About the Role
The Community Engagement Coordinator supports the implementation of SUAPS’ outreach and community-building efforts by fostering relationships, driving public engagement, and encouraging material support through grassroots fundraising. The role focuses on converting interest into action by encouraging new engagement to become material supporters of the Society.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Director of Community Outreach & Engagement in executing outreach strategies and public engagement campaigns.
Identify and connect with individuals interested in SUAPS’ mission and cultivate relationships that lead to membership or donation conversion.
Help develop and distribute compelling engagement messaging (email outreach, newsletters, digital campaigns).
Coordinate virtual and in-person events that inspire participation and cultivate community belonging.
Track and analyze engagement metrics, donation conversion rates, and outreach campaign effectiveness.
Maintain a visible presence in digital and social channels to answer questions, share Society updates, and highlight new initiatives.
Collaborate with the Communications & Marketing team to ensure brand and message alignment.
Assist in creating promotional content encouraging supporters to join the Society’s Community Supporters Program.
Reports to: Director of Community Outreach & Engagement
Desired Candidate Qualifications
Experience in grassroots organizing, community development, or nonprofit engagement.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to connect authentically with diverse audiences.
Familiarity with engagement platforms (email tools, social media, donation platforms).
Self-motivated with a passion for people-oriented work and mission-driven outreach.
Ability to work collaboratively in a distributed, volunteer-based environment.
Interest in UAP Studies or interdisciplinary science communication (preferred, not required).
Expectations
Flexible volunteer role — hours per week negotiated with Director. Minimum availability of ~5 hours/week recommended.
Volunteer position with opportunity for increased responsibility and impact as the Society grows. Role may evolve into a team lead or fundraising manager position in the future.
As with all Society volunteer leadership positions, as the Society's operational and administrative funding goals are met, all volunteer roles have the opportunity to convert to salaried or contract-based remuneration packages.
About Us
The Society for UAP Studies (SUAPS) is a nonprofit learned and professional society dedicated to redefining and redirecting the study of unidentified aerospace/anomalous phenomena (UAP), transforming it into a recognized academic field rather than merely a frontier science. Our approach draws upon multiple disciplines while remaining independent of any single academic framework.
At SUAPS, we uphold the highest standards of academic discourse, rigorous research, and critical debate, while acknowledging the epistemological challenges posed by UAP. We reject both uncritical belief and dogmatic skepticism, fostering an open yet disciplined intellectual space that critically examines what is currently thought to be known about UAP while remaining receptive to their more profoundly anomalous aspects.
Our work complements the efforts of other research organizations by focusing on meta-theoretic studies, examining how UAP research should be conducted and how "UAP Studies" itself ought to be conceived as a structured, interdisciplinary academic field. SUAPS promotes cross-disciplinary coordination between STEM fields, the humanities, and the social sciences, ensuring that UAP research engages meaningfully with fundamental questions about knowledge, science, truth, governance, and culture.
Beyond research, SUAPS is committed to education and outreach, actively developing a university-level UAP Studies curriculum that provides a clear pathway for integration into mainstream academia. We also publish Limina: The Journal of UAP Studies, a biannual, open-access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing serious scholarship on UAP-related topics.
As a volunteer-driven organization, we seek dedicated professionals, researchers, and subject-matter experts who share our vision of establishing, expanding, and legitimizing UAP Studies as a rigorous, empirically accountable, and interdisciplinary academic field. By joining SUAPS, volunteers contribute to an emerging discipline while shaping the future of UAP research, education, and scholarly collaboration.