New job opportunity coming soon! Project Manager - SeedPop! project

[Grenon, Muriel]

Dear all, 

Please see below a communication from my colleague Sara regarding an job opportunity for a discover project that will be running this year at the university of Galway.

All the best

Muriel

From: Farrona, Sara
To: stemcommunic...@googlegroups.com
Subject: New job opportunity coming soon! Project Manager - SeedPop! project

Dear colleagues,

This email is to flag a Research Assistant – Project Manager opportunity coming up shortly at the University of Galway.
The role will lead SeedPop!, a newly funded science outreach project supported by the Research Ireland Discover Programme. See some details below.

The 9-month post (Research Assistant, Point 1; €31,722 p.a.) will be advertised on the University of Galway jobs webpage from 16th January.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested. Informal queries are welcome at sara.f...@universityofgalway.ie

Best wishes,

Sara

Sara Farrona, PhD, she/her

Plant Developmental Epigenetics Lab

University of Galway

Further details on SeedPop!

Project
SeedPop! is an innovative science outreach initiative engaging senior primary pupils (5th–6th class) with sustainability challenges such as climate change and food security. Using a hands-on classroom kit and inquiry-based experiments, pupils explore seed germination, environmental stress, and sustainable agriculture. The project aligns with the primary SESE curriculum and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Role
The Research Assistant – Project Manager will coordinate project delivery, liaise with schools, support and train teachers and volunteers, contribute to data analysis, and oversee evaluation and reporting.

Team & environment
The postholder will join a collaborative Science Education and Public Engagement team, led by the project PI, a plant scientist in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (Dr Sara Farrona). The team includes EPE specialists from Cell Explorers and experienced practitioners (Dr M Grenon, Lindsay Deely from Toodlelou), and is embedded within the University of Galway’s wider EPE community.

Key requirements

• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience in science education and/or public engagement
• Commitment to inclusive practice
• Awareness of sustainability and the SDGs

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The position will be advertised soon via:
https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/