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Job Description / Duties

The Field Editor's responsibilities include:

- Identifying essential topics for our elementary school teacher journal;
- Soliciting articles on these topics from a genuinely diverse mix of engaged educators and columnists; and
- Overseeing the manuscript review process to ensure articles demonstrate good sense, exemplary safety practices, scientific accuracy, classroom usefulness, and alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.

The Field Editor has ultimate responsibility for the journal's content, and therefore must aim high to illustrate best practices while including the everyday activities most likely to achieve our goal of "excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all."

Qualifications / Required Skills

The ideal candidate is a smart, articulate, and effective educator, team player, and communicator who can tap into a network of exemplary elementary level science educators. In particular, the successful candidate must have the following qualifications:

- Experience as a classroom teacher of science (elementary);
- A solid science background with a working knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards;
- Insight into enduring objectives and current trends in science education;
- Ability to network in search of suitable content for the journal; and
- Ability to communicate effectively with authors as well as NSTA members, committees, board of directors, and staff.

Additional Information

This is a part-time, three-year appointment, renewable for additional terms. Travel required (two to four trips per year). Stipend and training provided.

Contact Information

To apply, e-mail a concise vita and a letter that specifies related experience and background to the Publisher, David Beacom (dbeacom@nsta.org), by October 15, 2017.