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Position Available: Education Programs Manager

Fulltime position: Education Programs Manager at PRI's Museum of the Earth 
in Ithaca, NY

Description: Museum of the Earth (MotE) at the Paleontological Research 
Institution (PRI) seeks an individual to develop, coordinate, and implement 
educational programming for school groups, community groups, and public 
visitors to Museum of the Earth. MotE educational programming makes 
accessible the history of life on Earth, the processes by which the Earth 
system works, and the science by which we understand it.

The overall responsibility of this position is to foster a dynamic, 
interactive learning environment within the Museum that maintains both high 
standards of educational quality and high visitorship. Main job 
responsibilities include booking and tracking information regarding 
education programs, delivering programs and leading tours of the Museum for 
approximately 5,000 preK-12 students each year, managing PRI research 
partnerships in which school and community groups and the general public 
participate in ongoing paleontological research, implementation of summer 
programming for children and families at the museum, developing 
interdisciplinary programming in science and art, and helping reach 
underserved urban and rural audiences. Additional duties also include 
assisting with teacher development workshops, maintaining educational 
materials and teaching collection of specimens, answering education 
correspondence, and representing PRI at public events.

Position also involves partnering with Ithaca's Discovery Trail 
organizations, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and with science education 
outreach providers at Cornell University. This position also participates 
in state, regional, and national education initiatives.

The Education Programs Manager works during peak visitation of Museum 
(regular schedule of Tuesday-Saturday) and on some holidays and special 
events. The position also includes travel for programs within about 2 hours 
of Ithaca and possible  travel to state and national conferences. This 
position reports to the Director of Public Programs and works closely with 
museum docents and museum operations staff.

Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Advanced degree in an area of 
Earth system science, museum education, museum studies or related field 
preferred. Minimum of 2 years experience in museum education or similar 
informal education venue preferred. The ideal candidate has a passion for 
Earth sciences and informal education, excellent written and oral 
communication skills, and experience working with diverse audiences. 
Candidates should be a dynamic instructor, with excellent interpersonal 
skills and be comfortable with hands-on inquiry based education. Candidates 
should have reliable transportation (travel reimbursed) for commuting to 
outreach programs and local meetings.

Position begins February 2008.

About the organization: PRI's Museum of the Earth is a major natural 
history museum in Ithaca, NY dedicated to high quality education on the 
history of the Earth and its life. The Museum opened in September 2003; see 
<http://www.museumoftheearth.org/>www.museumoftheearth.org for more 
information. The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), founded in 
1932, is a dynamic fast-moving institution with one of the largest research 
collections of fossils in North America and an active education program. 
PRI promotes science literacy through hands-on, inquiry based programming. 
More information about PRI can be found at 
<http://www.priweb.org/>www.priweb.org

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter describing your 
interest and qualifications for the position, a resume/CV, and a list of 
three references (including address, phone number, and e-mail address) to:

Director of Public Programs
Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
U.S.A

Review of applications begins immediately and will close December 28tht. 
Additional questions can be addressed to Samantha Sands at 607-273-6623, 
ext. 22 or <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]


Samantha Sands
Director of Public Programs
Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607.273.6623 ext. 22
Fax: 607.273.6620
Email:  [log in to unmask]

Now Showing at Museum of the Earth:
Dinosaurs in Popular Culture
October 20-February 17

Visit us on the web at www.museumoftheearth.org and
at www.priweb.org
The Museum of the Earth is part of Ithaca's
Discovery Trail. Learn more at http://www.discoverytrail.net.  

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