About Us | Jobs at the Museum
The Museum of Life and Science is a rapidly growing, regional science center located on a 70-acre site. The Museum is open to the public 362 days a year and attracts almost 300,000 visitors annually. The Museum is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Download application form and mail or fax with cover letter and resume to:
Museum of Life and Science
PO Box 15190
433 Murray Ave.
Durham, NC 27704
Fax: (919) 220-5575
Applications accepted via email at job.opportunities@ncmls.org
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Applicants may also visit the Business Office for an application.
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2008 Summer Camp Employment
All positions for the 2008 Summer Camps have been filled. Next year's recruitment will begin in March 2009. There are no additional summer-only positions available at the Museum.
Retail Operations Associate
This adjunct position (less than 20 hours/week) is responsible for customer service and sales in the Museum Stores. Responsibilities include working in Museum Gift Shops, selling memberships, assisting visitors with questions both in person and on the phone and other tasks designed to provide our guests the best Guest Experience possible.
Requirements include HS Diploma or GED, 1+ years experience in customer relations, excellent customer service and communication skills, a flexible schedule, prior experience handling monetary transactions, ability to take initiative and a great attitude. Position is adjunct, 15-20 hours per week, Monday-Sunday, with a hiring range of $7--$7.50/hour, based on experience.
My Life. My Science.
Butterfly display Anne created 5 Questions
by Anne, Exhibits Research Specialist
1. What do you do for the Museum? My official title is Exhibits Research Specialist.
2. What’s your favorite thing about working for the Museum? I am a retired schoolteacher I am currently working part time and having flexible hours is the real bonus for me.
3. What’s one thing that you have done as part of your job at the Museum that you never thought you would do? There are many things that I never imagined I would be doing for this job. My first “Oh, Wow” experience was pinning butterflies and insects for the display in the (then) new Insectarium. Later and currently the “I can’t believe I’m doing this” experience is collecting black bear scat and red wolf scat from the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge. All the wildlife biologists at the refuge have been patient and cooperative- especially when this year I returned to collect more because visitors had picked apart the bear poop on display and it needed to be replaced.
4. How do you encounter science in your job? Science is in almost everything I do. Part of my responsibility is attending to our Aerospace collection. Just being responsible for curation of our space suits on loan from the Smithsonian Air and
5. What would you tell someone who is interested in working for the Museum? I would tell prospective employees that at the Museum there are wonderful people to work for and with.
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