Director of Education and Scientific Outreach, Harvard Quantum Initiative

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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

Lead the delivery of academic affairs operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training.

• Manage and coordinate all aspects of recruiting, admission, events, and programs related to Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. program
• Oversee the progress of, and act as an advising resource to, graduate students in Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. program
• Manage all administrative aspects of Ph.D. student lifecycle and maintain student records
• Manage all aspects of undergraduate education in HQI, including Sedcondary Field in Quantum Science and Engineering and undergraduate research programs
• Review graduate and undergraduate program goals, policy, curriculum, and program requirements and make recommendations for improvement
• Advance HQI’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging by overseeing strategies to broaden participation in QSE; develop a supportive ecosystem of proactive mentoring, advising, and professional development to enable all students to achieve their full potential
• Partner with faculty to develop coursework in quantum science and engineering at the graduate and undergraduate level; participate in production of online educational modules
• Develop partnerships with academic institutions and industry to advance the educational mission of the Harvard Quantum Initiative
• Develop and coordinate events, programs, and communications related to scientific outreach in quantum science and engineering (QSE)
• Serve as Project Coordinator and/or Education Director for HQI grant-funded projects focused on education and outreach
• Develop reports and analyze statistics pertaining to course development, teaching effort, student progress, grant-funded projects, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging goals
• May provide ongoing training and documentation
• May act as representative of the HQI education programs at the department or school level

• Work is performed in an office setting,oncampus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Thisrole may offer a hybrid work schedule once a week, with an expectation that the selected candidate will work on campus approximately four days per week.
• Additional on-campus presence may be required based on business needs.
• All remote work must be performed from a state where Harvard is registered to do business:
  
  California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, or Vermont.

• Sitting using near vision use for reading and computer use for extended periods of time
• Lifting (approximately 20 to 30 pounds), bending, and other physical…