Student Public Education Assistant

Job Description

40% - Assist with museum education programs, including preparing classroom for programs (e.g., set up and clean-up of materials), greeting groups. This will also include working outdoors for the occasional program

25% - Assist the instructor during programs

20% - Ordering and maintaining supplies

10% - General administrative duties (e.g., deposits, phone calls).

5% - Other duties as assigned, including some lifting and shopping.

Required Qualifications

• Outgoing, reliable, proactive and able to work independently as expressed and evidenced by application materials, interview, and references.
• Strong communication and organizational skills as evidenced by application materials or coursework.
• Research, reading, and writing skills as evidenced by application materials or coursework.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be comfortable working occasionally outdoors for outdoor programs (e.g., off trail in prairie, forest, mud, and water with ticks, insects, and other wildlife), as expressed and evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Office/administrative experience.
• Background in one or more of the sciences.
• Experience working in an informal science education setting.
• Experience working with children.
• At least 2 years left at KU.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).