Education Fellow - Bilingual English/Spanish

Museum of Science, Boston

www.mos.org

Innovation and creativity come from the unique perspectives of a diverse staff. We value your perspective.

 

Who We Are 

As science and technology increasingly shape our lives, the Museum of Science strives to equip and inspire everyone to use science for the global good while keeping up with the pace of change.   Among the world’s largest science centers and New England’s most attended cultural institution, we engage nearly five million people a year – at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. 

The Museum’s singular location connecting Boston and Cambridge puts us at the junction of some of the world’s most influential academic institutions and industries, local and state government, schools, and the public. Trusted by each sector, we are ideally positioned to convene, inspire, and create meaningful experiences for all.  Come join us on our mission to inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone and living our vision for a world where science belongs to each of us for the good of all of us. 

Why We Need You

We are looking for individuals passionate about Science and Education to inspire others.

What You’ll Accomplish 

You will explore informal science education by delivering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs and experiences in English and Spanish. The programs and experiences will be delivered in the exhibit hall galleries, from the museum’s stages, in the community, and via digital platforms, individually and part of the daily programs’ teams (In-Gallery Learning, Live Presentations, Community Outreach). Fellows are scheduled for teaching 3 days/week. The programs/experiences must be engaging, understandable, accurate, fun, safe, accessible and inspire a love of science.  

You will use your knowledge, creativity, language skills and love of learning to expand interest in, understanding of and comfort of STEM and public science learning by researching, developing, learning and presenting programs/experiences and for families, young learners and their caregivers, school groups, adults and teens.  

 You will learn to teach responsibly and safely using Museum educational resources and tools including live animals, chemicals, high voltage equipment (Thomson Theater of Electricity), demonstration apparatus, biological materials and more.  

You will contribute to the department’s broad range of duties including creating digital content, researching, updating information, developing demonstrations, programs and activities, exploring new technologies to create a suite of innovative offerings so we can deliver content at the pace of science. Answer visitor/learner questions and help them to explore concepts in STEM fields by phone, recorded video, email or in person. 

You will hone your educator skills and explore career directions as you carry out the goal of the fellowship to learn how to teach STEM concepts and practices in a museum environment.  Perform assigned duties, projects and studies to gain greater understanding and insight for learning in informal settings. 

 What We’re Looking For (Competencies) 

Enthusiasm: Exhibits passion and joy for teaching, learning and sharing science in a variety of formats.  You are excited to listen and learn to grow your educator skills  

Intelligence: Brings strong STEM content knowledge and learns new content quickly. Demonstrates ability to quickly and proficiently understand, absorb, and synthesize new information. Ability to translate complex science concepts into everyday language.  

Communication/Teaching: You are comfortable teaching STEM topics in English and Spanish. You have demonstrated abilities to create inclusive learning environments and build rapport with a diversity of learners.  

Flexibility/Adaptability: You will work on multiple projects, on several teams and do independent work to get the job done. Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change.  

Calm under pressure: Maintains a calm demeanor in stressf