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8 people are interested
Foster Conversations About What it Means to be Human! Become a Hall of Human Origins Volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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8 people are interested
Foster Conversations About What it Means to be Human-
Become a Hall of Human Origins Volunteer!
Be part of an immersive, interactive journey through 6 million years of scientific evidence for human origins and the stories of survival and extinction in our family tree during times of dramatic climate instability.
Join the Volunteer Team in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins and inspire visitors to connect to the scientific discoveries about human evolution. Help them learn about the lives of their distant ancestors and explore major milestones in the origins of human behaviors. Bring the past alive by facilitating conversations, engaging in hands-on activities, and interpreting exhibit content for thousands of people.
Combine your interest in human evolution with expert-led training to spark curiosity in people of all ages and connect humanity's past with our present and future challenges.
Are you ?
Interested in talking with people about the scientific evidence for human evolution?
Excited to communicate with people about human fossils, genetics, and archaeology?
Why volunteer?
Make a difference by engaging thousands of people in learning about our shared deep common ancestry
Gain experience in communicating with the public about cutting-edge science
Join a community of people who love natural history
Learn about human evolution from Smithsonian and other experts in ongoing information and discussion sessions
Enjoy flexible, online scheduling
Requirements:
Must be 18 or over
Volunteer 8 hours per month (shifts are 4 hours long 9:45am-1:45pm and 1:15-5:15pm)
Attend pre-shift meetings at 9:45am and 1:15pm
Must pass a background check
Must attend all training and orientation dates
Training Dates:
Saturday, February 29th: 10am-4:30pm
Wednesday, March 4th: 6-8pm
Saturday, March 7th: 10:30am-2:30pm
Wednesday, March 11th: 6-8pm
Saturday, March 14th: 10:30am-2:30pm
Wednesday, March 18th: 6-8pm
Wednesday, March 25th: 6-8pm
Your fist shift will be a shadow shift in the exhibit with an experienced volunteer
Make-up dates:
Saturday, March 21st: 10:30am-2:30pm
Wednesday, April 1st: 6-8pm
Orientation Dates (select only ONE, all are from 10am-1pm):
Sunday, February 23rd
Sunday March 1st
Sunday, April 5th
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About Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Location:
10th and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, US
Mission Statement
The NMNH Volunteer Program is a recognized, integral part of the staff at the National Museum of Natural History community. NMNH volunteers are key to engaging the Museum’s diverse visitor audience in natural history and collaborating with Museum staff on research initiatives as peers.
Description
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is one of the world's great museums of natural and cultural history, building on nearly a century of research into our changing earth and its climate; the evolutionary history of plants and animals, and human origins, diversity, and culture. The Museum's research environment features incomparable collections of nearly 130 million specimens of plants and animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human artifacts from world-wide locations. The collections form a foundation from which are built inextricably strong connections between research, exhibits, outreach and education. More than seven million people visit the Museum annually, where they have an opportunity to participate in a variety of exciting, exhibit-based, educational experiences that are facilitated by volunteers. Volunteers also support researchers, scientists, collections managers and other experts behind-the-scenes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
National Museum of Natural History10th & Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20013
DATE POSTED
November 14, 2019
SKILLS
- General Education
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 8hrs/month over 1 year