Education Manager

Location:

Remote, based in a metropolitan region;
Historically located in New Orleans.

Terms:

Full-Time, Exempt

Our mission is to create a healthier and more equitable world through community science, open technology, and the advancement of environmental justice.

Join our team to bring about a healthier and more equitable world through community science, open technology, and the advancement of environmental justice. Public Lab supports, develops, and applies open-source tools to further environmental exploration and investigation. By democratizing inexpensive and accessible do-it-yourself techniques, Public Lab creates a collaborative network of knowledge bearers and practitioners who actively reimagine the human relationship with the environment.

The Education Manager is responsible for developing, expanding, and delivering education programming for Public Lab. This position manages the development of student-led community science, professional development opportunities for educators, and program delivery to youth and the public. This position works closely with the community development and DIY hardware teams in creating and facilitating innovative environmental learning experiences nationally and around the world.

This position is remote, based in a metropolitan area within the United States. Historically, it has been located in Public Lab's New Orleans headquarters. Ability and willingness to travel is required. This position reports to the Senior Program Director.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the strategic growth, development, and implementation of Public Lab's Environmental Education Programs.
• Develop educational learning models based on Public Lab's community science standards.
  • Support youth in the articulation of scientific exploration based on environmental observations and concerns, development of a study design, collection of data, analysis, and presentation.
  • Orient community and youth to environmental monitoring approaches, including Public Lab's open-technology hardware.
  • In coordination with the research and evaluation team, regularly evaluate program needs and organizational learning, adjusting program and materials as needed.
• Design and administer workshops, seminars, and other professional development opportunities for formal and informal educators.
• Document and communicate programmatic achievements through Public Lab's website.
  • Assist educators and students in sharing questions, ideas, and projects on the website, and provide assistance in connecting with the Public Lab online community.
• Craft curricula and lesson plans to support community science and inquiry-based learning for the classroom, in the field, and informal settings.
  • Update curricula to maintain current educational standards and place-based learning.
  • Create environmental education resource materials to be shared via print, web, and other multimedia.
  • Provide access and connection to tools and resources for student-led resources.
• Collaborate and partner with educators, community members, nonprofit organizations, administrators, curriculum specialists, scientists and technologists, and governmental agencies/departments.

Other Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Kits, Research and Organizing Teams on educational offerings, such as open-hardware guides written for the classroom, community use, and the identification of potential new kit hardware.
• Collaborate with the director team on program development and delivery, fundraising and grant writing, and regular program reporting.
• Maintain currency on educational trends, particularly as they relate to community science frameworks and environmental justice principles used in the classroom, and student-led…