MOFAD Summer Internship in Museum Education

MOFAD museum education interns/volunteers will gain hands-on experience guiding K-12 school groups in an informal learning environment. Interns/volunteers will also assist with research, curriculum development, scheduling, evaluation, and outreach. We aim to provide a unique opportunity for those beginning their careers to take a leading role in teaching our “Summer Experience” camp programs. Summer interns will also have opportunities to work with other departments in the afternoons if desired.

Candidates must be available Wednesdays and/or Thursdays 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (except for national holidays). Internships are available July 2019 through August 2019. This is an unpaid opportunity, but we will be happy to work with college and graduate students completing an internship for school credit. Individuals not currently attending school are also eligible and will be classified as volunteers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist museum educator with the following:
    • Delivering programs to groups of K-12 students
    • Curriculum development
    • Research
    • Outreach
    • Evaluation
    • Scheduling
  • Can commit 6-12 hours to MOFAD per week on Wednesday and/or Thursday

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong commitment to MOFAD’s mission, values, and educational approach
  • Some background in education
  • Comfortable public speaker
  • Helpful, pleasant attitude and willingness to learn
  • Attention to detail and organized follow-through

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit one PDF with the following to jobs@mofad.org:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Two reference contacts (preferably one academic, one professional)
  • Brief writing sample

Please include your first name, last name, and “Education Intern” in the subject line of your email.

ABOUT MOFAD

The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is New York City’s first museum with exhibits you can eat. As an educational nonprofit, our mission is to inspire curiosity about food, what it means, and how it connects with the world around us. 

Our first mobile exhibition, BOOM! The Puffing Gun and the Rise of Cereal featured live demonstrations of a giant 1930s-era cereal puffing gun. In 2015, we opened MOFAD Lab, a 5,000-square-foot experimental exhibition and events space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At MOFAD Lab, we have debuted three exhibitions: Flavor: Making It and Faking It, Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant, and Feasts and Festivals. MOFAD Lab has been hailed as “New York’s Coolest New Museum” by Food & Wine and named one of the “Absolute Best Kids’ Museums in NYC” by New York Magazine.

We are proud to have reached hundreds of thousands of people with our experiential exhibitions, programming, digital content, and educational outreach.