Careers

Population Connection is a unique organization with a professional and dedicated staff that is passionate about population stabilization, environmental protection, social justice, and health and well-being. We have over 30,000 members and thousands more supporters and participating educators working together to build a more sustainable future for all of our planet’s inhabitants.

Population Education Curriculum Fellowship

General Description: Population Connection, a national nonprofit organization working to educate the public about population and related environmental, economic and social issues, seeks candidates for a 6-month fellowship in its Population Education (PopEd) Program. This position will focus on the development of Population Education teaching resources for K-12 classrooms and will support other program activities as needed.

Fellowship responsibilities include:

Assisting with research to support the update of the World Population
Developing new middle and high school level lesson plans on topics related to population, society, and the environment.
Working with program staff to revise teacher resources as needed, including reviewing standards matches, adapting resources for specific courses or geographic locations, etc.
Writing blogs on education trends and population-related topics for the program website.
Assisting with the recruitment process for PopEd’s volunteer network of teacher-trainers.

The Fellow will work as part of a dynamic team. Detailed information about the Population Education Program can be found at www.populationeducation.org.

Requirements: Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in environmental and human population issues, experience and/or understanding of K-12 education, and strong research and writing skills. B.A. or B.S. required. Teaching experience strongly preferred.

Compensation: $28/hour ($2,100/pay period, before taxes) plus competitive benefits package.

Location: The Population Education Program team is based in Washington, DC, and currently works a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office; 3 at home).

Application Instructions: Send resume and cover letter as one PDF file to: jobs@popconnect.org. Note: Cover letters are required.

Population Education Student Engagement Fellowship

This position will help coordinate our annual, international student video contest for grades 6-12. Now in its 16th year, the World of 8 Billion contest asks students to create a short video explaining how population growth impacts one of three global challenges and offering an idea for a sustainable solution. More information about the contest can be found at https://www.worldof8billion.org.

Fellowship responsibilities include:

Sending outreach marketing (video submissions are due early March).
Creating, revising, and updating content for the contest website, including blogs.
Communicating with teachers and students about the contest and submission process.
Coordinating the staff judging process and recruiting and managing guest judges.
Supporting the management of the World of 8 Billion mini grant opportunity for teachers.
Assisting with the planning and facilitation of webinars to support educators with the contest.
Prepping for the contest opening by writing topic overviews, aligning topics to curriculum standards, preparing marketing materials, and other updates as needed.
Creating social media content about the contest and posting on PopEd’s channels (Facebook, BlueSky, and LinkedIn), with support from PopEd staff.

The Fellow will work as part of a dynamic team and support other program activities as needed, including writing blogs for the program website. Detailed information about the Population Education Program can be found at www.populationeducation.org.

Requirements: Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in environmental and human population issues and K-12 education, and strong writing skills. B.A. or B.S. required.

Compensation: $28/hour ($2,100/pay period, before taxes) plus competitive benefits package.

Location: The Population Education Program team is based in Washington, DC and currently works on a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office; 3 at home).

Application Instructions: Send resume and cover letter as one PDF file to: jobs@popconnect.org. Note: Cover letters are required.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

Population Connection is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization’s achievement as well.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Population Connection’s diversity initiatives are applicable—but not limited—to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, professional development and training, promotions, transfers between departments, social and recreational programs, layoffs, terminations, and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces:

Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees
Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives
Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees’ varying needs
Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for diversity

All employees of Population Connection have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other organization-sponsored and participative events.

Careers

Population Education Curriculum Fellowship

Population Education Student Engagement Fellowship

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

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