Communications Specialist

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $43K - $52K

💻 Communications

🗓️ September 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Communications Specialist for the Carolina Population Center (CPC). This role promotes CPC Faculty Fellows' research within academic and public communities, manages websites and social media, and supports communications for Carolina Demography and NIH-funded projects, creating research communication materials and coordinating event participation.

Highlights

Promote research of CPC Faculty Fellows to academic and public audiences.
Manage multiple CPC and project websites and social media accounts.
Provide communications support to Carolina Demography and NIH-funded Population Center Core and Aging Center grants.
Develop research communication products such as press releases, op-eds, and news features.
Coordinate and support CPC staff and Fellows at events like UNC Research Week and Demography Daze.
Use advanced communications media, including web-based tools and desktop publishing software.
Professional experience required in communications, publications or journalism.
Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Strong editing, proofreading, organizational, and interpersonal skills preferred.
Position is part-time (30 hours/week), time-limited for 3 years, with a prorated salary range of $42,700 - $52,167.