Gottesman Learning Center Manager

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its 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 Gottesman Learning Center Manager will work with the Director of Facilitated Learning Experiences to create and deliver a calendar of programs and learning experiences unique to the affordances of the Gottesman Research Library king at the intersection of Education, the Library, and Science divisions, the Manager will identify relevant topics for public discussion and oversee a strategy to activate the rich resources of the AMNH Library for a broad and expanding audience.

• Develop and implement lifelong learning programs associated with the Library including book clubs, storytime, meetings of community groups, drop‑in activities, and interactions with AMNH scientists.
• Plan and oversee logistics of Library‑associated public programming.

• Be a liaison with avocational scientific and naturalist organizations and other community groups.
• Collaborate with other educational and public programming teams to avoid conflicts, identify collaboration opportunities, and expand audiences.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, and Membership departments to develop appropriate messages and promote programming.

• Develop metrics and data to measure program impact.
• Be cross‑trained to provide public engagement in other educational venues and programs across the institution.
• Develop and oversee the budgets for Learning Center programming.

• Supervise, schedule, and support program assistant staff assigned to the Library programming and Learning Center evening and weekend operations.
• Serve as a “manager on duty” to supervise staff and volunteers in the Gottesman Learning Center, as well as the Learning Labs managed by the Education division.
• Work a Sunday to Thursday (or Tuesday to Saturday) schedule and rotate shifts at the Library Reference desk during weekend open hours and facilitate the active weekend use of the reading room for AMNH visitors.

The expected salary range for the Gottesman Learning Center Manager is $70,000/annual – $79,000/annual. The AMNH offers an extensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of our dedicated and diverse community.

• Bachelor's in a Natural Science, Education, Museum Studies or related field.
• 4 years of experience developing and conducting learning programs or materials for an informal science or cultural institution.
• Maintaining a schedule including weekends and holidays.
• Previous experience in customer‑focused/service‑related industries.

• MS or MA degree.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for prolonged periods.
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
• Must be able to move about the Museum campus.
• Positioning/change of positioning:
  Must be able to frequently position oneself/body to accomplish job duties.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling.
• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending physical structures.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently. May include any of the following:

• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position‑to‑position.

The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Museum does not discriminate with respect to employment, or admission or access to Museum facilities, programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, gender (including sexual harassment), sex, sexual…