Work at the Museum

Paid Positions

MIT Museum Summer Educators

The MIT Museum is seeking high school or middle school educators who, in collaboration with the Education & Public Programs team, will develop and teach science and technology workshops in an informal education environment during the Museum's busy summer months.  This is an excellent opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes perspective of the Museum, explore hot science and technology research at MIT, and serve as a liaison between the Museum and your school.

The successful applicants will be current middle or high school teachers specializing in science, math and/or engineering. S/he will be interested in collaborating with the Museum's Education & Public Programs team to evaluate existing workshops, help develop
new educational experiences for students and other visitors, and learn about informal education pedagogy.

Must be flexible, detail-oriented and a team player. Summer educator positions are temporary full-time (35 hours/week, M-F, 9:30-5pm) for six weeks starting July 2 (with up to two days in late June for orientation and training). Compensation of $12-$15/hour will be provided, based on experience. Please send resume and cover letter to the Director of Programs, MIT Museum, Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 or edsearch@mit.edu.

Visitor Services Facilitator

The MIT Museum seeks part-time visitor services facilitators.  Duties include:  greeting visitors, selling admission tickets, ringing up museum store purchases and periodically restocking store, staffing reception desk and answering visitor questions, monitoring groups in the galleries during busy periods and other duties as assigned.  Qualifications:  A high school diploma or equivalent education is required,  Bachelor’s degree preferred.  Applicants should enjoy working with the public, have an interest in science and technology and possess basic computer skills.  Retail experience desirable but not mandatory.  Hours to include some weekday mornings/afternoons and at least one weekend day during the spring (approx. 16-20 hours).  Potential for hours to increase to approx. 30-35 hours during July and August.  Additional evening hours occasionally available during museum events.  Please send resumes and cover letters to palane@mit.edu or mail to Patricia Lane, Visitor Services Manager, MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N51, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Other Opportunities

Please view the MIT Human Resources Staffing Services website for positions in other MIT departments.

Volunteer Positions

Education & Public Programs

The MIT Museum is currently accepting volunteer applications for the Education & Public Programs department. Please click here to fill out an application.

Internship Opportunities

Collections Internships

The following internships are open to undergraduate or graduate students, or graduates. Internships typically start three times per year: with the Fall or Spring semester, or in the Summer. Internships are unpaid. If course credit is offered by a student intern’s academic institution, we’re happy to discuss terms with the intern’s academic advisor. Please send resume and cover letter to:

Registrar & Collections Manager
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

or to jwhitlow@mit.edu

MOVE INTERN

The MIT Museum is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented intern to assist with a large multi-phased collections move. The candidate will be a highly organized, proactive, flexible individual with excellent analytical, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work productively in a collaborative environment. Computer experience with collections databases preferred. The position requires interest or experience in museum studies, archival storage practices, fine art packing or related field. Knowledge of current registration and collections management practices, especially information management, is an advantage. This position involves physical activity.

(posted March 2012)

MIT GENERAL COLLECTIONS

The MIT Museum is seeking interns to work with materials related to the institutional history of MIT for semester-long internships. The intern will inventory, arrange and describe small collections of mixed papers and objects from MIT faculty and alumni. The intern will assist in the production of finding aids as appropriate, using the museum's standard format. The intern will learn standards and procedures for safe object handling and will assist with collection inventory and packing as needed. As time allows and based upon the interests of the intern, the intern may learn the basics of cataloging objects in the local database system, marking objects for tracking and research and scanning for reference requests.

(posted March 2012)

Education & Public Programs Student Internship

The MIT Museum is seeking several outgoing, knowledgeable, friendly individuals to make the science and technology in our galleries come alive this summer. Learn about museum education, teach kids (and adults) about engineering, and explore hot topics in science and technology. The interns will work as Museum Facilitators on the Education and Public Programs Team, interpreting exhibits, answering questions, developing, prototyping, and delivering science and engineering demonstrations and group activities, and researching background materials on hot topics in science and technology. The successful applicants will be current undergraduate or graduate students, studying education, science and/or engineering. Must be flexible, detail-oriented and a team player. Some experience working with the K-12 audience preferred. Internships are unpaid, and start and end dates are flexible, with preference for beginning in mid-June and running through the second half of August. Please send resume and cover letter to the Director of Programs, MIT Museum, Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 or edsearch[at]mit.edu.

Visitor Services Student Internship

The MIT Museum is offering one summer internship in the Visitor Services Department.  Intern will be responsible for greeting and orienting groups visiting the museum, assuring that museum guidelines for groups are followed and monitoring groups in the galleries and in the museum store.  The successful applicant will be a current undergraduate or graduate student who works well independently, is flexible, a good communicator and detail-oriented.  Camp counselor experience a plus! Applicants should enjoy working with the public, be comfortable speaking in front of groups, have an interest in science and technology and possess good computer skills.  Flexible weekday schedule 20-30 hours per week depending on group bookings. Internship is unpaid, and start and end dates are flexible, with preference for beginning in mid-June and running through the second half of August. Please send resume and cover letter to palane@mit.edu or mail to Patricia Lane, Visitor Services Manager, MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N51, Cambridge, MA 02139.