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STEM Communicator – Outreach (Sault Ste. Marie)

Science North7 days ago
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
$39,130 - $42,000/year
Mid Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Competitive salary
Meals covered while on the road
Accommodations covered while on the road

About the role

STEM Communicator - Outreach (Sault Ste. Marie)

$39,130 to $42,000 per year, fixed term contract

PASSION, PIZZAZ, PEOPLE, PUBLIC SPEAKING! These are your keys to success in your role as a STEM Communicator with Science North’s Outreach team. We are looking for communication enthusiasts that crave the rush of delivering impactful and creative STEM programs on the latest topics.

If you’re still reading, let’s get to know you:

  • Being around people brings you joy and fills your energy stores
  • You live and breathe science and love sharing your enthusiasm
  • Teaching others and public speaking excites and motivates you
  • Communication whether it’s written, spoken, performed, or organized is your best quality

What your time would look like:
As the STEM Communicator you will be a key member of the STEM Engagement team, delivering and supporting outreach programs for students and members of the public of all ages across Northern Ontario. You’ll be delivering high-quality programming and a number of STEM topics and delve deeply into the exciting topic of digital literacy and navigating the rising threat of online misinformation and disinformation.

You will travel throughout Northern Ontario to present STEM concepts to audiences in schools, libraries and other community based centres, fairs and festivals. Your best opportunity for success will see you have experience working in STEM and with youth along with program delivery. Your exceptional verbal communication skills in English (French language skills would be an asset), strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities will serve you well in the role. As you will be driving to locations across Northern Ontario you must be 21 years of age, possess a valid full G license and a 3 year safe driving record (non-negotiable). We invite applications from individuals of Indigenous heritage.

Fixed term full-time contract opportunity running through to June 2026. Enjoy a competitive salary and while on the road Science North will cover your meals, accommodations and travel expenses.

Just to name a few other perks of being a Bluecoat:

  • Free personal membership to Science North
  • A community of like-minded people
  • Exciting opportunities for professional development
  • Explore Northern Ontario
  • Enjoy being part of an inclusive and innovative organization

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Science North we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at careers@sciencenorth.ca

Apply online at https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/sciencenorth/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/1873. An early application represents your best opportunity for consideration. Science North is committed to an inclusive workplace and invites applications from all qualified individuals to join our diverse team. Accommodations are available upon request in all aspects of Science North’s selection process. We thank all interested candidates; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario, and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

Science North is a registered Charity.

Science North is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

About Science North

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Science North is home to a world leading science centre and Northern Ontario's top tourist attraction. Together with Dynamic Earth - Home of the Big Nickel, Science North operates Canada's second- and seventh- largest science centres in Canada, inspiring people of all ages to be engaged in science in the world around them.

Nestled on the shore of Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ontario, Science North features exciting, interactive science exhibits and educational experiences as well as an IMAX® theatre, digital planetarium, space lab, butterfly gallery, indigenous live animal ambassadors, special traveling exhibitions and much more!

Dynamic Earth - Home of the Big Nickel is an innovative earth science and mining technology centre located in Copper Cliff, Ontario. This popular tourist destination features an underground mine tour seven stories deep, exciting mineral wall and rock gallery, interactive multimedia shows, special and traveling exhibits, and more!

As an agency of the Government of Ontario, and a registered charity and not-for-profit organization, Science North also operates in Thunder Bay, Ontario, offering camps and programs to communities throughout Northwestern Ontario, manages an award-winning Large Format Film production unit and develops custom and ready-made exhibits for sale or lease to science centres, museums, and other cultural institutions all over the world.