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NOVA, located at WGBH in Boston, is the nation’s longest running and most respected primetime science series. NOVA has a new Education and Outreach-focused division that is developing and nurturing an educator community—expanding and deepening NOVA’s national reach to formal and informal education partners. This involves developing new methods for reaching and building community, designing innovative instructional programs and products, and establishing new strategic partnerships.

Position Overview
Under the direction of NOVA’s Director of Education, the outreach coordinator will be responsible for working closely with partners to develop outreach materials and deliver professional development to STEM educators in both formal and informal settings. The candidate will be responsible for managing communications with these partners for all assigned projects. In addition, the outreach coordinator will be responsible for managing NOVA’s national Science Café network, which entails coordinating communications with café organizers, maintaining the sciencecafes.org website, assisting with the development and promotion of NOVA Science Café resources, and hosting events.

Responsible for maintaining a working environment that leverages the potential and diversity of the department's entire staff. Provide direction and leadership in such a way as to nurture, create and maintain an environment that is (1) free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment and (2) provides employees with equal access to opportunities for growth and advancement including professional development whenever possible.

Apply Online at:
http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm (#P-0904)
Some example projects and online properties of NOVA Education:
http://www.sciencecafes.org/   and   https://www.facebook.com/sciencecafes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/   and  https://www.facebook.com/NOVAeducation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff-collection.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/finding-life-beyond-earth-collection.html

Skills Required
Required skills/experience:
• 1-2 years work experience-preferably in a media-rich educational setting.
• Familiarity with National Science Standards/NGSS, Educational Curriculum and Instructional Technology development.
• Familiarity with social media tools—including Facebook and Twitter
• Experience in media-based educational resource design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expressed interest in science education and communication
• Experienced public speaker/presenter, including via online webinars.
• Comfortable with presentation software such as PowerPoint or Keynote
• Able to multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• Proactive and a team player

 Desired skills/experience:
• Experience conducting professional development sessions.
• Classroom teaching experience in a STEM subject.


[Hide Section - Educational Requirements]Educational Requirements
A degree in science, science education, or science communication - B.A. or equivalent.








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