Current Opportunities

We are recruiting committed and driven individuals for positions on various committees of our national team. High school, undergraduate, and graduate students at any Canadian or American institution are invited to apply to the positions listed on this page. To apply to any of these positions, please fill out this application form. The deadline for all positions is January 31, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. If you have any questions or concerns about the positions or application process, please email humanresources@stemfellowship.org.

Human Resources

Position Title

Human Resources Coordinator

Position Description: Human Resources Coordinators work within the dynamic Human Resources (HR) committee on various administrative tasks, projects, and initiatives. Generally, coordinators are responsible for obtaining and recording HR information, managing the HR database, and coordinating on-boarding information for volunteers. They will also organize and lead internal events for STEM Fellowship executives, liaise with other committees at STEM Fellowship, support the recruitment/hiring process, produce and submit reports on general HR activity, and assist in other ad-hoc HR projects (collection of feedback from members, drafting of new policies, volunteer awards, creation and facilitation of events, etc.).

Time Commitment: 2-4 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent interpersonal skills, can communicate professionally to people of all ages and backgrounds, and be a self-motivated individual. They must also have excellent administrative skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Previous experience with Google Workplace products is an asset, but not required.

Data Science

Position Title

Outreach Team Member

Position Description: The Outreach team member will reach out to individuals and organizations for participation or sponsorship for the Big Data and AI Challenges (e.g, Judges, Sponsors, Mentors). They will liaise with other Data Science committee members to plan and execute a cohesive outreach strategy, and seek opportunities for partnership that align with the team’s goals. They will also gather data on outreach activities and assess the effectiveness of different outreach strategies to refine the process. They will synthesize and implement feedback to improve the experiences of participants.

Time Commitment: 2 hours/week

Data Science

Position Title

Project Management Team Member

 

Position Description: Project Management Team Members aid in the execution of the High School Big Data Challenge (HSBDC) and Inter-University Big Data Challenge (IUBDC). The individual will perform a wide variety of tasks, including hosting workshops, responding to participant inquiries, and helping with other aspects of the execution of the two events. In addition, they must have time to meet weekly and collaborate with team members on important tasks, the availability to perform at least one or more main tasks per week, and aid with minor tasks when available. The individual also has the responsibility of responding to student inquiries, maintaining the Google Classroom and challenge materials, and developing informative educational materials for data science.

Time Commitment: 2 hours/week

Community Engagement

Position Title

Community Engagement Coordinator

Position Description: The responsibility of Community Engagement (CE) Coordinators is to further the objectives of STEM Fellowship and promote its initiatives in various ways. Under the supervision of a Team Lead, CE Coordinators meet regularly with their regional team virtually to collaborate on an outreach project aimed at uniting the local STEM community. Events are hosted by Community Engagement Teams both virtually and in person. Community Engagement Coordinators are also expected to represent STEM Fellowship at external STEM events in their local communities, such as conferences or science fairs.

Time Commitment: 2-3 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: NA

STEMpowerment

Position Title

Mentorships Coordinator

Position Description: Mentorships Coordinators interview potential mentors, match mentors and mentees, and manage pairing logistics between mentors and students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM. They attend bi-weekly team meetings and communicate with pairings regularly. They contribute to resource development for mentees, such as organizing webinars, and help promote the program.

Time Commitment: 2 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Applications must have good organization, communication, and time management skills.

Marketing

Position Title

Content Creator

Position Description: The Content Creator will use their creative flair to create passion projects: short videos with the influence of current TikTok trends about STEM related topics, posted on STEM Fellowship’s TikTok account. They will also be creating engaging promotional videos incorporating a similar influence of TikTok trends for other teams.

Time Commitment: 3-4 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Experience with TikTok and/or video editing

Marketing

Position Title

Social Media Coordinator

Position Description: The Social Media Coordinator will be responsible for the hands-on management and operation of STEM Fellowship social media accounts. They will be involved in the creation of social media posts as well as scheduling using Hootsuite. They will also be monitoring social media channels, analyzing performance metrics, and staying current on social media trends to optimize STEM Fellowship’s online presence.

Time Commitment: 5-10 hours/week

High School Chapters

Position Title

Chapter Head

Position Description: Chapter Heads are representatives of STEM Fellowship across Canadian high schools and are responsible for promoting STEM Fellowship’s mission within the events and programs they implement at their school, devising outreach strategies to reach new members as a way to educate their members about the role of scholarly communication, data science and computational thinking in the progression of STEM. Chapter Heads must remain in active contact with the national team and attend biweekly meetings with their regional lead who will provide mentorship, help troubleshoot issues, and assist with brainstorming event ideas to nurture the growth and success of their chapter.

