Part-time Project Assistant

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Centre County is seeking a Part-Time Project Support Associate to enhance outreach and communication for a key project. Applicants should have a doctorate in an agricultural discipline or related area and experience in science outreach. This position includes responsibilities like synthesizing project outcomes and creating outreach materials, making a significant impact on future research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in science outreach and communication.

Responsibilities

• Advance outreach and communication for the Thriving Ag project.
• Assist in writing the final project report.
• Create other outreach materials.

Skills

Science outreach

Communication

Education

Earned doctorate in an agricultural discipline or related discipline

Job description

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Job Description and Position Requirements

The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education in the College of Agricultural Sciences is seeking to hire a Part-Time Project Support Associate. This position will help to advance outreach and communication for the Thriving Ag project (https://thrivingag.org/). This includes synthesizing outcomes from the final Thriving Ag project workshop, assisting in writing the final project report, and creating other outreach materials. This role will also assist in synthesizing project outcomes and determining future research needs. This position will play a key role in identifying research questions that were and were not answered by the Thriving Ag project to help determine gaps in research and subjects of future research.

Qualifications:

Earned doctorate in an agricultural discipline, or related discipline, with experience in science outreach and communication.

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