[Nhcoll-l] Job Announcement - Community Engagement Director of the Joseph Moore Museum of Science and Natural Histor
Heather Lerner
hlerner at gmail.com
Fri Jul 17 15:07:58 EDT 2015
*Position: Community Engagement Specialist*
Department: Joseph Moore Museum
Status: Part-time (28 hours/week)
The Joseph Moore Museum of Science and Nature at Earlham College seeks a
part-time (28 hours/week, 12 months) qualified and dynamic Community
Engagement Specialist for immediate hire.
The JMM is a thriving place focused on forging connections among science,
nature, and society. We strive to combine the strengths of our natural
history collections, the scholarly research of Earlham College faculty, and
the passions of our museum faculty and ~20 undergraduate student staff into
engaging community programs and exhibits. First publicly opened in 1887,
the JMM has been long-known as the regional natural history museum and is
located in Richmond, Indiana on the campus of Earlham College.
*Responsibilities*
· *Plan and implement community programs* for the Joseph Moore Museum
in line with the museum’s mission and vision, including designing,
scheduling, staffing/leading, publicizing and promoting educational tours
that meet state standards throughout the school year and in summer.
· *Plan and implement special events* to connect Earlham community
members with each other and the broader Wayne County community around
topics of importance to science and society.
· *Supervise and train Earlham College student staff* in outreach
(i.e. interacting with the public through tours, events, and museum
hosting).
· *Assist with exhibits*, including maintenance, refurbishment and
design.
· *Assist with fundraising* for community engagement.
· *Assist with developing and implementing a Community Engagement Plan*
for JMM.
· *Prepare an annual report* documenting and critiquing community
engagement at JMM.
*Minimum Qualifications*
· Bachelor’s degree
· Previous experience in leading educational programming for children
pre-k-12th grade.
· Either have current Interpretive Guide Certification through NAI, or
be available August 25th-28th to complete training
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*Key Attributes*
· Either a degree in a *scientific* field or substantial experience in
*science* or *nature *programs for children
· Ability to connect with people of diverse ages and backgrounds
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent attention to detail, logistics and daily planning
· Dedication to working enthusiastically as part of a team of faculty
and students
· Ability to work independently
· Ability to supervise and organize college students
· Strong commitment to community engagement
· Passion for communicating science
*More information*
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact JMM Director, Heather
Lerner, at 765-983-1402 or lernehe at earlham.edu
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled. Position will begin as early as August 15th and prior
to August 30th, 2015 Announcement posted July 17, 2015.
*Application*
Please send a cover letter detailing qualifications for the position, CV, a
list of references and a detailed sample plan for a science or nature-based
elementary school tour as a single electronic file to: leama at earlham.edu.
Earlham College continues to build a community that reflects the gender and
racial diversity of the society at large, and, therefore, we are
particularly interested in inviting and encouraging applications from
African Americans, other ethnic minorities, and women. Earlham also is
eager to solicit applications from members of the Religious Society of
Friends (Quakers).
Earlham is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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> In this Issue:
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> - White House Memo Says Collections are a Priority
> - Talks from NSC Alliance Sponsored Plenary Session at 2015 SPNHC
> Conference Now Online
> - Senators Gear Up for COMPETES Reauthorization
> - Call for Abstracts: Biodiversity Information Standards Conference
> - Call for Abstracts: Using Digitized Data in Geological and
> Paleontological Research
> - Slate.com Article on Butterfly Collections
> - Save the Date for the USGS Coalition Reception
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> *White House Memo Says Collections are a Priority*
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> Federal agencies have been directed to prioritize the curation of
> scientific collections in their fiscal year 2017 budgets. This directive
> was included once again in the annual R&D priorities memorandum from the
> White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Science
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> other results of Federally-funded research, open datasets, and open
> educational resources should be a priority for agencies,” states the memo.
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> The guidance has been included in recent years and is one outcome of the
> Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections and an NSC Alliance
> campaign to promote increased collaboration between federal and non-federal
> collections.
>
> *Talks from NSC Alliance Sponsored Plenary Session at 2015 SPNHC
> Conference Now Online*
>
> The NSC Alliance, the Biodiversity Collections Network (formerly Network
> Integrated Biocollections Alliance Research Coordination Network), and
> iDigBio sponsored the Plenary Session at the 2015 Society for the
> Preservation of Natural History Collections conference in Gainesville,
> Florida.
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> Talks from the opening session were recorded and are being posted online.
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> *Senators Gear Up for COMPETES Reauthorization *
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> The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will seek input
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> According to a press release issued by the committee, they will seek “a
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> reauthorization included the National Science Foundation, Department of
> Energy Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy,
> National Institute of Standards and Technology labs, and Office of Science
> and Technology Policy.
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> The Senators will convene an innovation and competitiveness working group
> to solicit input from academia, business, non-profits, and government
> agencies on ways to reduce administrative burdens and strengthen
> partnerships between academia and the private sector.
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> Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Gardner wrote in an op-ed, “we will ensure
> that this recommitment to U.S. competitiveness is premised on realistic and
> stable budget policies that will allow for more efficient long-term
> planning by the research community and other stakeholders.” Thune is chair
> of the Commerce Committee.
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> The public can provide input at sciencepolicy at commerce.senate.gov until
> 21 August 2015.
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> *Call for Abstracts: Biodiversity Information Standards Conference *
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> The 2015 Biodiversity Information Standards Conference is seeking
> abstracts that address the conference theme of applications, standards, and
> capacity building for sustaining global biodiversity. The conference will
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> *Slate.com Article on Butterfly Collections *
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> A recent article on Slate.com discusses the value of collecting
> butterflies for natural history collections. “The Most Favored Insect” by
> Andrew Warren of the Florida Museum of Natural History makes a case for why
> butterfly collecting is still relevant in modern science.
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> Several new species of butterflies were recently identified because of
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> among the best-studied faunas, and that ongoing collecting coupled with the
> study of museum collections continues to play an important role in
> revealing biodiversity. While specimens of all three of these new butterfly
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