SERC is Hiring

The Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College is accepting applications for a full-time, 12 month, Content Specialist and Evaluation Associate. The Content Specialist & Evaluation Associate works as part of the Science Education Research Center (SERC) team at Carleton College to develop new and improve existing websites, support professional development programming, maintain SERC collections, and assist in education research and evaluation projects.

Essential Job Functions:

The Content Specialist & Evaluation Associate works on the full scope of projects undertaken by SERC including website development, professional development, education research and evaluation. Working with other staff as well as collaborators, the assistant is called on to take responsibility for completion of projects at a variety of scales including:

• Conduct or administer evaluation studies, designing and managing data collection processes (e.g., workshop forms, website analytics, interview protocols, surveys, observation protocols including usability testing), and collecting qualitative data (focus groups, surveys, observations, interviews).
• Critically analyze data (quantitative and/or qualitative) and document findings.
• Write reports and webpages synthesizing data and findings, community discussions, literature surveys.]
• Work independently and with collaborators on web authoring and professional development projects covering topics within the geosciences, STEM, and education.
• Support face-to-face and virtual workshops and meetings, particularly the development of workshop websites, use of the website during the workshop, and collection of materials at the workshop for the website.
• Provide back up and support for the work of other web content developers and evaluators.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in science, sustainability, education or related field (including environmental studies, environmental economics or geography)
• Strong interest in higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate ideas, claims, and supporting argument in writing and in presentation- a writing sample will be requested
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, documentation and organization skills, including ability to interview educators and synthesize results; create well designed web pages that quickly convey the scope of content and its importance while drawing user into more complex information deeper in the site; to effectively edit submissions from a variety of sources to create cohesive products and to deliver professional presentations.
• Ability to confidently interact with university faculty, scientists and other professionals while managing projects, guiding the work of individuals and leading workshop groups.
• Comfort working with groups of workshop participants both during one-on-one virtual interactions and in large group face-to-face settings.
• Demonstrated ability to independently complete project on schedule and to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to make several trips per year to support workshops, make presentations, and conduct evaluation activities.
• Ability to work independently on loosely defined tasks as well as in close cooperation with a tight-knit team.
• Experience working with quantitative data, comfort with basic statistics and data visualization techniques, including developing graphs and figures that illustrate key features of the data set; willingness to grow in this area.

The position is open until filled. For additional information and application procedures visit the Carleton College Employment Webpage.