Monthly Archives: June 2007

Podcasting the HMSC Visitor Center

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Visitors to OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center in Newport can now tune in to video tours that describe the center’s exhibits, the work of HSMC researchers and what goes on behind the scenes to keep the public aquarium healthy and functioning.

The short videos, produced by Oregon Sea Grant Communications, are available as podcasts, downloadable to your personal computer, iPod or other hand-held device.

Visitors can download the videos at home to get a preview of what’s in store for them – or they can check out iPods when they arrive at the Visitor Center and use them as portable guides to the center’s interactive exhibits. Most of the videos are also great for anyone interested in learning more about marine science.

It’s all part of a larger effort to understand more about how people learn in “free-choice” settings such as the Visitor Center. Sea Grant’s Free-Choice Learning educator, Shawn Rowe, and his team of student asssitants are surveying visitors to determine whether adding iPods to the Visitor Center mix might change or enhance learning.

Subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes or our direct RSS feed

Looking for a few good… graphic designers!

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Are you a graphic designer, or do you know someone who is?

If so, you or your friend might want to consider applying for a new position that’s just opened up at Oregon Sea Grant: “Information Design Coordinator.” It’s a half-time, 12-month fixed-term position with a full-time salary range of $35,000 to $39,000 a year (which translates to $17,500–$19,500 for half-time).

Benefits include:
• Full health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Retirement (prorated for half time)
• Vacation (7.5 hours per month after 6 months)
• Sick leave (4 hours per month)
• Staff fee privileges–you or a family member can take up to 12 credit hours per term at 25% of the current tuition at any of the seven Oregon University System campuses
• An opportunity to work with terrific people doing wonderful things (educating the public about wise use of marine resources)

Responsibilities of the position include
• Designing, producing, and publishing educational materials in print and digital formats
• Reviewing and proofreading educational materials produced by others
• Teaching and advising OSU faculty and staff in design skills
• Providing leadership in implementing new design tools and technologies

Required qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three years of graphic arts production experience, two of which included providing direct technical consultation to customers and coordinating graphics design projects through to completion
• Experience in color separation, technical illustration, desktop publishing, and information design

Preferred qualifications:
• Master’s degree
• More than three years of the required experience
• Advanced training and experience in information design
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity

To review the job posting and apply, go to http://jobs.oregonstate.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51411

The closing date is June 20, 2007.

OSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and has a policy of being responsive to dual-career needs.