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To apply for any job position listed below, please specify which
position you are applying for in your cover letter. Send cover letter, resume,
references and salary history to:
Attn: Human Resources
The Bakken
3537 Zenith Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55416-4623
or fax to 612-927-7265 or email jobs@thebakken.org
The Bakken is an equal opportunity employer, actively seeking diversity.
Part-time, 30-35 hours/week, Tuesday - Saturday
The Promotions Coordinator has primary responsibility for implementing public programs/special events and assisting with additional marketing duties.
Position Duties & Responsibilities:
Public Programs/Events:
- Works with Director of Marketing & Public Programs to develop/plan/implement new public programs and events, and plan/implement existing programs/events such as Family Science Saturdays, Bakken Evening Out, and others.
- Coordinates event logistics for public programs and events including scheduling rooms, ordering/keeping inventory of supplies/equipment, organizing activities/demonstrations, coordinating partnerships, working with Facilities staff on coordination of set-up/tear-down.
- Works with Manager of Visitor Experience in recruiting and maintaining volunteers for public programs and events.
- Provides training, supervision and support of educators and volunteers utilized for public programs and events.
- Provides timely program/event details to other staff to be utilized for marketing and fundraising purposes, and summary information utilized for grant reporting purposes.
- Seeks opportunities for promotional and educational partnerships, develops/maintains relationships, produces partnership proposals, organizes partner information.
- Maintains public programs calendar.
Marketing:
- Coordinates monthly media alerts/press releases, maintains contact lists, writes and distributes alerts/releases.
- Organizes press clippings/media coverage and advertising binders.
- Coordinates mailings of general museum brochures to distribution points, including maintaining contact lists, organizing mailing projects for volunteers, etc.
- Maintains e-mail database.
- Assists in writing/producing/editing Bakken newsletters (monthly e-newsletter, quarterly Bakken Current newsletter) and other museum collateral as necessary.
- Represents museum at off-site marketing events.
Education/Experience/Technical Skills:
- BA or BS, preferably in marketing, public relations, communications, education or a related field
- Experience developing/coordinating/managing events
- Excellent communications (written and oral), proofreading and editing skills
- Strong computer skills, must be proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail
- Ability to train and supervise staff, educators and volunteers
- Must be able to work a Tuesday-Saturday schedule
- Must be able to lift equipment and supplies (up to 20 lbs.)
Part time, Tuesday through Saturday mornings, approx. 20 hour/wk
The Exhibits Technician is responsible for the daily upkeep, maintenance, repair and trouble-shooting for new and existing exhibits at The Bakken. The Exhibits Tech works closely with exhibit fabricators during design and prototyping to ensure exhibits will stand up to visitor use. The Exhibits Tech reports to and works closely with the Curator on exhibit installation needs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures maximum operation of exhibits through daily monitoring, maintenance, repairs, and recordkeeping.
- Responsible for regular monitoring of environmental conditions affecting exhibits, record keeping, and troubleshooting.
- Works closely with Librarian and Curator to properly and effectively display collections items in the exhibits.
- Works closely with exhibit designers and fabricators to ensure exhibits will function properly without extensive repairs.
- Coordinates exhibit repair and installation schedule with facilities staff.
- Designs and produces interpretive signage that assists visitor use of exhibits.
- Interfaces with volunteers, the public and with scholars as needed.
Experience and Skills:
- Prefer one or more years of experience in museum environment.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong interest and experience in working with staff, volunteers and visitors.
- Experience with handling and conservation of historical materials.
- Manual and electrical skills for exhibit construction and repair.
- Excellent computer skills, including graphic design (Adobe Illustrator).
- Good design/aesthetic sensibility.
Special Requirements:
- Must be able to move heavy objects (most artifacts in the collection weigh 50 pounds or less).
- Must be able to work mornings, Tuesday-Saturday, to be available for exhibit maintenance and oversight.
