4S seeks to appoint a new Digital Website Coordinator, to work for 10 hours per week for at least 12 months. Appropriate candidates should have familiarity with STS as a domain, solid technical skills with digital infrastructures, and the ability to work collaboratively with the Managing Director and elected leadership at 4S as well as the external provider (Memberleap). The rate of pay is US$25–30 per hour depending on skills and experience, for an annual rate of pay of US $12,500–15,000. Note that because the workflow is in large part oriented toward key tasks around the annual conference which will take place in September 2025, some weeks will require far fewer hours than ten per week, and others far more than ten hours per week, but the ebb and flow will be reasonably predictable over the course of the year. We hope for a commitment of at least one year, with potential for renewal.
Applications (CV and statement of interest) can be sent to the Search Committee by email.
Email: md@4sonline.org
Deadline: September 9, 2024
4S Digital Website Coordinator Responsibilities (2024–5)
The 4S Digital Project Coordinator for Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) will be primarily responsible for carrying out the following set of responsibilities:
Responsibilities All responsibilities of/work conducted by the consultant will occur under the direction of the Managing Director, Treasurer, Secretary and President. These include:
● Manage day-to-day email correspondence of the Society via the following forwarding email addresses: “Submissions,” and "Info.”
● Assisting the conference local organising team to work with the abstracts submission system and to triage (action, escalate, deescalate enquiries) the “Meetings email.”
● Learn and coordinate tasks relating to the new Memberleap membership database management system (for approximately 2,500 members). For instance, merging duplicate memberships; publishing invoices; amending pending, dropped, and active accounts; creating products in the store; running custom reports as required for Council.
● Coordinate with the Managing Director and Memberleap to assist in the timely resolution of MemberLeap help desk tickets.
● Prepare a calendar of news items for the monthly newsletter Technoscience and STS news items on the website.
● Populate the monthly newsletter Technoscience template with required sign-off from the Managing Director and President.
● Assist the Managing Director with registration records for checking against the Chase bank account and QuickBooks.
● To meet weekly/fortnightly for regular updates with the Managing Director.
● Update the website as required especially the minutes, prize copy, and Making and Doing components of the website.
● Report to Council meetings about all relevant ongoing activities on the website.
● Perform other tasks related to 4S IT systems as required.
About the position:
● The Consultant is responsible for getting the job done. The target time spent is 10 hours/week, but the time needs for the job are dictated by the workflow of the Council and the Annual Conference.
● Residence in a particular location is not a requirement.
● We anticipate the positions to start on October 1, 2024.
● The Consultant will be appointed for a period of up to 12 months.
● Compensation for the Consultant position is $12,500–$15000 US per annum in total ($25–30 per hour).
● The Digital Website Coordinator is a contractor of 4S, not an employee. Compensation takes into account the additional financial burdens borne by freelance workers, including employment taxes, health insurance, work related technology needs, and retirement savings.
● The Digital Website Coordinator reports to the Managing Director of 4S. The job description above describes the duties and responsibilities of a Digital Website Coordinator. Performance in the position is assessed with reference to the respective job descriptions.
● The Digital Website Coordinator may be invited by any 4S Committee (web committee) to contribute expertise to activities.
Qualifications for the positions include:
● An ongoing or completed advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in an area that complements working with technical skills with digital infrastructures, familiarity with academic environments (familiarity with STS is desirable but not essential), and the ability to work, as well as some knowledge of the social field of STS as a broad international and interdisciplinary network of scholars.
● Skills and experience relevant to working with elected boards in academic or non-profit organizational settings, including familiarity with meeting procedure.
● Understanding of digital infrastructures.
● Excellent organizational, time management, coordination, and problem-solving skills, together with a demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, work with competing demands to meet deadlines, be flexible in responding to changing work priorities, and anticipate and action work.
● Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a bigger team within a complex and diverse environment of multiple backend software.
● Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to ascertain what is appropriate news for the website, in a sensitive and professional manner.
● Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and initiative as well as proven experience handling news information in a confidential and appropriate manner.
● High-level proficiency with website and database tools.
● Experience and skills related to preparing newsletters.
● Enthusiasm to learn basic website maintenance and an understanding of data security, storage and archiving.
Published: 08/20/2024