Science Outreach Officer
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About The Position
The Science Outreach Officer serves as the main marketing and internal communications point of contact for HHMI scientists and their host sites’ public information officers (PIOs). This role coordinates efforts to identify HHMI scientists and lab teams to profile, working closely with Science, Janelia, Tangled Bank Studios, Leadership Communications & External Relations, and P&C to ensure our communications align with institutional priorities and goals. The Science Outreach Officer is also responsible for spearheading efforts to tell the stories of basic science’s impact on human health and helping HHMI scientists be better communicators of their work. This includes training interested HHMI scientists on how best to use social media to highlight the impact of basic science in general and their work in particular. This role has a hybrid schedule of three days at HHMI’s Headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD, and reports to the Director, Employee and Science Communications. Periodic travel to source stories throughout the HHMI scientific community is expected. This position will remain open until May 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET, after which applications will no longer be accepted.
