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Docents-in-training listen while former Education Coordinator Jim Hakala explains the Museum's docent program |
Meet new friends and help the Museum grow by volunteering your time and energies! The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History utilizes more than 50 volunteers. More than 75% of the volunteers work with the public directly. They help to organize events, teach school children, conduct tours of the Museum, and work behind the scenes in the Museum's collections. We are grateful for all of the time that our volunteers dedicate to the Museum and to the energy that they provide to make the Museum an exciting place to learn and explore.
Many volunteers are from the Denver/Boulder area. Serving as volunteers is their way to get involved in a meaningful way with an institution whose goals they support. The Museum's volunteers are from diverse backgrounds, have varied levels of education, and are all ages. They are all committed to life-long learning, the natural environment, and the humanities.
A volunteer is expected to provide a regular commitment of time, ranging from just a few hours a month to several days per week. The Museum is open to the public seven days a week, and volunteers are utilized at all times.
Opportunities for volunteers are always changing depending upon the needs of the museum.
If you would like to donate your time to the Museum, please fill out our Volunteer Application.
Current Volunteer Positions Available
| SECTION |
POSITION |
DESCRIPTION |
| Education |
Volunteer Museum Educator |
Do you have an interest in the museum and enjoy learning new things? Do you think it would be fun to explore the museum's exhibits and collections with children? Then we have the volunteer opportunity for you!
Lead interactive tours in the exhibit galleries and hands-on workshops in the museum classroom. Tour and workshop topics include dinosaurs and fossils, Ancestral Pueblo peoples (Anasazi), and Colorado wildlife.
Perks include intellectual and creative stimulation, special behind-the-scenes peeks at the museum, on-going continuing education, and the look of "oh wow, cool!" on a child's face! Detailed job description (.pdf file requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader).
For more information, contact the Education Coordinator, 303-492-4843 (museumed@colorado.edu). |
| Education |
Special Projects Volunteer |
Assist the Education and Public Programs Sections of the museum by lending help however you are able and available. Opportunities include participating in Education special events (such as Family Discovery Days); assisting at Exhibit openings and evening lectures; doing clerical duties (such as helping with mailings); assisting in community outreach efforts (such as staffing a booth at a community fair); etc. Volunteers can choose the opportunities that are the best fit for them. Any training needed is done the day of.
Detailed job description (.pdf file requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader).
For more information, contact the Education Coordinator, 303-492-4843 (museumed@colorado.edu). |
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