The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University is hiring a team of part-time Program Facilitators. Program Facilitators will join full time staff in offering engaging, interactive science experiences for students in grades 5 to 9 in a newly renovated facility. 

The Christa McAuliffe Center is a vibrant educational facility established in 1986 to honor the legacy of the first teacher in space, FSU alumna Christa McAuliffe '70. Today, the Center functions as a hub for much of Framingham State's informal STEM education and outreach serving students and educators across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond. 

The Center hosts the only Challenger Learning Center (CLC) in Massachusetts, a digital planetarium, and an exhibit hall. The national Challenger Center and its global network of Challenger Learning Centers use space-themed simulated learning and role-playing strategies to help students bring their classroom studies to life and cultivate skills needed for future success, such as problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork. 

In 2023, the McAuliffe Center underwent major renovations designed to establish the Center as a unique STEM hub in Massachusetts and to continue Christa McAuliffe's legacy. In alignment with NASA's Strategy for STEM Engagement, the Center strives to attract diverse groups of students and spark their interest in STEM through learning experiences connected to NASA's space and earth science missions.  

Program Facilitators are mainly responsible for the facilitation of activities in the Challenger Learning Center for students in grades 5 to 9. We are looking for individuals who are:

• Comfortable with science content and eager to learn more.No specific science content knowledge is required, training is provided.
  
• Confident in using education technology for thefacilitation of a wide range of learning experiences.
  
• Comfortablewith creatively engaging students through the use ofrole-play and dynamic presentationstyles.
  
• Team players, organized, and committed to meetthe needs of diverse learners who visit the Center.
  
• A good planner, the Program Facilitator is able to quickly adapt to changes in the daily program or schedule of activities.
  

Individuals who are fluent in Portuguese or Spanish are encouraged to apply. 

Use THIS LINK for the detailed job description and link to submit a job application.