Education Outreach Specialist - Military veterans preferred

Description:

Looking for a dynamic, high performing and energetic Education Outreach Specialist who will be responsible for implementation and management of education outreach programs for the general public with a focus on K-12 educators and students. This position requires keen knowledge of curricula development, pedagogical strategies, and teaching experience.

The Role:

• Collaborate with the Education Outreach Program Manager to implement and maintain Texas Biomed's research education outreach programs, to include annual strategic goals and objectives.

• Coordinate and lead the Scientist in Residence Program which pairs scientists with area teachers to visit classrooms, collaborate to enrich classroom activities, and share information about biomedical careers.

• Manage and implement outreach events for K-12 including but not limited to: career days, securing volunteer judges to support area K-12 science fairs, presentations to K-12 school groups, summer educational programs from high school students and all-grade level teachers, and conduct high school tours (face to face and virtual).

• Administer evaluation tools for school and community education programs to ensure program alignment with institutional goals.

• Collaborate with the Education Outreach Program Manager and Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) to support K-12 outreach activities for the SNPRC.

• Collaborate with the leadership and area teachers to develop relevant state of the art STEM-focused curriculum with an emphasis on infectious disease research that is accessible to K-12 students and teachers for implementation both in-person and virtually.

• Develop virtual programs aligned with Texas Biomed curricular activities which feature laboratory procedures applied in bioscience research to create connections between K-12 classroom content and real-world applications.

• Collaborate with leadership to support activities as defined in grant awards (e.g. SEPA), to include but not limited to: planning summer teacher professional development programs, recruitment and applicant interviews, facilitating workshops, assisting with program evaluation and data collection, mentoring program participants, and ensuring developed resources align with grant aims.

• Collaborate with leadership to generate articles pertaining to education and community outreach programs.

Our Ideal Candidate:

· Bachelor's degree in Education required; Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Education, Science or related field preferred

· Five years teaching experience within K-12 education or an educational leadership role, including experience with curriculum writing and professional development programming required; Science experience preferred

· Competent MS Office skills including Outlook, Excel and Word

What We Can Offer You:

· Competitive pay and career development opportunities
· 7% Employer-Funded retirement contribution starting day one
· Full insurance benefits
· Holidays, PTO and a paid week off in the last week of December

· We are proud of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging!
· Hybrid work environment (work partially from home and on campus)

Texas Biomedical Research Institute provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Requirements:

Texas Biomedical Research Institute provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

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