Job Announcement No: 212-06

Posting Date: May 2, 2012

Closing Date: May 25, 2012

Title: Science Education Training Developer

This is an academic wage appointment that will end November 30, 2012

Salary: $24-$32 per hour, depending on experience

Location: This position is located in Portland, Oregon.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION

Develop set of training materials for elementary, middle and high school teachers as part of a professional development program.  The subject of the training materials will be how to use of the engineering design process to enhance the learning of science consistent with the Oregon Science Standards.  The training materials will contribute to the goals of the program as a whole and will complement other elements of the program, including a set of primers that will be used to by teachers as a tutorial and reference and a sample set of exercises that students can use to learn science content using the engineering design process. 

MINIMUM (REQUIRED) QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in education, science or engineering and five years of experience in designing and writing educational training materials, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

SPECIAL (PREFERRED) QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of experience in developing educational training materials for K-12 science educators
• Several years of experience teaching science at the middle-school or high-school level
• Experience training teachers or conducting professional development workshops for teachers
• Experience in teaching or writing about engineering or technology or experience as a practicing scientist or engineer.

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For more information, see "Engineering Design in Science Education." 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

For consideration submit an Oregon University System employment application, a cover letter highlighting your qualifications, and your current resume.  Employment applications can be obtained by contacting the Office of Human Resources at (541) 346-5832 or from our website http://www.ous.edu/about/employment employment opportunities link.

Send your complete application packet to:

Science Education Training Developer Search, #212-06

Attn: Michele Vitali

Mail: OUS Industry Affairs, IAFF, PO Box 751, Portland, OR  97207-0751

Fax: 503-725-2921; or

E-mail: Michele_Vitali@ous.edu

The Oregon University System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to development of an inclusive, multicultural higher educational environment.

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