Let me clear my throat...
Well thanks to my sweet husband for giving me the 5-day head cold he had last week. Started on Saturday; today's tuesday. so I guess tomorrow will be the end of it.
Kristen and Rachel have been sending me job postings from all sorts of fun places... from the test kitchen at Williams Sonoma to the science editor for Cooks Illustrated magazine. Sigh. I started looking around at food science labs here in Portland... imagine my happiness to find a whole department located right downtown -- including labs studying beer and wine. But is that what I want? I could do that, but I'm most interested in the big picture and synthesizing what I know into an accessible format... hence all the manifestos. I started looking at job postings at OMSI, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, which is in downtown Portland. How happy to see the job I want but sad to know I don't have all the experience yet.
Science Director
JOB SUMMARY: The Science Director is responsible for research and development of science content for exhibits, including management of personnel, budgets and subcontracts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conceptualize and develop educational content for exhibits that maintain high standards of scientific accuracy and educational appropriateness.
Define and facilitate involvement of community advisors in the development process.
Develop content for proposals to funders, in conjunction with the Development Department.
Develop and maintain budget and timelines for research and development.
Recruit and manage additional content developers and specialists when necessary.
Facilitate involvement of other staff in the museum, in the development and evaluation of exhibits, as appropriate.
Ensure that the highest standards of scientific/educational integrity are maintained in all OMSI exhibits.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
Thorough knowledge of scientific principles in a variety of disciplines.
Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific information to a lay audience.
Demonstrated ability to translate scientific/educational concepts into three dimensional designs.
Working knowledge of standards and practices for interactive exhibits.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Strong team leadership skills.
Time management and project management skills.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
Advanced degree in a science discipline or science education; Ph.D. preferred.
8-10 years of related experience, including personnel and budget management.
Science teaching experience.
Experience in creating interactive exhibits, or teaching aids, in 3-D.
Position Type: Full-Time
Pay: $41,904.00-$54,475.00 - per year, salaried
posted by Lisa @ 1:49 PM
4 Comments:
Follow yer dreams. I never believed I was could retire at such a young age. But I committed myself to working my way up the ladder and now I can't believe I waited so long to get started.
Why don't you volunteer down there. I bet they would make you curator in no time.
Seriously. How many science PhD's with 8-10 years experience AND budgetary and management experience are going to go for this kind of job...especially at that pay scale? That's the CV for someone on the management track in pharma. (Or of a funded, tenured prof already running their own lab.)
And how many people in the WORLD do you think have "Experience in creating interactive exhibits, or teaching aids, in 3-D"?
Just because they say that's what they want doesn't mean that's what they are going to get.
If you want that job, I'll bet you can find a way in. You should look into it. I think you'd be awesome at it.
In my opinion, all you'd need to do is show up with your portfolio of manifestos and they'd beg you to let them give you the job. You'd be awesome at it! marsha
That, and your portfolio of neuroscience retreat trophys.
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