CSU Spur Education Virtual Programs Facilitator

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The Colorado State University ( CSU ) System, along with its partners, has developed a unique and exciting public facility called CSU Spur at the National Western Center in Denver, Colorado. The CSU Spur campus houses three buildings focused on water, food and agriculture, human and animal health, and sustainability. Within the Spur buildings, CSU conducts research and convenes experts from around the globe;

students of all ages engage with science and have opportunities for exploratory learning, transforming their thinking about food, water, and health, and the careers available in these fields; and partners join in programming the space and bringing evolving content to the year‑round campus. CSU Spur is part of a larger 250‑acre redevelopment project, which started in 2013 and reimagines what the National Western Center can be, creates a site that will support the National Western Stock Show long‑term, and makes the location a year‑round destination.

CSU Spur was created with an Anchor Institution framework and is committed to supporting the surrounding communities through the programming and activities developed at the campus.

CSU Spur is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Education Team as a CSU Spur Education Virtual Programs Support Facilitator. This individual will be part of a team delivering programs at the CSU Spur campus in Denver that inspire life‑long learners to tackle global problems around food, water, and health, and will play a key role in the future of educational offerings at a new state‑of‑the‑art campus.

The Education Virtual Programs Support Facilitator will support the CSU Spur vision and Education Team by executing the daily programmatic logistics and delivery necessary for successful educational experiences in Spur’s Virtual Reality room and online virtual programs for pre‑K‑12 audiences, families, community partners, and general campus visitors. The individual in this role will support the technical needs for operating virtual reality and online virtual programs and support and mentor other staff, students, and volunteers working in virtual programs.

This position is also responsible for delivering educational content in human and animal health as related to virtual offerings both in classroom program facilitation and exhibit interpretation, engaging with on‑site visitors, and collaborating with staff and volunteers to support the programmatic goals of the CSU Spur campus.

This role will have a variable schedule, which may include monthly Second Saturdays at Spur events, other weekends, and could include some evenings. The individual will be in this role for 9 months and is requested to work up to 29.5 hours a week.

This position is supervised by the CSU Spur Virtual Engagement Coordinator.

This position will be focused on, but not limited to, Spur’s Virtual Reality Experience which centers around human and animal health. This position will be responsible for assisting guests in the virtual reality classroom. In the Vida building, the education team interprets live veterinary procedures, equine‑assisted services, and equine rehabilitation therapy in partnership with Humane Colorado, the Temple Grandin Equine Center, and CSU’s Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation program, providing opportunities for visitors and school groups to learn about animal and human health through active observation and engagement.

• Food:
  In the Terra building, education staff will be working with partners on controlled agriculture, food systems education, urban gardening, nutrition education, and food development processes.
• Water:
  In the Hydro building, educators will partner with Denver Water experts to provide experiences around water conservation, quality, and water systems. Programming will include the usage of an outdoor backyard garden space that connects to the South Platte River for riparian ecosystem programming.

This individual will learn new and innovative ways…