My NASA Data Fellow

 

 

ADNET is seeking a full-time Instructional Design Fellow for NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Science Directorate’s My NASA Data team in Hampton VA. My NASA Data provides educators in grades 3-12 with accessible and usable authentic NASA Earth data and resources. The project provides curated datasets, visualizations, and a data visualization tool, the Earth System Data Explorer, to help learners develop a deeper understanding of Earth’s systems. These resources support science curricula and cultivate crucial skills for future STEM engagement and workforce readiness. 

 

The successful candidate will have experience with implementing My NASA Data resources in an educational setting, student data literacy, and place-based education, or citizen science. The objective for the term is to develop new content to facilitate teacher implementation of the Earth System Data Explorer for student inquiry. This will include developing data bundles and pathways, plans  for a pilot “data jam” program, and a Train-the-Trainer program for teachers.  It will also include content development to achieve specific objectives which may include background information, lesson plans, data use descriptions, teacher implementation resources, and other tasks as assigned.  

 

This is currently anticipated to be a one-year position, maybe extendable depending on availability of funds. Remote work is possible. 

 

 

Knowledge of basic remote sensing:
USA Citizenship or PR and ability to successfully pass a background investigation and obtain a NASA badge
Knowledge/Skills & Abilities Preferred
PhD in Data Literacy, science, education, or a related discipline; 15 years of experience
Experience using a content management system and maintaining online content, including version control 
Instructional design experience
GIS experience
Experience supporting large scale engagement efforts
GLOBE Trained