Position Description

Job Title:  Associate in Research (NSF Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator)

Term: July 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

Part-time: < 20 hours/week

This part-time position is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation. The Associate in Research serves as the Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator for Duke’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program. This individual provides support to the MAT Program as follows:

Occupational Summary/Work Performed:

·       Coordinate all recruitment efforts for Duke's MAT program among future math and science educators. 40%

·       Cultivate national, state, and local partnerships that will enhance recruitment efforts—particularly among underrepresented groups. 10%

·       Monitor and evaluate current and future recruitment methods and processes to determine best recruitment practices, by:

o   Conducting a longitudinal evaluation and analysis of Duke Noyce Program efforts in recruiting and retaining teachers, with a focus on teachers of color.

o   Evaluating Duke Noyce recruitment methods to determine which recruitment venues, methods, and messages are most effective and for whom.

o   Collecting and analyzing data pertaining to the motivators that contribute to one’s decision to pursue a career in teaching and how these motivators differ between STEM career changers and STEM graduates. 15%

·       Assist in the publication of project outcomes by conducting literature reviews and drafting sections of research articles. 5%

·       Disseminate information about the program to potential STEM applicants—particularly those from traditionally underrepresented groups.  20%

·       Work closely with the Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator of the project to design and implement a comprehensive strategic outreach and a communication plan to support math and science candidate recruitment efforts for Duke's MAT Program.  10%

Required Qualifications

      Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree or higher in education, science, math or related field. Knowledge about teacher recruitment and retention challenges in STEM fields, particular in high schools.   

      Skills: Exceptional organization and verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; Comfortable in a highly computerized/technical environment. Experience with recruitment and/or cultivating community partnerships preferred.

Context:

Duke’s MAT Program is the recipient of an NSF grant (Noyce Scholarship Program).  The primary goal of Duke's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is to recruit and enroll diverse cohorts of highly-qualified STEM graduates and mid-career professionals in Duke's Master of Arts in Teaching Program.  Since its inception in 2006, Duke University’s Noyce project has awarded nearly 70 scholarships to graduate students with undergraduate degrees in mathematics or the sciences.  The scholarship supports their tuition at Duke and also provides a monthly stipend in exchange for a commitment to teach in a high-needs school for two years following graduation.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.