Questacon Outreach Education Coordinator

Closes: 27 November 2009 Salary: $62,239 – $69,507

Duties: Questacon’s mission is to inspire future scientists and the wider community and enhance awareness and understanding of the contribution of science to Australia’s future.

The Questacon Smart Moves program is an exiting innovation awareness program funded by the Federal Government. It aims to raise the awareness of cutting edge science, technology and enterprise in secondary students, and to develop a culture of entrepreneurship, particularly in regional Australia.

The program consists of a rural and regional travelling multimedia presentation, a website and a national youth conference. The conference is for secondary students from years 8-12 and is designed to empower participants with skills and confidence to enable them to commercialise their science, engineering or technology ideas.

The Outreach Education Coordinator will take responsibility for the delivery of the 2010 national youth entrepreneur conference (the Questacon Smart Moves Invention Convention). To prepare educational content for, organise and deliver the Questacon Smart Moves Invention Convention, national youth entrepreneur conference from 2010. They will draw on the experience of previous conferences and utilise the resources of the current Questacon Smart Moves team, Questacon Marketing and Events staff and Outreach administrative staff for support. The position will be based in Canberra.

Employment Details: This is a full time, non-ongoing position being offered initially until the 31st December 2010, with the possibility of extension, working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexibility provided by Questacon’s Collective Agreement to work evenings, weekends and public holidays as required.

More information: See the website http://www.questacon.edu.au/recruitment/ for more information.

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

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