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Variable Hours Officer

  • 545481
  • Morningside
  • Earth Institute
  • Part Time
  • Opening on: Sep 9 2024
  • Grade 11
  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Regular/Temporary: Temporary
  • Hours Per Week: 19
  • Salary Range: $50-$50 Hourly Rate
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Principal Investigator, Vijay Modi, is seeking a skilled writer to aid in summarizing recent energy access expansion endeavors and transforming technical data and research into engaging narratives accessible to a wider audience. The writer's primary responsibility will involve crafting public-facing documents and articles detailing the outcomes of projects like the CWP Uganda initiative. Additionally, they will be tasked with generating narrative content for the lab's website, focusing on elucidating the impact of the team's recent outputs for non-technical audiences. This role demands adeptness in translating complex technical information into compelling stories to enhance understanding and appreciation of the lab's work in energy access expansion.


Responsibilities

  • Assist Principal Investigator in analysis of existing data, desk review. Analyze current and recent lab projects to gain full understanding of issues & impact in preparation for crafting narratives.
  • Assist Principal Investigator in writing public-facing articles on recent lab work. Synthesize and summarize lab projects to create impactful written pieces meant for a broad audience.
  • Assist Principal Investigator in writing content for lab website. Create shorter and more concise written pieces meant to draw audiences in on website to lead them to links to longer, more complex written pieces.
  • Other tasks as assigned by Principal Investigator

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2 - 4 years related experience in a research environment. Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent related experience required.


Preferred Qualifications

  • M.S. & experience in storytelling with data preferred.

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