Title:  Senior Program Management Associate

Summary

Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) which is part of the new Department of Education, Innovation and Technology, seeks a science educator to serve as a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Specialist at the health sciences magnet program at the Baylor College of Medicine BioTech Academy at Rusk Middle School (BCMBAR). BCMBAR, operated by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), is a magnet school program focused on STEM and health/biomedical sciences. The BCMBAR School STEM Specialist will be a BCM employee who reports to the Chair of the Department of Education Innovation & Technology and the Director of the Center for Educational Outreach at BCM. The successful applicant will spend most days at the school as part of the campus leadership team working directly with the school principal. The position will work closely with a variety of faculty and staff members at BCM and community members, parents, and school district faculty and administrators.

Job Duties

• Assists with the day-to-day operations of an education program.
• Coordinates the trainee recruitment process and on boards new trainees.
• Serve as an educational liaison among BCMBAR personnel, HISD administrators and BCM faculty, students, and trainees.
• Schedules or coordinates lectures, evaluations, meetings, rounds, exams, seminars, training rotations, electives or special electives, duty/call schedules, ceremonies, or events.
• Creates, monitors, and tracks documentation of training and educational activities.
• Contributes to educational program evaluation activities to ensure progress is being accomplished toward specified program objectives.
• May conduct formal training or instruction in a classroom setting.
• Responsible for arranging event activities on the school campus or other locations.
• May manage multiple education programs.
• Assists in creating educational materials.
• Submits and tracks educational grant applications.
• Provides assistance and training to lower level employees.
• May delegate tasks to others or is responsible for review of work.
• Leads curriculum development and refinement related to BCMBAR STEM magnet courses.
• Develop lessons, provide in-class support, and assist BCMBAR teachers in improving and delivering lessons related to science and health.
• Develop STEM learning experiences that integrate health sciences themes across all subject areas and all grade levels.
• Conceptualize, plan, and implement parent or family activities, in collaboration with BCMBAR School faculty and staff, to promote engagement in STEM.
• Develop and implement an evaluation plan to examine the long-term impacts of the BCMBAR School’s health and science magnet program, including working with HISD to evaluate the effectiveness of special STEM-related initiatives at the school.
• Serve as a member of the school leadership team, develop student recruitment strategies for the Rusk magnet program.
• Contribute to BCMBAR and Baylor College of Medicine's educational missions through participation on institutional committees and workgroups as assigned.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Four years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral degree, and at least one degree or major (undergraduate or graduate) in a science field, preferably biology.
• Minimum of five years of experience in science teaching, curriculum development and/or teacher professional development is preferred, but not required based on other qualifications. Teacher certification (grades 6–8) is preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse team members and lead new initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience with program evaluation and project reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, and excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, identify needs and implement solutions, manage complex projects, and meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

• Other (Required Competencies)
  • MS Office Software, including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • Applications of educational technology, such as tablets or smart boards, to teaching situations.