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Employment, Internship, and Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved with the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium!
Interested in presenting in our planetarium? Watching the weather? Caring for collection? Preparing press releases? Contact the Museum to learn more about how you can contribute time and expertise and gain friends and a great community.
Immediate Employment Opportunity
Position Avaliable: Program Associate, Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium’s New Explorers’ Club Afterschool Program, Americorps Member 900 hour position
Job Description/Primary Duties:
As part of a team, develop and facilitate inquiry-based science content for an afterschool program based at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. The Museum’s afterschool program was created to inspire and empower students toward scientific pursuits. Using the Museum’s vast resources, and the natural environment, the scope of the creativity and excitement of this program are limitless.
The New Explorers’ Club meets once weekly during the school year, from October through May.
We are looking for someone with a strong background in the sciences and/or environmental education, early childhood education experience, who is organized, able to follow directions and to work independently. The successful candidate will also be inspired personally by the natural world and viscerally excited about sharing all of its wonders with Museum audiences.
Additional duties include:
o Creating a monthly newsletter about our program to share with stakeholders and families of participating children. An important component of the newsletter are extension opportunities for families to build on concepts introduced at the museum and deepen family connections.
o Documentation of the program.
o Attending regular planning and debriefing meetings.
o Contributing time and/or content to additional science programs for youth throughout the calendar year.
To apply, please submit a current resume and three references to Tara Robinson Holt at tholt@fairbanksmuseum.org.
For inquiries about employment, please contact Executive Director Charlie Browne.
We're always welcoming new interns! For inquiries about internships, please send a message with the area of interest to you (Collections and Exhibits, Development and Marketing, Visitor Services, Planetarium and Weather, School Services, Administration) in the subject line.
A great way to get involved at your own pace and schedule is by volunteering. Volunteers are needed to staff the front desk and support the administrative office, help with events and programs, support collections care and research, and much more. Please contact Bruce Allen if you'd like to join the volunteer team at the Museum.
We are always interested in hearing from people interested in the life of the Museum and encourage you to contact us with ideas and suggestions.
Contact us for more information.
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