The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, is seeking a well-rounded Education Specialist to help organize, develop, and publish online learning resources as part of the Museum?s outreach to formal and informal education audiences. Duties will include researching and drafting lesson plans, student activities, interactives, online tools, short audio-video scripts and similar Web-based educational content as well as administrative and project assistance such as digital asset management, electronic data entry and meeting logistics.
Applicants must demonstrate: ? Skill and experience in researching and writing educational materials such as: lesson plans, student activities, interactives, short audio-video scripts or Web-based educational content. ? Knowledge of education theory as well as current museum education and informal learning practices. ? Knowledge of the range of interactive technologies and their potential use for educational programming. ? Experience serving as an effective member of a project team. This is a fulltime, 1-year non-federal position (renewable). Salary $42,209 plus excellent benefits. To apply, send your resume and writing samples to kotchoc at si.edu by April 28, 2010. One writing sample should be for an educational context (such as a lesson plan) and the other writing sample should be 2-3 pages of formal writing (such as an excerpt from an academic paper or a project?s final report). The Smithsonian is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities and Women encouraged to apply.