Full-Year Professional Leave Opportunity for Minneapolis Public Schools Teachers at the Bakken Museum
The Bakken seeks applicants for leadership development opportunity in elementary science. The successful candidate will join The Bakken’s education staff as Teacher in Residence for the 2008-2009 school year.
The 2008-09 Teacher in Residence (TIR) will work in collaboration with Bakken and district staff to plan, improve and expand The Bakken/MPS School Partnership Program for fourth-grade teachers and students.
The School Partnership Program’s purpose is to provide innovative, creative, and high-quality science instruction that is standards-based, integrated with other core disciplines, and develops science inquiry skills for all students. The Program incorporates best practices for providing effective instruction for students from groups traditionally underrepresented and underserved in science – students of color, students of poverty and girls. The program focuses on developing positive attitudes toward science, science skills and content knowledge, and relevancy of science to students’ lives and future work. A central goal of the Program is to reduce or eliminate gaps that exist in attitudes, behaviors, skills and knowledge based on race/ethnicity, gender, language, and poverty.
The 2008-09 TIR will play a leadership role, in collaboration with other Bakken and MPS staff, in developing a new curriculum framework for fourth grade electricity and magnetism and corresponding teacher professional development. The TIR will serve as a liaison between MPS and The Bakken, working closely with the Curriculum and Instruction Department (especially science TOSAs), and with teachers and students throughout the district.
Specific duties of the TIR include working on collaborative teams to: develop and pilot fourth-grade science curriculum; integrate science with other disciplines, especially math and reading; provide teacher professional development; and evaluate program effectiveness. As a result of this professional leave, the participating teacher will increase their expertise in and knowledge of: science content, best practices and innovative instructional strategies for teaching science, program evaluation, and providing staff development.
The successful applicant for The Bakken’s Teacher in Residence
program:
• Is a licensed Minneapolis teacher, meeting any professional
leave requirements.
• Has significant experience teaching in grades K-8 or comparable
experience.
• Has experience in and enjoys teaching science.
• Is interested in:
- practicing innovative science teaching in a unique environment,
- learning more about the history and science of electricity & magnetism,
- impacting science education at the district level,
- working in Bakken programs for students and teachers,
- serving as a liaison to teachers, schools and the district,
- improving science teaching and learning.
To apply for The Bakken’s Teacher in Residence position for the 2008-09 school year, submit a Preliminary Application by Monday, April 14th, 2008. The Preliminary Application should consist of a Cover Letter and Resume that includes the following information:
• Teaching experience, including grade level and duration at each level, involvement with science, professional development and leadership opportunities, and other relevant experience.
• Experience working with students from groups traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved in science: students of color, students of poverty, and girls.
• Experience with the process of teacher professional development, such as peer coaching, modeling, classroom observations, workshop delivery, etc.
• Names and contact information for two professional references.
Applications will be reviewed and processed as they are received. Selected candidates will be invited to submit additional materials and participate in an interview.
Please submit application materials by mail, e-mail or fax to:
Steven Walvig
Director of Education
The Bakken Museum
3537 Zenith Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55416
E-mail: walvig@thebakken.org
Fax: (612) 927-7265
Questions may be directed to any of the following people:
Steven Walvig, Director of Education, The Bakken
612-926-3878 x202, walvig@thebakken.org
Andrea Cortes-Eastlund, 2007-08 Teacher in Residence, The Bakken
612-926-3878, corteseastlund@thebakken.org
Joe Alfano, MPS Elementary Science Specialist
612-668-5374, joe.alfano@mpls.k12.mn.us
For a PDF file of the above Teacher in Residence information, please click here.
Minneapolis teachers who have served as The Bakken's Teacher in Residence
include:
2007-2008 Andrea Cortés-Eastlund
2006-2007 Gustavo M. Lanata
2005-2006 Deb Bahl-Moore
2004-2005 David Higley
2003-2004 Jim McComas-Bussa
2002-2003 Beth Ness
2001-2002 Sonja Walker
2000-2001 Marium Toure
1999-2000 Lee Fabel
1998-1999 Kathy Scoggin
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