We’re looking for a moderator to work with us on our March 2017 events! I’m a Scientist and I’m an Engineer are award-winning online events allowing students (from 9 – 18) to interact with real live scientists and engineers. The events will run from the 6th to the 17th March 2017; I’m a Scientist UK and I’m an Engineer UK and Ireland.

First rule of moderator club… This is a paid, 10 day job.
If you aren’t free from 8:30 – 4:30pm on all 10 days, please don’t apply.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Checking and approving questions
• Adding appropriate keywords and tags
• Logging and keeping track of questions, comments and dialogue
• Checking the site for errors and inappropriate content and usernames
• Moderating live chats
• Helping to run the site

It’s actually a lot of fun as the students (and scientists) are quick and funny and full of energy. And hey, promoting science engagement is a good thing, am I right?!

What we’d like from you..

• You should be bright, thoughtful, pick stuff up easily, ideally with an interest in science engagement.
• You’ll have great attention to detail (THIS IS IMPORTANT)
• You enjoy being online, perhaps have experience in an online community.
• The site is all built on WordPress, so if you’ve used that the techy stuff will be pretty familiar.
• You’d be working from home, so you must also have broadband which doesn’t die every 10 minutes.

Extra bonus things we’d like, but aren’t hugely important..

• A sense of humor
• The ability to multitask
• Openness in discussing your lunch

Please send a CV and short covering letter ASAP (by midday Friday 24th February 2017), to Michaela at michaela@gallomanor.com, telling us why you think you’d be a good moderator.

• Dates: 6th – 17th March (Monday – Friday)
• Hours: 37.5/week, 08.30-16.30 GMT 
• Pay: £8/hr

We will be running moderator training over Skype, on Thursday 2nd March from 11-12am.

You can (and should) find out more about the events at: I’m a Scientist UK and I’m an Engineer UK and Ireland.

You don’t need to..
Phone us because that’s what your careers officer said you should do.
Send a CV comprising more than 2 pages, with font smaller than 10pt or 2mm margins.