Job Description

The Museum Educator plays an essential role in providing teachers and students high quality opportunities to engage with the Museum’s collections and make meaningful personal and academic connections.

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This position will be responsible for developing and delivering gallery lessons to K – 12 grade students in the permanent collections as well as Special Exhibitions. The Educator will work with other School and Teacher Programs staff to envision partnership programs with schools, especially School District of Philadelphia Public Schools and Charters. A primary responsibility for the Educator will be to write resource materials for students and teachers around the Museum’s permanent collections and special exhibitions. This position will also collaborate with other School and Teacher Programs staff to develop and teach teacher workshops both at the museum and at schools, as well as take part in other department initiatives and activities as needed, including collection and special exhibition interpretation.

Job Requirements

An ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of teaching experience in art museums, classroom, or other educational settings. At minimum, a strong candidate will have a B.A. in art history, studio art, museum education, museum studies, or a related field.  M.A. is preferred. This position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as a demonstrated knowledge of Art History. He/She must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively on a team and across departments. Experience designing a curriculum for a classroom is preferred.