Position Opening: IAU astroEDU Editor-in-Chief Honorary Position

There are many sources of educational resources for astronomy across the world. The quality of these resources is highly variable making the effectiveness to the end-user an unknown quantity. Many are not maintained or updated regularly and have a limited content review. To address these issues and more, IAU astroEDU follows a peer-reviewed process similar to what scholarly articles are based on. Activities submitted to astroEDU are peer-reviewed by an educator and a professional astronomer which gives the credibility to the activities. astroEDU activities are open-access in order to make the activities accessible to educators around the world while letting them discover, review, distribute and remix the activities. The activities will also be given higher visibility with much wider distribution through the partner networks and the official seal of the IAU.

The astroEDU team is looking for a editor-in-chief with min 2-year experience in astronomy education and/or science education. Minimum of Master level in Astronomy and/or Science Education or Communication, with a good command of English for a 3-year appointment. Knowledge of science curriculum will be an added advantage. The position is an honorary position with an annual travel budget to assist with attending a relevant international conference (e.g.: CAP conference, IAU GA, ASP, etc).

More information about IAU astroEDU: http://www.iau.org/astroedu
or http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.07116

Duties and Profile:
- Review activities at the beginning and the end of the peer-review workflow.
- Availability of 4 hours per week.
- Participate in fortnightly telecon with the astroEDU team.
-Support the fundraising efforts lead by the Managing Editors.
-Brainstorm new ideas and work on longer-term revisions / development of the editorial process (in collaboration with the astroEDU team).

Applications:
Interested parties should send the following documents to the astroEDU team by 1 March 2016 with the following documents via email to <astroedu@strw.leidenuniv.nl>

1) Your complete CV.
2) A cover letter.

Applications will be reviewed by the astroEDU team immediately after the submission deadline. Interviews will be conducted via Skype/Hangout. For further questions, please contact <astroedu@strw.leidenuniv.nl>