The UC Santa Cruz CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) is seeking a full-time education coordinator to work as a part of the CIDER team on drone education program development. The position will work under the supervision of the CIDER director, Becca Fenwick.
Duties include:
- Developing pertinent drone education and curriculum
- Serving as lead facilitator for the extracurricular Pilot Training Program
- Training undergraduates in workforce-oriented drone skills
- Writing grants
- Participating in drone field work
Qualifications include a master’s degree or higher in a relevant field, two or more years of program management experience, background in education programming and curriculum development, and experience working with or training undergraduates. The selected candidate will also be required to provide evidence they possess FAA Part 107 remote pilot certification before the start of employment.