Time Commitment: 5 hours/week

High School Chapters

Position Title

Regional Lead

Position Description: Regional leads act as liaisons between their chapter heads and the national High School Chapters team. They are responsible for mentoring their cohort of 4-6 chapter heads throughout the school year, guiding them through effectively running their STEM Fellowship chapter at their school while incorporating the STEM Fellowship missions of scholarly communication, data science, computational thinking and STEMpowerment.

Time Commitment: 4-5 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Experience in running a school club, and having led the planning/execution of a major event.

Science Communication

Position Title

Scholarly Viewpoint Challenge Team Lead

Position Description: The Scholarly Viewpoint Challenge (SVC) is an annual writing competition open to students (mentees) in grade 10 up to and including first-year of college/university. Mentees are matched with an upper year undergraduate or graduate student (mentor) with experience in scientific writing. The SVC Team Lead is primarily responsible for screening mentors, matching mentors to mentees, facilitating the challenge, and managing the team of outreach coordinators and adjudicators. The ideal candidate must have strong scientific communication, leadership and problem-solving skills, as well as a passion for mentorship.

Time Commitment: Up to 8 hours/week in August, around 2 hours/week in other months

Additional Qualifications: Applicants for this position must be either in their fourth year of a STEM undergraduate degree or possess a STEM undergraduate degree.

Science Communication

Position Title

Scholarly Writing Workshops Team Lead

Position Description: The Scholarly Writing Workshop team holds remotely bimonthly on topics such as editing, writing manuscripts, conducting literature reviews, drafting e-posters, etc. The Scholarly Writing Workshop Team Lead will lead a team to develop and host workshops, as well as reach out to relevant community groups and schools about workshop opportunities. The role also involves attending biweekly team lead meetings, collaborating with other teams, providing regular updates, leading weekly team meetings, and attending professional development workshops.

Time Commitment: 4-6 hours/week

Science Communication

Position Title

Consulting Team Lead

Position Description: The Consulting Team is a team of Master’s and PhD candidates and graduates who provide free one-on-one remote consulting sessions to help students with their manuscripts, CVs, personal statements, presentations, etc. The Consulting Team Lead is to lead a team to provide mentorship and consulting services, as well as reach out to relevant community groups and schools about opportunities. The role also involves attending biweekly team lead meetings, collaborating with other teams, providing regular updates, leading weekly team meetings, and attending professional development workshops.

Time Commitment: 4-6 hours/week

Science Communication

Position Title

External Team Lead

Position Description: The External Team oversees and manages partnerships/sponsorships within the Science Communication committee, which includes supporting mentorship, consulting, workshops, and blog programs. This individual will lead a team that applies for grants, reach out to sponsors and partners, maintain relationships with external groups, as well as reach out to relevant community groups and schools about opportunities. The role also involves attending biweekly team lead meetings, collaborating with other teams, providing regular updates, leading weekly team meetings, and attending professional development workshops.

Time Commitment: 4-6 hours/week

STEM Fellowship Journal

Position Title

Associate Editor

Position Description: Associate Editors will be the first set of eyes on newly submitted manuscripts and conference proceedings. They will work with the authors to revise the manuscript and address writing and formatting issues to ensure the peer reviewers who eventually review the manuscript see the best possible version of it. The Associate Editors will also be tasked with contacting academics willing to review the manuscript(s) assigned to them. The individual must have the ability to work with others (e.g., journal lead, other team members), communicate professionally to both authors and peer reviewers, and adhere to all deadlines. The ideal candidate should have strong written communication, be detail-oriented, and have a willingness to learn and be familiar with the journal guidelines.

Time Commitment: 2-4 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing, or have obtained, a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) at a Canadian university. Past research experience or familiarity with scientific publishing gained otherwise, would be an asset for all positions. It is recommended that applicants have prior leadership experience. Applicants should be proficient in English.

STEM Fellowship Journal

Position Title

Layout Editor

Position Description: Layout editors format manuscripts and conference proceedings using Adobe InDesign for publication in the journal. They will work with other journal team members and authors to format submissions. Ideally, this candidate must possess the ability to work well with others (e.g., managing editors, team members) and adhere to deadlines. The candidate should be very detail-oriented and have some experience in visual arts, publishing software, or layout design. Training will be provided.

Time Commitment: 2-4 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing, or have obtained, a degree at a Canadian university. Past research experience or familiarity with scientific publishing would be an asset, but not required.

STEM Fellowship Journal

Position Title

Copy Editor

Position Description: The individual in this role will assist the STEM Fellowship Journal team’s Student Editorial Board to proofread text and correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in submitted manuscripts. They will also verify the factual correctness of information, such as dates and statistics. Copyeditors will also check text for style, readability, and adherence to editorial policies and arrange page layouts of figures, and articles. They rewrite text to improve clarity and readability.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week

Additional Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing, or have obtained, a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) at a Canadian university. Past research experience or familiarity with scientific publishing gained otherwise, would be an asset for all positions. It is recommended that applicants have prior leadership experience. Applicants should be proficient in English.

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