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Title: Education Specialist

Unit: Northern Forest Institute for Conservation Education and Leadership Training (NFI), Newcomb, NY

Salary: $51,000-$54,000 Annually Commensurate with Qualifications

This position is based full-time at SUNY-ESF's Newcomb Campus (Huntington Wildlife Forest) in Newcomb, NY. 12852. The Town of Newcomb is 3 hours northeast of Syracuse, NY.

The Education Specialist assists in day-to-day management of NFI Outreach and Education programming; including daily operation of NFI-operated Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC); outreach coordination and contacts; design, development and delivery of educational programs; communications and web presence for NFI and AIC; Executes special assignments as identified by NFI leadership.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

+ Lead and/or assist in the design, development and delivery of educational programming

+ Lead and/or assist in the development and/or production of educational products

+ Maintenance of existing program contacts through timely communications and follow-up

+ Development of additional/new program contacts through identification, contact, cultivation and follow-up

+ Management of program calendar

+ Management of program logistics

+ Hosting programs at Newcomb Campus facilities

+ Coordination and supervision of volunteers and interns

+ Travel to regional schools, agencies, institutions and organizations for meetings and/or to provide programming

+ Work schedule includes weekends and occasional nights

+ Participation in meetings and conferences as NFI representative

+ Identification of and collaboration in pursuit of funding opportunities for educational programs

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in Environmental Interpretation, Environmental Science, Informal Science Education, Biology, Ecology, Wildlife Management, Conservation Biology, or Natural Resource Management

+ Demonstrated work experience using interpretive approaches in informal science education

+ Demonstrated natural history knowledge of flora, fauna, and ecology of northern forest ecosystems

+ Demonstrated experience with common work-place collaboration, word processing, graphic design and desk-top publishing software

+ Demonstrated experience with social media use in marketing and promotion

+ Strong communication, interpersonal, and guest service skills

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Demonstrated natural history knowledge of Adirondack flora, fauna, and ecology of northern forest ecosystems

+ Demonstrated human history knowledge of Adirondack Park including public policy, regulatory and cultural history issues and impacts on Adirondack human communities

+ Previous or current experience with a nature or environmental educational center, with a job focus on program development, and delivery

+ Supervisory experience

+ High level of organization and reliability

+ Ability to work effectively unsupervised

+ Ability to work in an isolated environment; both geographic and workplace

+ Specific familiarity with Microsoft Office products including Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

+ Specific familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

Additional Information:

In accordance with the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" institutions of higher education are required to prepare an annual report containing information on campus security policies and campus statistics. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by SUNY-ESF; and on property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a printed copy of this report by contacting SUNY-ESF University Police at 315-470-6667 or by accessing the following web site: https://www.esf.edu/safety/annual-security-reports.php

SUNY ESF is a Smoke and Tobacco Free campus and is dedicated to providing a healthy and safe environment for the entire campus. For more information you can visit our Tobacco and Smoke Free Policy at https://www.esf.edu/employees/policies/policy-smoking.php

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law.

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.