Science Presenter for National Robotics Assembly Tour

Posted by Wondergy on June 13, 2016

Job: Science Presenter for National Robotics Assembly Tour
National Travel, Based in Philadelphia, PA and Oradell, NJ

We want YOU for Science/Engineering Education Outreach. Travel the country presenting exciting school assemblies where audiences truly LEARN. Explore what makes a robot a robot (our answer: sensing and self-correction.) How do robots sense? How do they move? Take audiences on an interactive journey from simple funny robots to complex (and super cute) humanoid robots. Explore the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concepts that bring robotics to life!

Based in Philadelphia, Wondergy uses science to educate, change attitudes, and affect behavior. The Wondergy team brings knowledge, experience, and personal excitement about science to create exciting, inviting interactions that empower people to learn about the phenomena that matter to them. Through promoting learning, we build a stronger workforce, smarter consumers, and more informed stewardship of our world.

For academic year 2016-17, we are proud to launch Robots nationally. This is a full time job, requiring a lot of car travel. We provide all of the equipment for travel and demonstration, plus training and general support.

Duties

• Present 7-11 45-minute assembly programs each week for 100-500 students per show
• Guide inquiry-driven science exploration; encourage questioning and discovery
• Share your excitement about science and engineering with diverse communities
• Pack, setup, re-pack science demo and sound equipment
• Communicate with schools to coordinate arrival and setup
• Drive from school to school – this tour will involve substantial solo driving around the country
• National Tour begins Late September and ends Late May or Early June
• Occasional training and occasional shows starting spring 2016 – scheduled by your availability and ours
• Breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s. Some flexibility in tour schedule and breaks are possible.
• Full time tour – Fall in the eastern US, Spring in the west, with substantial time on the west coast.
• This year’s tour presenter plans to continue through December. You’ll ride along for 1-3 weeks to train, sometime Sep-Dec, then pick up the tour solo in January.
• Call before each show to check details, and email lesson plans and science information to each school you visit
• No sales duties. You’ll be sent a schedule each week.
• Occasional local and international travel when not on national tour

See http://wondergy.com/scientist-job/

Qualifications of an Ideal Candidate

• Science or Engineering background strongly preferred
• Some computer programming experience preferred
• Comfortable with electronics, computers, and technology
• Charismatic and passionate, with strong communication skills.
• Creative and able to improvise; you should welcome audience questions, ideas, and jokes!
• Comfortable in front of large audiences – performance, teaching, or public speaking experience preferred
• Able to articulate complex concepts in a simple yet accurate manner
• Comfortable with basic physical science concepts relating to electricity, circuits, and magnetism
• Clean, valid drivers’ license and background check
• Able to lift and carry over 50lbs

How to Apply
Email us your resume and cover letter, and a short video telling us why you’d be awesome for this (links are fine). We will have a phone interview, which may be followed by an in-person “audition”.

Check out http://wondergy.com/tour for more information on our current tours.

Email to [email protected] only, and be sure to include your phone number; no inquiry calls, please.

http://wondergy.com/robots-job/