Who we are
The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents over 55,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College Park, MD (Headquarters), Ridge, NY, and Washington, D.C.

Position Summary
The Careers Program Manager manages efforts to provide career information and professional development resources for APS members, as well as the broader physics community, at all stages of degree and/or career path.

• Develop and facilitate impactful career related activities for members at national meetings (e.g. career workshops, job fairs, networking opportunities, and the Future of Physics Days events).
• Coordinate and facilitate APS career related Webinar broadcasts.
• Develop and help market the Physics InSight slideshow.
• Manage activities associated with the APS Local Links Program.
• Manage, develop, and contribute content for the APS Careers Website and Vector publication.
• Assist the Head of Career Programs in gathering and organizing key metrics for APS Career activities (e.g. reports, graphs, presentations).
• Engage in ongoing efforts to evaluate APS' career program portfolio.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head of Career Programs. 

• PhD (preferred) or Master's in physics or similar field. 

• A minimum of three years of program management experience or equivalent is required, including experience in organizing events, interacting with scientific professionals, writing reports and summaries, and managing budgets.  
• General Skills
  • Must have familiarity and competence with all Microsoft Office Suite products (in particular Microsoft Word and Microsoft Power Point) and the online shared Google Suite (in particular Google Docs, Forms, and Sheets).
  • Must have strong organization, documentation, and prioritization skills.
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, and excellent attention to detail.
  • Must have the ability to work on several projects at one time, and adapt to quickly changing schedules.
  • Must be able to learn new skills and take necessary measures to carry out programmatic objectives, with or without direct instruction.
  • Familiarity with basic HTML and with website content management systems is a plus.
  • Comfort and facility in public speaking roles is also a plus.
• People Skills
  • Should have some familiarity with issues affecting physics community through direct experience with physics research and pedagogy, and an ability to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders in the physics community.
  • Must be able to work collaboratively with others, including other APS departments (such as Meetings, Membership, and IT) as well as other physics and/or scientific organizations (such as American Association of Physics Teachers, American Institute of Physics, or American Chemical Society).
  • Must be skillful at navigating diverse relationships within an interdepartmental team, as well as working independently.

• Be the leading voice for physics and an authoritative source of physics information for the advancement of physics and the benefit of humanity.
• Provide effective programs in support of the physics community and the conduct of physics.
• Collaborate with national scientific societies for the advancement of science, science education and the science community.
• Cooperate with international physics societies to promote physics, to support physicists worldwide and to foster international collaboration.
• Promote an active, engaged and diverse membership, and support the activities of its units and members.