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Pennsylvania State University Part Time - STEM Academy - Module Development Assistant in Abington, Pennsylvania
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Pennsylvania State University Abington Campus is searching for up to five ( 5 ) part-time STEM Academy Module Development Assistants for a math and science based high school program . The Assistants will be responsible for developing out-of-school module content in STEM fields (Engineering, Math, Physics, IST, Computer Science) . Project activities will occur between March 15 , 202 4 and December 31 , 202 4 , with opportunities to extend project participation into later semesters . Module Development Assistants will generally work between 8- 1 2 hours per week . Hourly wages for this opening are based on experience with a minimum of $ 1 8 /hour with long-term participation in the project potentially being at a higher rate and/ or for add itional hours .
Job Duties
Work collaboratively to d evelop STEM based instruction, activities , and labs for high school students.
Create and revise written instructions and supporting materials for all STEM activities.
Provide weekly updates, reports, and materials to STEM Faculty Coordinator.
C ommunicate regularly with fellow STEM team members and Faculty Coordinator to ensure proper content and problem solving.
Requirements and Qualifications
T imely completion of job responsibilities and taking initiative to resolve problems.
P roficiency with in at least one STEM area of interest ( Engineering, Math, Physics, IST, Computer Science ) or Education ( 5 th semester students or high er preferred).
A bility to understand instructions and work independently as well as collaboratively on tasks.
Employment with the University for this job will require successful completion of the Pennsylvania (PA) Publicly Available Clearances: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and the FBI Criminal History Background Check.
If interested, please upload a resume with your application.
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