Careers at Virginia Tech

The Project Coordinator for Community Engagement Initiatives will work closely with leadership of the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech to organize, support, and integrate the unit’s extensive activities that are focused on community engagement. This position will serve as a liaison between the CCS and its organizational collaborators (eg. the COMPASS Center, and a wide variety of on- and off-campus communities) to support the planning, promotion, smooth delivery, maintenance, and assessment of high-quality activities that may include:
-structured community dialogues
-outreach events (such as Science on Tap)
-practical training activities for graduate students, post-docs, faculty and industry partners (such as focused Learning to Communicate Science skill-building series, Flip the Fair, and the Pandemic-Science-in-a-Nutshell Games)
-community gatherings and meetings (such as biannual advisory and steering committee meetings)
-the CCS online presence (such as graduate student research stories and the CCS website and quarterly newsletter)

The activities of the successful candidate will be supervised by the Director and the Associate Director of the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech. All parties will work collaboratively with the leadership of COMPASS on particular COMPASS-focused initiatives.

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in community engagement, event, and/or project
management
- Organized, thorough, and efficient
- Project management or coordination experience
- Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills
- Responsible, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Able to prioritize multiple projects
- Strong work ethic
- Professional and personal integrity
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional nights and weekends.

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Regular

Starting at $52,000 - dependent on qualifications

October 31, 2024

This position is unable to sponsor work visas.
Please include two writing samples with your application materials or forward the samples to ecassidy@vt.edu

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

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