Outreach Specialist Position at CMP

The MSU Program in Mathematics Education (PRIME) invites applicants to fill the position of Specialist - Outreach for the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP).

 The successful candidate will have: the ability to work well independently and effectively as a team member; excellent writing and listening skills with colleagues and CMP audiences (K-12 math teachers, math education community, math researchers, families and interested public); quantitative and analytical skills necessary to foster effective online website and social media engagement; and a solid understanding of web-based technologies in service of math education.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:   

• Promote, write, and edit general and topic-specific CMP newsletters; work with project staff to plan ideas for articles; write and edit articles to meet the knowledge needs of CMP audiences
• Edit a broad variety of internal and external documents (e.g., recruitment emails for projects and proposals, poster presentations, curriculum documents, job descriptions, and other HR communications)
• Design and produce content, marketing and promotional materials, and graphic elements for the project’s website
• Create graphic elements for web purposes using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Communicate CMP information effectively with teachers, teacher supervisors, school leaders, math educators, math education researchers, mathematicians, media etc.
• Author, monitor, and respond to social media posts for CMP’s Facebook, Facebook Discussion Group, Instagram, and Twitter accounts
• Create, edit, and publish blog posts and podcasts for audiences of CMP research (K-12 math teachers, math education community, math researchers, families and interested public)
• Edit National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals, and assist with uploading documents to Fastlane and Research.gov
• Assist with CMP conferences and workshops in a variety of ways with technology tools such as Eventbrite, WordPress, Google Drive, and MailChimp, Dropbox.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree and an interest in math, math ed, science, and/or K-12 schools  

• Knowledge of math, math ed, sciences, and/or K-12 schools

• Experience with web design and communications 

• Ability to design, write, and edit materials for communications  

• Writing and editing experience as well as dynamic presentation/communication skills

• Strong organizational skills with an emphasis on long-term planning and implementation  

• Competency with technologies such as word-processing, database management, presentations, spreadsheets, social media 

• Adept at working collaboratively and building rapport with a diverse population of students, faculty and staff

  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience engaging audiences in multiple social media platforms 

• Experience using digital media such as YouTube, Websites, and Google Drive

• Interests in online webinars or podcasts

• Interests in audio and video production

 

Review of applications will begin on November 4, 2022 and the search will continue until the position has been filled. 

To learn more about the position, or to apply, please visit: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/512774/specialist-outreachfixed-term