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Department Overview:

 The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is one of seven federally supported National Primate Research Centers and the only one in the Midwest. The Primate Center is based in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Our mission is to increase understanding of basic primate biology and to improve human and animal health and quality of life through research.

Anticipated Start Date:

 November 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 16 Maximum: 30

Schedule:

 Partially remote. 16 hours minimum. Available between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Some nights or weekends required.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14.50

Number of Positions:

 2

Qualifications:

 - Experience translating science or health information into plain language for websites, social media, or outreach materials
-Science outreach experience preferred
- Experience writing for diverse audiences
- Experience creating ads for social media and print including Canvas and/or Adobe Express
- Wordpress experience is a must, UW Branding experience
-Experience working alone and with a team

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Plain language best practices
-Adobe Express
-Canva
-Office 365
-Works good alone and/or on teams
- Pursuing degrees in science communications, communications, or marketing preferred

Position Summary/Job Duties:

- Update webpages
-Create engaging, plain-language outreach materials
- Write science articles for the WNPRC website
- Attend K–12 and public events like school science fairs to talk about primate research
- Gain experience working with small school groups visiting the WNPRC
- Some early evenings and weekend hours required for events

Physical Demands:

Sometimes carrying 20 pounds or less to outreach events

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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