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We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Program Director, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Research in our Washington, DC office. This individual will work with the Education and Human Resources team to develop resources and online tools for a community of preservice STEM education researchers and practitioners.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and write website content and regularly publish newsletters highlighting research at minority-serving institutions and STEM workforce skills development
- Search, review, summarize and analyze literature and production of annotated bibliographies related to STEM and pre-service teacher education
- Write research briefs and policy papers and/or reports
- Publish in referred journals and other scholarly outlets, and communicate research in professional and public outlets
- Perform administrative functions primarily connected with the project’s area of research and content
- Attend meetings associated with the project and attend other meetings as appropriate
- Co-manage conference – including facilitating reviews of conference papers and abstracts with Program Officers and reviewers
- Co-manage small workshops and meetings, including setting-up online registration, travel and travel awards for conferences and serves as liaison, including maintaining databases, coordinating with the AAAS travel agency, responding to questions, and developing FAQs
- Additional duties as assigned
Key Requirements
- Minimum of a PhD in Science/Mathematics/Technology
/Engineering, STEM Education, or Education related field - Seven to ten years’ experience in critical analysis, literature search and review in STEM education research and practice
- Demonstrated experience working with leading science and education organizations and STEM education experts, nationally and internationally
- Experience with publishing conference products (summaries, program books etc.)
- Strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills
- Strong computer skills, including databases and uploading online content to websites
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to manage diverse sets of data
- Ability to work effectively and conduct collaborative research as a member of an interdisciplinary team
