Please excuse cross-postings FALL 2006 INTERNSHIP/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION The Institute for Learning Innovation offers a three-month, paid internship/professional development opportunity as a Research and Evaluation Assistant. The Fall 2006 Deborah A. Carey Internship begins in September 2006, ends twelve weeks later (start and end dates are flexible), and has a stipend of $1,600 per month. Internships occur at offices in Annapolis, Maryland. The Institute for Learning Innovation is a not-for-profit learning research and development organization that works to describe, assess, and advance learning in free-choice settings such as museums, libraries, community-based programs, and the Internet, as well as in the formal education system. The Research and Evaluation Assistant will work on a variety of projects, which may include evaluation of museum exhibitions or programs, community-based or technology-based programs, or programs at other free-choice learning institutions. Past interns have worked with projects such as a front-end evaluation of an exhibition at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, formative evaluation of exhibitions for the National Children's Museum, audience research at the American Philosophical Society to understand visitor's attitudes about museums' use of reproductions and original artifacts in exhibitions, a summative evaluation of a teacher development program, and a variety of other evaluations conducted at museums and other free-choice learning organizations. Duties are specific to projects that are available at the time and will include some or all of the following tasks: * Coordinating aspects of evaluation planning and design. The candidate may work with a project manager to formulate the initial design and conceptualization of an evaluation project. * Collecting data in the field. Data collection may involve conducting interviews, observations, or tracking in a museum, community-based organization, or free-choice learning institution. * Reducing and analyzing data. Candidates may code and then enter data into the appropriate software program. * Writing technical reports that interpret and summarize data. Most Institute interns either 1) are working on or have completed their master's degree in a relevant field and have had some experience and/or course work in evaluation/research or 2) are working on a PhD and have relevant experience and/or course work. Our goal is to provide a mutually beneficial experience in which the intern provides work of high quality for the Institute while learning new skills. The ideal candidate must learn quickly and be able to work simultaneously on several of the many projects with which the Institute is involved. The candidate should have strong analytical thinking skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as sound interpersonal skills. As much as possible, we attempt to match an intern's goals and interests with relevant projects at the Institute. Applications will be accepted through June 15, 2006. Interested candidates should send a cv/resume, three letters of reference, and a cover letter to: Institute for Learning Innovation, 166 West St. Annapolis, MD 21401. Attention: Cheryl Kessler. Please note that all materials can be sent electronically by email to [log in to unmask] if desired. Cheryl Kessler Research Associate Institute for Learning Innovation 166 West Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 268-5149, Ext. 121 (410) 268-2179 Fax www.ilinet.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).