Université de Montréal, physics department

Canadian Education and Puplic Outreach Officer for the James Webb Space Telescope


The Physics department of l'Universite(C) de Montre(C)al (UdeM) is
looking for a dynamic, full-time person who will act as an education
and public outreach (EPO) officer for the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) project in Canada. Funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA),
the candidate will be located at the Universite(C) de Montre(C)al
and will work in close collaboration with the communication department
of the CSA, the Canadian JWST science team, the EPO team at the
Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and other Canadian
EPO organizations. Tasks for this position include:

* Develop and deliver outreach material related to JWST and astronomy
to the general public, for dissemination on the CSA and UdeM websites
and various social media platforms.
* Make JWST presentations to the general public and students, and answer
questions from the public at kiosks and science fairs.
* Assist Canadian astronomers to disseminate their JWST science projects
and resulting discoveries via web-based articles and press releases.


The minimum qualifications for this position are a PhD in astrophysics,
a dynamic personality, experience in EPO and be fluent in both
French and English.

Preference will be given to applicants within three years of the
PhD. Applicants should prepare a statement of interests not exceeding
two pages and a curriculum vitae in the same pdf document and should
submit it to the job application number #508742 at the following
link: https://rh-carriere-dmz.synchro.umontreal.ca/psc/rhprpr9_car/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL
Applicants should also arrange to have two referees to send a letter
of reference to the attention of Rene(C) Doyon at the following
address: doyon@astro.umontreal.ca, by the deadline of April 1st,
2018.

The successful applicant is expected to start 1 September 2018.

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