External Affairs and Communications Specialist with GES Center at North
Carolina State University
This wide open search closes January 27th.
The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center serves an important function
at the nexus of science and technology, the social
sciences, and humanities. It brings scholarship, dialogue, and engagement to
bear on contentious issues associated with the
development, use, and deployment of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) in
society. Recognizing the need for broader interactions
of academic scholars with citizens, policy makers, and other stakeholders, the
GES Center strives to serve as a balanced and trusted
place for engagement, research, and analysis. This approach brings the skills
and activities of academe to bear on the needs of external
communities and in turn, informs scholarly work, with the experiences and
skills of those communities.
The External Affairs and Communications Specialist will carry out public
outreach related activities for the GES Center with particular
emphasis on disseminating information on genetic engineering to the media,
general public, and other audiences.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
- Writing and disseminating news releases and feature articles describing
technical events, publications, lectures, and related activities to
local and national media groups
- Assisting with the development and implementation of print, TV, and social
media communications plans
- Building good working relationships with Center faculty and students, as well
as staff in GES and other University offices
- Proposing press releases to senior Center leadership, monitors and reports on
media pickup
- Networking with and serving as a representative of GES to local and national
interest groups and media offices with interest in genetic
engineering and related topics
- Responding to requests from news media representatives for information about
the Center and Genetic Engineering topics
- Coordinating interviews between project staff and media representatives and
accompanying staff to interviews as needed
- Maintaining and updating GES website and other social media platform and
accounts (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
To Apply go to:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/79826
Questions? email to fred_go...@ncsu.edu
