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The FAO Schwarz Fellow at the Museum of Science

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Museum of Science, Boston

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FAO Schwarz Fellowship in Social Impact at the Museum of Science

Location: Boston, MA
Website: https://www.faoschwarzfellowship.org/the-museum-of-science-boston

SUMMARY

The Museum of Science’s 2025-2027 FAO Schwarz Fellow will join the Museum’s team of educators, deepening our connection to the community, enriching our educational offerings, and increasing accessibility to STEM education—all of which helps further our mission to inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone.

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

The FAO Schwarz Fellowship in Social impact is a two-year position. It provides graduating seniors interested in careers in social change opportunities to develop their leadership potential and professional skills in partnership with select non-profit organizations in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia.

Fellowship positions are carefully designed to include direct service experiences and opportunities to play leadership roles in key program initiatives and projects.

In addition to wages and benefits, Fellowships also include professional development, retreats, mentoring, and cohort experiences that bring each class of Fellows together to learn about strategies for effective social change.

The 2025-2027 Fellow will be the Museum’s third Fellow. To learn more about the FAO Schwarz Fellowship in social impact, visit their website. 

Website: https://www.faschwarzfellowship.org/

ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

The Museum’s mission is to inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone. Through delightful exhibits, programs, curricula, and professional development offerings for educators, staff make science and scientific thinking accessible, engaging, relevant, and endlessly fun for people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Our vision is a world in which science belongs to each of us for the good of all of us.  

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION

For their direct service work, the Fellow will be a  Museum Educator in Museum programs serving the Greater Boston community. As part of their special project work, the Fellow will also play a lead role in re-imagining and re-envisioning our engagement and youth development/mentoring programs and producing a large-scale museum event for youth.

DIRECT SERVICE WORK

The FAO Schwarz Fellow will work directly with schools, families, and public audiences of all ages onsite and in the community as a part of the education team. Onsite work includes teaching inquiry-based interpretations in the Hall of Human Life and the Yawkey Gallery Field Station, facilitating engineering design challenges in the Engineering Design Workshop, and developing and presenting live presentations to museum visitors. Community work will include participating in outreach events and working directly with local high schools and youth organizations. 

The Fellow will:

  • Work as part of the education team teaching science and making presentations at the Museum to visitors.
  • Teach offsite in our programs in the community and at schools.
  • Engage in the Museum's youth programs, such as the Summer Youth Internship Program and our youth Professional Development workshops, as an educator and as a mentor.
  • Partner with staff to support teens as part of our school partnership programs and impart career, STEM, and communication skills in less formal education settings.

SPECIAL PROJECT WORK

The Fellow will help re-envision the Museum’s youth/teen engagement and development programs. As part of this work, the Fellow will play a major role in planning large-scale events for youth, first by shadowing, listening, and collaborating, and then by playing a leadership role in producing a youth event at the Museum. 

The Fellow will:

  • Shadow education staff through the coordination of events such as Computer Science Education Weekend to learn the many facets and processes of large-scale event planning.
  • Incorporate insights gained from active listening and working with youth into planning for these events by being their voice.
  • Develop a culminating youth event related to Museum content, special topic or themed heritage month. 
  • Apply best practices in planning to improve and deliver summer workshops alongside education and human resources staff. 

TYPICAL WORK SCHEDULE

The Fellow will work Tuesday-Saturday (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) with occasional holidays and evenings to support the education team throughout the calendar year. This will primarily be an onsite role with the ability to work from home up to one day per week as agreed upon with the manager. Approximately 90% of our Education staff work schedules that are not Monday-Friday. 

WAGES AND BENEFITS

$50,000 USD in first year of Fellowship (includes $2,000 start-of-Fellowship bonus)

$55,000 USD in second year of Fellowship (includes a $3,000 end-of-Fellowship bonus)

Fellows receive the same benefits as entry-level employees. Benefits include: Free parking, T accessibility, 23 vacation days, 12 holidays, 10 sick days, medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement and savings plan, health care/dependent care flex spending plan, employee discounts, employee referral program, tuition assistance, professional development, direct deposit, free admission, free Duck Tours, discounted movie passes, and much more! 

 

HOW TO APPLY

  • You must be graduating from an accredited 4-year college or university between December 2024 and June 2025, and you must be able to work in the United States for the duration of the Fellowship. Ineligible applicants will not be considered.
  • The Fellowship offers several online info sessions and AMA events on Instagram to give prospective Fellows an opportunity to learn more about the Fellowship positions and ask questions before completing the application. 
  • The Museum will select applicants for interviews by the end of February. Finalists are selected in March, and we will choose our Fellow by the end of April. The new Fellow is expected to start in the summer of 2025. 
  • Learn more about the Fellowship experience. You can do this by reading the FAO Schwarz Fellows blog, attending an info session, or signing up for their newsletter at faoschwarzfellowship.org
  • Plan to get your application in before the deadline on February 1, 2025 at 9:00 pm ET. Applying is easy. Complete the application, upload your résumé and a cover letter, and submit. 
    Your cover letter should include responses to these questions:
    • Why are you interested in being an FAO Schwarz Fellow?
    • Why are you interested in being the FAO Schwarz Fellow at the Museum of Science in Boston organization?
    • Describe an aspect of the Museum’s mission or work that engages you.
    • What background and experiences would you bring to the direct service and special project work at this organization?
  • Your documents must be in PDF format before uploading. We cannot guarantee that your documents will be visible unless they are PDFs.
  • You may apply for more than one Fellowship position. Please visit the Fellowship’s website for details. 
  • The deadline to apply is February 1, 2025 at 9:00 pm ET. 

APPLICATION

The Museum of Science is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.

Salary Range

$50,000 - $55,000 USD

 
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