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Education Specialist (STEM)
Position Number:25-027
College or Other:Other ODU Units
Department:Virginia Space Grant Consortium
FT/PT Status:Full Time
  
Summary

Virginia Space Grant Consortium, Hampton, VA.

As a STEM Education Specialist for the Virginia Space Grant Consortium in Hampton, Virginia, you will support immersive STEM education and outreach programs for K-12 students and educators. You will develop curriculum and content for, as well as coordinate and implement innovative online and site-based STEM educational programs for secondary students. The position will also include coordinating educator professional development workshops, higher education projects, and other projects as assigned. If you’re the right person for this job you’ll have previous experience working with students and educators, using online learning tools, and planning and implementing STEM education programming.

The position is full-time in-office and is based at the Old Dominion University Peninsula Higher Education Center in Hampton, VA. At the VSGC, we partner with NASA, industry, and institutions to provide STEM education, promote STEM research, and prepare a diverse STEM workforce. We provide FREE scholarships, fellowships, STEM courses and programs, internships with NASA and industry, NASA summer academies, educator professional development, and STEM research. Our team members are passionate about STEM education and supporting all students who want to do STEM. Learn more at:https://www.vsgc.odu.edu

To apply, visit http://researchfoundation.odu.edu, then click on the employment tab and follow the link. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V/DFW.

 


Job Responsibilities:
Work Tasks and/or Duties:
Curriculum and content development for online and site-based STEM and aerospace-related programs for secondary students.
Coordinate summer high school student residential programs in partnership with NASA centers and Virginia universities
Coordinate and deliver professional development activities and workshops for teachers.
Coordinate higher education, informal education, and other projects as assigned by collaborating with representatives and partners from school districts, NASA centers, universities, industries, and other stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned.

To apply, visit:  https://researchfoundation.odu.edu/ , then click on the “Employment” tab and then “Apply” and follow the link. Specify position #25-027 Review of applications will begin immediately.

 

The organization is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (AA/EOE/M/F/Disability/VETS/Drug-Free Workplace). We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Employment decisions — including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, and promotion — are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Affirmative action efforts are conducted consistent with applicable laws to promote equal opportunity in employment and advancement.