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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Application Deadline: This position will be posted until 11:59:59 pm MT on Friday May 22. Applications will not be accepted past this date.

Required application materials :

• Resume (preferably in PDF Format)

• Questionnaire - to be completed when submitting your application
  In lieu of a traditional cover letter answer the following prompts that address the critical skills needed for this position. Your answers will be read and weighed equally to your Resume/CV and should provide specific detailed and informative responses based on your direct and previous work experiences. Please keep responses to 1-3 paragraphs per prompt.

  • Project Coordination
    Describe a time you coordinated multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines. What tools or systems did you use to stay organized and how did you prioritize when demands shifted In your response please explain your decision-making process and the overall outcome

  • Writing Sample: Science Storytelling
    UCAR SciEd has just completed a successful Super Science Saturday event at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab drawing approximately 1400 visitors including families and K-12 school groups.
    
    Write a 2-3 paragraph summary of the event (approximately 200-300 words) for the UCAR SciEd newsletter which reaches K-12 educators locally and nationwide.Feel free to invent reasonable details about activities themes or highlights. We are looking for clear engaging writing that reflects an understanding of how to communicate science education programming to a K-12 teacher audience.

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Work Location Expectations: This position is open to candidates seeking in-person or hybrid (combination of 3 days in-person and 2 days of remote) opportunities. UCAR requires ALL positions to be performed within the U.S. excluding U.S. Territories.

Position Type & Term: This position is full-time and term-limited through September 30 2026 with the possibility of extension based on funding and performance.

What You Will Do

Here is a summary of what one would expect to be generally responsible for in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination

• Use Asana and other project management tools to coordinate SciEd programs exhibits and projects (e.g. developing timelines identifying tasks and dependencies clarifying team roles and tracking deliverables).

• Communicate proactively with team members and project leads adjusting plans as priorities and needs evolve.

• Coordinate workflow with external vendors including graphic designers translators and contractors to develop scopes of work gather estimates and oversee delivery in coordination with administrative staff.

• Monitor budgets and spending for assigned projects in support of principal investigators and leadership.

Program and Event Planning

• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for Mesa Lab field trips virtual programs tours and teacher professional development workshops.

• Support planning of the annual Super Science Saturday event including coordination of volunteers and vendors.

• Coordinate SciEds participation in public science events hosted by external organizations at the local regional and national level.

• Administer event management tools including Calendly Zapier and Eventbrite.

Communications Partnership Support and Science Storytelling

• Help tell the story of SciEds programs partnerships and impact through written communications social media newsletters and event representation (for both internal UCAR audiences and the broader science education community).

• Maintain clear consistent communication with team members administrative staff and external networks including supporting the K-12 newsletter and occasional meeting agenda development.

• Support partnership communications and relationship maintenance with external collaborators and community partners.

Content Development and Web Support

• Conduct content reviews copyediting and consistency reviews of educational exhibit and marketing materials; develop and format resources with an eye toward brand standards and accessibility.

• Produce graphic design work primarily in Adobe InDesign; conduct accessibility reviews using Adobe Acrobat and other tools.

• Edit and update SciEd websites including content and formatting changes in Drupal and occasional HTML editing.

• Organize brand and format files produced by educational designers and program leads; manage inventory printing shipping and reorder requests for educational materials.

Who Wed Love To Join Our Team

Successful candidates will ensure their application materials speak to the following criteria:

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in science education public administration or a related field;

• 2 years of relevant program experience;

  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience (such as a Masters degree and one year of experience).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to represent SciEd clearly and compellingly to internal audiences external partners and the broader science education community.

• Demonstrated project coordination skills including developing timelines managing tasks and dependencies and tracking deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities with general supervision.

• Skill in drafting budgets and monitoring expenditures for assigned projects.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships and communicate effectively with external collaborators community partners and vendors.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as a member of a collaborative team.

• Demonstrated experience in event planning and logistics coordination.

• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Forms Sheets Drive) and project management tools such as Asana.

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign and Acrobat with familiarity in accessibility review practices.

• Familiarity with Drupal or similar content management systems basic HTML editing and event management platforms such as Eventbrite Calendly and Zoom.

Desired but not required:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Earth system science content and science education programs applicable to coordination of SciEd programs and events.

• Skill in social media content development community engagement and analytics across platforms including Facebook Instagram LinkedIn and Bluesky.

Benefits Overview

UCAR affirms its commitment to employees through competitive benefits. In addition to medical dental vision retirement and life insurance UCAR offers a variety of programs focused on work-life balance and professional and personal development. These include:

• Tuition Assistance time off allowance to attend classes and other professional development opportunities.

• UCAR contributes 10% of your eligible pay into your retirement account; 100% fully vested on day one.

• Starting minimum accrual of 20 days of personal time off each year (prorated for less than full-time positions).

• 10 paid holidays.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Short-term medical leave paid at 100% of your regular salary.

• EcoPass for local Colorado residents to use the Denver and Boulder-area transit system at no cost.

Commitment to Job Application Fairness

Applicants are not required to provide age or age-related information and may redact information related to age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution from any submissions during the initial application process.

Some Final Considerations

At NSF NCAR UCAR UCP you will work alongside a dedicated team of professionals conducting critical research and community outreach to solve complex Earth system science problems including climate change air pollution extreme weather floods drought wildfires and space weather all with the goal of improving human life and reducing economic loss. Each of us from scientists to the professionals who support their work serves the public and a collaborative community of scientists in our mission to understand the complex processes that make up the Earth system from the ocean floor to the Suns core.

Flexible Work

At UCAR we are committed to supporting our mission by giving staff the flexibility to find the schedule and location that works best to maintain their own work-life circumstances and reach their full potential as professionals. Many positions within our organization are eligible for fully on-site hybrid (three days per week) and/or flexible work hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UCAR is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race age creed color religion national origin or ancestry sex gender disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression or your intersection of identities you are welcome at UCAR.

Export Control

All positions are required to comply with U.S. export compliance regulations and work location requirements regarding access to facilities and research systems.

Work Location

UCAR requires ALL positions to be performed within the U.S. excluding U.S. Territories.

AI Software

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