NewSock Monkey Museum Team Member Sock Monkey MuseumSock Monkey Museum Team MemberLake Zurich, ILResponsibilities include giving museum tours upstairs in the Museum, operating the cash register, assisting guests with our stuffable sock monkeys, and helping with birthday parties, workshops, school groups, and tour groups. As a Museum Associate, you will greet guests, answer questions, assist with purchases, and help ensure every visitor has a fun and enjoyable experience.
Assistant Registrar - Block Museum Northwestern UniversityAssistant Registrar - Block MuseumEvanston, IL$51,350–$60,000 / yearThis position makes transportation arrangements, processes paperwork associated with acquisitions and loans, maintains information in the collection database, supports the oversight and upkeep of collection files, and provides information to the public and other institutions about the collection. Catalogs incoming acquisitions, enters objects in collections database, creates collection files, receipts, deed of gift forms, artist questionnaires, and processes purchases for payment.
Patty Gerstenblith Legal Fellowship in Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law Field MuseumPatty Gerstenblith Legal Fellowship in Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage LawChicago, IL$65,000–$80,000 / yearThe Fellow will gain first-hand experience in the legal questions and practical concerns related to repatriation, acquisitions, provenance, research, and exhibition of scientific specimens and items of cultural heritage, as well as the broad range of other legal concerns facing not-for-profits, providing the Fellow with experiences applicable to counseling museums and other cultural organizations. The Office of General Counsel protects the legal interests of the Museum, providing advice and counsel to senior management and other staff members in all departments of the Museum on a variety of matters, including but, not limited to, non-profit governance, collections management practices, labor and employment, compliance, risk management, contracts, intellectual property, charitable contributions, and cultural property.
Ambassador - Museum Guest Experience WNDR MuseumAmbassador - Museum Guest ExperienceChicago, ILBeing present in a space with a significant amount of multi-sensory stimulation including but not limited to multiple recorded audio tracks played over speakers, crowd noise, abrupt shifts in lighting, strobe lights and multiple video devices visible at once. Ambassadors play an integral role in shaping the entire guest experience, offering top-notch customer service with a dose of fun and genuine human interaction that adds to our guests’ overall experience of “wonder”.
Patty Gerstenblith Legal Fellowship in Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law Field Museum of Natural HistoryPatty Gerstenblith Legal Fellowship in Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage LawChicago, IL$65,000–$80,000 / yearThe Fellow will gain first-hand experience in the legal questions and practical concerns related to repatriation, acquisitions, provenance, research, and exhibition of scientific specimens and items of cultural heritage, as well as the broad range of other legal concerns facing not-for-profits, providing the Fellow with experiences applicable to counseling museums and other cultural organizations. The Office of General Counsel protects the legal interests of the Museum, providing advice and counsel to senior management and other staff members in all departments of the Museum on a variety of matters, including but, not limited to, non-profit governance, collections management practices, labor and employment, compliance, risk management, contracts, intellectual property, charitable contributions, and cultural property.
Museum Educator, Community Engagement University of ChicagoMuseum Educator, Community EngagementChicago, IL$62,000–$66,000 / yearThrough strong scholarly and community collaborations and a welcoming approach to its exhibitions, collections, publications, research and teaching, and public programs, the Smart Museum plays a dynamic role in expanding artistic canons, rethinking received histories, introducing new perspectives, and engaging diverse communities-locally, nationally, and internationally. Reporting to the Director of the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry and Head of Education, this position is responsible for managing these two student-focused programs, integrating students into the tour offerings of the museum, maintaining effective workflows and assessment practices, and supervising student employees and interns.
Security Officer Museum Guard Allied UniversalSecurity Officer Museum GuardChicago, IllinoisAs a Patrol Unarmed Officer in an education location, you will monitor and patrol assigned areas, maintain a visible presence to help reduce security-related concerns, and deliver exceptional customer service and communication to students, staff, and visitors. Conduct regular and random patrols throughout academic buildings, galleries, common areas, entry points, and the surrounding perimeter to help to deter unauthorized activity and identify unusual conditions.
Downtown Museum Day Porter Crescent Cleaning CompanyDowntown Museum Day PorterChicago, ILThis position involves general cleaning, event setup and breakdown, seasonal outdoor work, and maintaining a safe and clean environment. Perform power washing duties as needed (training provided—no prior experience required).
NewTemporary Continuing Education Instructor - Art History of West Asia/North Africa University of ChicagoTemporary Continuing Education Instructor - Art History of West Asia/North AfricaChicago, IL$35–$45 / hourThrough its continuing education program, ISAC offers in-depth, non-degree classes to lifelong learners, focused primarily on the ancient and medieval history of West Asia and North Africa and pitched at a level equivalent to an undergraduate or graduate university course. The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures was founded in 1919 by James Henry Breasted with the financial support of John D. Rockefeller Jr., and was originally envisaged as a research laboratory for the investigation of the early human career that would trace humankind's progress from the most ancient days of West Asia and North Africa.