The Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL, is seeking an Associate Director for Public Programs to take leadership for and craft a growing museum educational program. This position reports to the Director of Education. Duties and Responsibilities: - develop vision, plan, staffing and implementation of an interpretation program; - oversee ongoing design and deployment of educational and interpretive programs for Adler visitors; - employ appropriate evaluation techniques to revise programs; - manage full and part-time informal education staff and floor staff volunteers; - collaborate with team members and the development department to write grants and is accountable to granting organizations for reports; - manage budgets for all outreach and floor programs; - manage all requests and implementation of community outreach programs. Education and Experience: - Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Museum Education, Science Education or commensurate experience; - coursework in physical sciences or astronomy, science education, or museum education is preferred; - five or more years of museum education experience, management and grant writing experience; experience developing science education programs for a variety of audiences and contexts is preferred; - strong organization, oral and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively as both a team leader and a team member; - knowledge about instructional design and evaluation and a customer service focus. To apply for this position, please email a cover letter, resume and salary history to: Marguerite E. Dawson, Director of Human Resources [log in to unmask] Telephone: 312.322.0591 EEO December 10, 2009 ***************************************************************************************************************** Marguerite E. Dawson Director of Human Resources The Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 Phone: 312.322.0591 Fax: 312.322.9909 URL: www.adlerplanetarium.org Please consider the environment before printing this message. Visit the Adler Planetarium Website http://www.adlerplanetarium.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).