The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition. The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures.

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Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open positions.

Assistant Coordinator, Discovery Room
The Discovery Room is a permanent hands-on exhibit space where visitors of all ages, especially families with children between the ages of five and twelve, can explore on their own and learn about the scientific process through focused activities involving real specimens and artifacts. Duties & Responsibilities include: Work with an intergenerational public; Coordinate daily schedule of part-time and volunteer staff; Assist in training, supervising, and modeling teaching techniques for interns and volunteers; Assist with special programs: teacher trainings, school classes, "Meet the Scientist"; Care of live organisms: maintaining a few tanks of insects, amphibians, fish and lizards that will need feeding, watering, and cleaning; Maintain equipment and small collections; Develop small new exhibits and activities; Work with a schedule that includes some weekend's. Bachelor's degree in Biology, Geology, Ecology, Environmental Education or Anthropology is required; Master's degree strongly preferred; Demonstrated ability to teach children and adults in an informal learning setting; Computer literate (knowledge of Mac a plus); familiarity with microscope technology; Leadership skills and supervisory experience; Demonstrated written and oral communication skills; Administrative skills (coordinating daily schedule of part-time and volunteer staff)

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Assistant Stock Manager
The Assistant Stock manager is a lead role for merchandise stock receiving, store distribution and replenishment. Another key aspect of this role is the fulfillment of web-shop orders. Must provide effective leadership and communication; insuring that the day to day stock warehouse operations run effectively. Staff management, motivation and training, loss prevention, as well as stock room inventory organization. This enthusiastic individual must work as part of a service oriented team. S/he must understand and administer the overall business needs of a Retail stock warehouse. Good interpersonal and communication skills displaying a patient manner. An understanding of Retail operational processes, record keeping and workflow, point of sale system and basic PC experience, ability to problem solve and make decisions, with experience in a high volume Retail environment, a college degree would be a plus.

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Executive Assistant, Operations
The Assistant will provide executive support to SVP of Operations & Government Relations, Senior Director of HR, & Senior Director of Operational Planning; General Responsibilities include: Answer (3) phone lines and distribute messages accordingly - be able to track down senior management based on critical nature of call if needed; Troubleshoot and resolve administrative tasks as required; Organize and manage multiple complex schedules; Maintain accurate and up-to-date filing systems and contacts; Oversee, maintain and reorder office supplies as needed; Manage office budget and prepare billing as required; Create PO's and process payments as needed by respective departments; Assist in preparing payment requisition binders for City Capital Contracts; Collect, log, and organize paperwork for City Capital Contracts; Provide additional administrative support as needed; including research, presentation preparation, drafting memoranda & correspondence, etc; Assist was department specific administrative tasks including but not limited to (Employee Parking Sticker System (OPS), Garage Audit walkthrough (OPS), Annual Policy updates (HR), Open Enrollment Notification (HR); Bachelor's degree is preferred or commensurate administrative experience; Demonstrated experience supporting high level executive (VP, Director, etc); Ability to maintain a high-level of professionalism at all times; Ability to anticipate executives' needs and prioritize accordingly, interpreting and communicating urgency when required; High degree of confidentiality; Impeccable attention to detail.

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Director of Membership
Responsibilities include working closely with the S.V.P. for Development and Membership to direct all aspects of Membership Department with responsibility for generating specific revenue goals; manage staff of 10 full-time and 31 part-time employees; development and implementation of new on-line strategies for acquisition and retention of members; create and administer a multi-million departmental budget; oversee the research, planning and implementation of around 100 events and member programs; serve as publisher, distributor and content manager of Rotunda, the museum members' newsletter; Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and at least eight years of experience with increasing responsibilities and proven supervisory skills. Experience in a Museum environment a plus. Computer proficiency is required—Raiser's Edge experience is a plus.

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Moveable Museum Educator, Education
The Moveable Museum Educator will coordinate daily outreach programming; Operation and light maintenance of a 37' museum vehicle; primarily teaching paleontology content; Delivering pre-visit teacher workshops; Maintaining special project contacts and communication; Generating monthly reports; Researching and developing curriculum; Bachelor's Degree. Preferred are candidates with an advanced degree in earth science, geology or education. Previous museum education, outreach education, or NYC classroom teaching experience a must; experience with hands-on science curriculum; professional development, and urban populations. A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required.

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PT Cash Auditor
Prepare daily cash set-ups for Visitor Services, Membership, and Retail. Coordinate coin and currency requirements; reconcile daily cash and credit card activity to Paciolan and Sterling (Retail) systems; perform daily cash audits; distribute change as necessary; perform cash pick-ups as necessary. Other duties as required; Two years' cash handling experience. Experience in a cash room environment a plus. Knowledge of Paciolan system and Microsoft Excel.

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PT Exhibition Assistant, Living Exhibits
Organized, dedicated person needed to work with Manager of Living Exhibits to ensure the health, safety and containment of both sugar gliders and Dart Poison frog collection; assist with daily feeding and cleaning routine; culture fruit flies; handle live insects; record keeping; general laboratory cleaning and other duties as required; H.S. diploma is required, but some college experience, with biology courses preferred; prior experience caring for animals a plus; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to concentrate on detailed work; ability to learn basic sugar glider and frog biology, behavior and identification: punctual and reliable; MUST be available early mornings, weekends and holidays.

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PT Membership Assistants
Sales and customer service experience; familiarity with computer software; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The Membership Assistants are responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction by speaking with customers; answering and directing inquiries as needed; efficiently managing all operational functions including receiving/back room, inventory, merchandising and store maintenance; additional duties as assigned. Previous experience in a busy retail area strongly preferred. Demonstrated excellent customer service skills and phone manner as well as a clear speaking voice required. Must be reliable, an energetic team player, and demonstrate the ability to thrive in a dynamic and busy work environment. Great place for someone looking for career growth. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

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PT Visitor Service Representatives
The Visitor Services Representatives are required to provide high quality and friendly service to visitors of the Museum to ensure a pleasant experience. Requirements include, but are not limited to: Greeting visitors in a friendly manner, processing all transactions quickly and effectively. Prior sales, customer service and experience working with the public preferred. Familiarity with computer software helpful. Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Prior handling cash and cash register equipment strongly preferred.

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Webmaster, Digital Technology
The Webmaster will report directly to the Chief Digital Officer, and is accountable for all website development and email marketing activities. Specific responsibilities fall into two (2) main categories, routine and New Projects. Duties & Responsibilities include: Manage implementation of routine site updates on a daily basis; Work with various teams to ensure work meets quality standards; Liaise between web development teams and exhibition teams / curators; Manage workflow between AMNH internal web development team and external teams; Oversee collection and reporting of website analytics data; Oversee email marketing, including the production and sending of email newsletters; Coordinate with sources to improve standards for website development; Define project roles, goals, technical requirements, and information architecture; Provide visual design direction; Define copy requirements and locate and provide sources of content; Work with IT to ensure all technical requirements and pitfalls are addressed; Manage internal and external resource production schedules; AMNH marketing, IT, and other departments as necessary B.A. degree and several years of web development and web site management experience is required; Strong communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail; Project Management experience; Experience implementing third-party and open source applications in a LAMP environment; Ability to code cross-browser compatible XHTML/HTML/CSS/JavaScript by hand; Proven understanding of website analytics; Strong editorial and writing skills & Graphic Design sensibility; Understanding of limitations and constraints of html produced for email marketing; Experience working with Photoshop / with producing Flash / Web Trends; Ability to edit and produce web friendly video; Experience working with mid-enterprise level CMS software.

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Last updated: June 17, 2009.