Sunday, January 30, 2011

Education Manager at University of Manchester Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

With the development of our new Discovery Centre at Jodrell Bank, we have an exciting opportunity for an Education Manager. With responsibility for overseeing, developing and implementing our education Programme for Schools groups of all ages, you will be involved in marketing activities for the programme as well as developing and delivering Astronomy and Physics content and materials.

With qualifications in Physics and Astronomy you will have significant experience of creating and delivering education programme sessions, along with experience of working with groups/visitors in a science centre or similar enviornment.

You will have excellent organisational and planning skills, and ideally have knowledge of Radio Astronomy and practical experience of teaching experiments.

As the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is situated on a rural site not served by public transport and the postholder is also required to undertake schools visits, access to personal transport is essential.

This post is full-time and fixed term for 1 year in the first instance.

Salary
£28,983 - £35,646 p.a.

Informal enquiries:
Dr Teresa Anderson,
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre Project Director
Email: teresa.anderson@manchester.ac.uk

More information here: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACE444/education-manager/