[Grad-postdoc-assn] Earth science editor position for online modules

[Valerie Sloan]

Good morning, and Happy Tuesday!

For those interested in education in STEM, here is a nice opportunity.

Valerie


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Nov 8, 2021 7:39 PM
Anne Egger
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Hello all,
Please see the announcement below for an Earth science editor and follow
the links to see the ad online. Feel free to reach out with questions -
I've been working with Visionlearning for 20 years and use a lot of the
resources in my teaching!
anne

Visionlearning <https://www.visionlearning.com/> (www.visionlearning.com),
an online science education platform that provides free learning modules
and assessment tools to teach the process of scientific discovery, is searching
for an Earth Science Editor <https://www.visionlearning.com/en/about/jobs>.
Visionlearning creates and publishes free content for learning science. Our
learning modules are peer-reviewed and targeted to early college learners.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the project is
expanding, and at least 13 new modules will be written and published in
Earth Science. Targeted content will be designed to support instruction
that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to better
meet the needs of future teachers. The project is searching for a science
editor to work with module authors in planning, writing, editing, and
launching website content.

Duties and Responsibilities – each Editor will work with author(s):

   - Provide guidelines to authors for preparing and submitting science
   modules
   - Plan content modules in their discipline to meet the needs of
   introductory college science courses that serve future teachers and other
   students.
   - Work with authors to outline, develop, and review modules for
   scientific accuracy, alignment with the NGSS, and readability.
   - Work with authors and digital artists to develop data-rich graphics
   for modules.
   - Serve as the primary point of contact for authors and digital artists
   in their discipline.
   - Ensure authors are on schedule with tasks.
   - Ensure content meets quality expectations and project guidelines.
   - Manage the peer review process for all new content.
   - Assist in uploading new material to the website.
   - Participate in team meetings to formulate project and content goals.
   - Additional duties as assigned.

Core skills/experience

   - Master's degree and demonstrated expertise in a subject in Earth
   Science.
   - Experience authoring and/or reviewing content for use in teaching.
   - Familiarity with the Next Generation Science Standards.
   - Excellent written and communication skills.
   - The ability to meet deadlines and manage authors.
   - Knowledge of social/media production and communication

Compensation:

   - Editors will be employed as independent contractors with compensation
   tied to module production, compensation is $1,100 per module edited and
   published.

To apply:

   - Please send a *single pdf document* that includes a *one-page cover
   letter* outlining your editing experience and interest, a *curriculum
   vita/resume*, and names of three references to *visionlearninginc at gmail.com
   <visionlearninginc at gmail.com>*.
   - Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.
   Submission deadline is November 26, 2021.
   - Applications that are not submitted in the requested format may not be
   considered.



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Anne Egger (she/her)
Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Professor, Geological Sciences and Science and Mathematics Education
Central Washington University
annegger at geology.cwu.edu



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**My response time may be delayed, as I will be out of the office
intermittently this month.*

Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
Director of the GEO REU Network
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/faculty-resources/geo-reu-resource-center>
& Sr. Higher Education Specialist
NCAR Education & Outreach
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Email: vsloan at ucar.edu

I recognize that Boulder, Colorado, sits on the ancestral homelands and
unceded
territory of Indigenous Peoples, many of whom were displaced from Boulder
Valley <https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/sand-creek-massacre>
in the 1850s. These include people of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations
<https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/indigenous-peoples-native-american-history-us-canada-colonialism-news-16521/>
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