Associate Program Manager for Research

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Full Time Durham, NC, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary: $23.29 Annually

Help connect science to the communities it serves! As Associate Program Manager for Research and Engagement
, at the Museum of Life and Science
, you’ll collaborate with researchers, students, partners, and community members to develop research-informed programs and participatory projects that make complex environmental issues relevant, accessible, and actionable.

Job Title: Associate Program Manager for Research and Engagement

Job Classification: Regular, Full-time (FT), Non-exempt- 1 year with the potential for renewal in future years

Department:Education & Engagement

Reports to
:
Program Manager for Research and Engagement

Schedule:Sunday - Thursday

Qualifications

Required:

• Passion for informal education, particularly related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), computational thinking, and/or design thinking
• Ability to develop a research-informed workplan for a program of work, including the design and execution of a set of services/offerings
• Ability to engage with children and adults in a friendly, professional manner
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ability to make decisions and delegate responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize and orchestrate a portfolio of sub-projects to multiple audiences, deadlines, and objectives
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Experience in working on and/or managing grant-funded programs, including federal, state, and privately funded grants
• Experience with and knowledge of environmental justice issues
• Creativity, dependability, flexibility and enthusiasm
• Must be able to travel distances of up to one mile over varying terrains and lift up to 25lbs
• Valid driver’s license
• Experience developing and implementing inquiry-based, materials-rich curriculum for children, families and/or adults
• Experience working in a museum or other informal educational setting
• Experience working with children or adults with different abilities
• Experience working with rural communities and/or Indigenous communities
• Experience working with science professionals, researchers, or academics
• Experience developing proposals for grants
• Knowledge or experience with best practices in science communication
• Public speaking and seminar experience
• Experience working with graduate and/or undergraduate students on community-engaged scholarship
• Experience in science writing, technical writing, and proposal editing
• College degree in a related subject
• Fluency in language other than English (with particular interest in Spanish)

• Conception, development, prototyping, and delivery of experiences and programs for visitors, including informal, on-the-floor programs for visitors, off-site programs, and special programs as they arise
• Work within a budget for grant-funded programs
• Support inductive and deductive social science research projects, which could include interviewing, facilitating focus groups, and engaging in community-driven inquiry processes
• Work with the E&E team to develop short and long-term goals for the department
• Work on cross-departmental teams as needed
• Weekend and some evening work required
• Other job-related duties as needed
• Develop the plan for a program of work, including:
  • Research of learning context and rationale
  • Research of target audiences and needs
  • Management of a budget for the program of work
  • Manage short- and long-term project timelines
• Communicate with external partners to deliver programs within scope of work
• Support social science research projects…