably in STEM
fields such as Astronomy, Physics, Earth and Planetary Science or related
fields. Experience in a university setting or with academic research is
desirable. Experience with website design/maintenance using platforms such
as Wordpress/Squarespace, strong interpersonal, oral and written
communication skills, particularly dissemination of science to public, and
event organization and management is necessary. Some comfort with IT and
IT-interfacing is desirable. Rice is an equal opportunity employer.

Interested applicants should send their completed application materials (1.
cover letter, 2. resume, and 3. writing and web-designing examples) to
cleverplanets at rice.edu. The review of the applications will begin
immediately and the position will remain open until filled.

Thank you.

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CLEVER Planets
Rice University, Houston, TX
CLEVERPlanets at rice.edu <cleverplanets at rice.edu>
www.CLEVERPlanets.rice.edu
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