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Howard University · 5 months ago

Program Manager - STEM Education and Outreach

Interdisciplinary Research Building

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $108K/yr

5+ years exp

Howard University is committed to the strategic success of its mission through the hiring of qualified candidates. The Program Manager for STEM Education and Outreach will oversee the development and implementation of educational programs, focusing on workforce development for undergraduate students, while managing partnerships and financial oversight.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Create, manage, and oversee the day-to-day activities of the STEM Education and Outreach Program, with an emphasis on workforce development for undergraduate students across the RITA UARC consortium

Plan, develop, administer, coordinate, and evaluate new or revised education program goals and objectives. Implement approved program policies and procedures. Education program content should include particular emphasis on elements of Tactical Autonomy, such as programming (e.g., Python), Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, robotics, drones, electronics, physics, and mathematics

Develop and implement quality interactive educational activities and content to support in-person engagement and online learning environment, and manage participant content development

Ensure that goals and objectives specified for the education program are accomplished in accordance with priorities, time, and funding limitations, or other specifications

Evaluate the education program effectiveness in order to develop and implement new or improved methods. Devise and implement evaluation methodologies

Drive event success measures, including participation levels, participant satisfaction rates, and government client satisfaction

Responsible for coordinating, planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of the RITA’s UARC’s professional enrichment events, tracking program metrics, and managing program evaluation efforts

Perform specialized administrative and academic functions, including research and analyses, program coordination and monitoring, data collection, counseling, surveys, reports, and recommend a program changes

Managing all contact lists for teachers, speakers, and partnership efforts

Provide support for and initiate ideas for a range of outreach collateral, including articles, videos, resources for teachers, handouts/factsheets, webpages, and posters

Coordinate program activities through the delegation of assignments to staff, interns, and other support services

Review program documents to determine acceptance or make decisions pertaining to the program

Develop and facilitate workshops, meetings, or conferences with high impact on the program and/or the participants

Coordinate logistics and scheduling of all communications

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification

PythonArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningRoboticsCurriculum DevelopmentFinancial ManagementResearch SkillsOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationOrganizational Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in any STEM field

5-7 years of related work experience

1-2 years' experience and/or a solid foundation in the core concepts of the Python programming language (e.g., standard libraries, data structures, control flow, testing, and debugging)

Experience working with education and outreach activity teams and STEM students, especially undergraduate students

Knowledge of computer applications with accompanying user-friendly software, e.g., Workday, word processing, spreadsheet, database, Outlook, presentation, etc

Skill to design creative outreach activities for undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, with specific emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (machine learning and deep learning), text-based programming (e.g., Python), robotics, electronics, physics, and mathematics

Skill in oral and written (English) communications with the ability to explain complicated, fiscal, and budgetary processes to lay persons, and the ability to make public presentations

Strong organizational skills to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and perform in a responsible, professional manner

Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with staff, students, faculty, and University officials and the public

Ability to conduct research and prepare comprehensive, complex financial and budget reports

Ability to plan, organize, and work with others