Education

Featured

Posted March 9, 2026
K12 Education Specialist
The University of Texas at Austin – McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis, Texas
Salary Range: $42,000+ depending on qualifications and experience

This position supports and advances the education and public outreach mission of McDonald Observatory and The University of Texas. Develops and delivers materials and content for K12 programs such as Astronomy Field Trips, Distance Learning, Homeschool Days, and Teacher Professional Development Workshops. Conducts evening and daytime programming for visitors, such as guided tours, solar viewing, star parties, and livestream programs for public and private groups. Assists with community activities, special projects, events, and programs on and off-site.

View the complete description.

Posted March 9, 2026
Director of Education
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Santa Maria, California
Salary Range: $70,000 — $100,000

Summary of Position
The Planes of Fame Air Museum seeks a passionate, creative, organized education leader to spearhead the creation and deployment of mission aligned programming for the Museum as it embarks on its new development in Santa Maria, California. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Education will be instrumental in building upon early community engagement in the region to hone in on key partnership opportunities for school field trips, school and community outreach, family programs, senior programs, scout programs, and homeschool audiences.

This is an exciting time for the Planes of Fame Air Museum and the successful candidate must have the ability to manage projects from origin to completion, manage staff, and lead and cultivate a volunteer corps. This role will additionally be involved in exhibit content development as the museum continues to evolve, ensuring educational standards and teacher input is included by exhibit designers, and will liaise with the exhibit design firm as the project manager. At the beginning stages of the museum project, the Director of Education will also be expected to oversee the museum’s collections and their move from the Chino location to the Santa Maria location, with the Executive Director and with the Chino location’s director of education and collections. At the outset of this position, direct reports may be volunteer based however the Director of Education is anticipated to have the following paid positions reporting to them, as funding allows Educator and Volunteer Specialist and Community & School Programs Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Lead education and public programs department and oversee hiring and management of 1-2 coordinators and a core of paid educators, specialists, and volunteer docents;
• Supervise the education and volunteer specialist (anticipated hire date is July, 2026);
• Develop and manage annual operational budget for education programs;
• Represent Planes of Fame Air Museum in the Santa Maria, California community with a goal of developing at least three critical partnerships that grow museum attendance and revenue;
• Serve as key liaison with school district partners with a goal to drive field trip programs;
• With Executive Director, develop and steward teacher advisory board;
• With Community & School Programs Coordinator develop and implement school outreach programs with a goal of at least 2 signature K-8th grade classroom programs and 1 signature middle school Family Science Night program;
• Develop and implement curriculum for all program areas, with coordinators;
• With Executive Director, implement and refine educational program strategy;
• Write, execute, and manage grants for educational programs, in partnership with development consultants or staff;
• Create supplemental materials for school field trips that align museum exhibitions with California Common Core State Learning Standards for science, technology, engineering, math, history, and art;
• Oversee the Skyward Bound program and develop expansion plan to serve middle and elementary school students with a goal of inspiring students to identify pathways for careers in aviation and aerospace;
• Oversee paid summer internship program for high school students;
• With Community & School Programs Coordinator, develop and implement calendar of events to engage families, seniors, and scouts;
• Serve as project manager for new museum’s exhibit design and building process;
• Keep Executive Director up to date on schedule changes or potential budget adjustments for exhibit design and build;
• Assist in management of collections move from Chino location to Santa Maria location;
• Ensure new collections storage spaces meet expectations and standards required for the nature of the Planes of Fame collection;
• With volunteer coordinator, develop and implement training manual and related materials;
• With volunteer coordinator and Executive Director, create stewardship plan for volunteers;
• Participate in museum events as needed;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Required):

• Minimum 2 years of experience managing employees;
• Bachelor’s degree is education, history, STEM disciplines, or related discipline;
• Minimum 5 years working in an informal learning setting such as a museum, zoo, botanical. garden, historic house, or youth development organization;
• Minimum 1 year of project management experience;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and teach curriculum that is aligned with a state’s educational standards;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage organizational budgets;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture community relationships with other nonprofits and educational systems;
• Passion and excitement for the organization’s mission and growth mindset;
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications;
• Exceptional project management skills;

Qualifications (Preferred):

• Master’s degree in education, history, STEM discipline, non-profit management, museum studies, or related discipline;
• 5 or more years managing employees;
• 10 or more years in an informal learning setting such as a museum, zoo, botanical garden, historic house, or youth development organization;
• Bilingual Spanish and English speaking;
• Exhibit development experience for a cultural organization;
• Experience working with historical museum collections;
• Proficient in Volgistics;
• Experience with ticketing or registration systems;
• Knowledge of and experience with the Santa Maria community and greater Santa Barbara County region;
• Experience developing content for museum exhibits;
• Experience writing, receiving, and managing both foundation and government grants for educational programs;
• Experience working with a start-up or similar, new company or organization as it gets up and running.

Work Expectations, Salary and Benefits
This is a 40 hour/week, exempt position, eligible for benefits under the Planes of Fame Air Museum benefits package. The salary range for this position is $70,000-$100,000 per year. This position is expected to work onsite at the Museum although may be required to work offsite for meetings with donors, community partners etc. This position is expected to work Tuesday – Saturday with occasional evening and alternative hours. An offer for this role is contingent on reference checks and the passing of a background check in line with California Assembly Bill 506. This position is supported by restricted grant and reserve funding for the first two years. While the Museum may seek to continue the role, ongoing employment beyond that period is not guaranteed and will be based on available funding. Employment with the Museum remains at-will. Planes of Fame Air Museum is an equal opportunity employer committed to a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and any form of disrespectful or unprofessional conduct. We prohibit unlawful treatment of employees or applicants on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

How to apply: Please send an email a resume/CV and a brief cover letter to jobs@planesoffame.org.

View the complete description.

Posted February 12, 2026
Education Programs Coordinator
University of Nebraska State Museum – Morrill Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska
Salary Range: $44,000

The University of Nebraska State Museum is seeking a full-time Education Programs Coordinator. Located in Morrill Hall on the UNL city campus, this position coordinates, develops, and helps deliver the museum’s in-person Gallery programs for pK-12 and postsecondary students and associated learning kit program, and assists the education supervisor with K12 educator professional development and other learning programs.

This position coordinates the museum’s science communication undergraduate intern program and develops and delivers informal education programming for families. Occasionally, this position provides educational program support for our sister museums, Ashfall Fossil Beds and Trailside Museum.
This position also assists the Visitor Services reservation staff by acting as the primary point of contact should the Visitor Services team need to escalate a school reservation query. This person will communicate program content information to teachers, address content queries, help establish reservation policies and procedures, and be proficient in museum reservation software. Other project-based duties may be assigned. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See: http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education (with science coursework), natural history or life sciences, or similar field and One year (1) experience in working with all ages, developing lessons and/or programs, and managing part-time staff.
• Knowledge of museum and education trends and demonstrated ability to manage part- time staff in a museum, science center, zoo or aquarium environment (or similar non profit institution).
• Knowledge of how to develop lessons or programs utilizing best practices in education.
• Ability to effectively lead museum programs for pK-12 and postsecondary students, in addition to training staff and students to lead programs.
• Excellent writing ability to assist with reports and grant applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education (with science coursework).
• Teaching background with science coursework.
• Experience working with all ages, particularly school aged students.
• Experience working in an informal education setting such as a museum, science center, zoo, or similar non-profit organization.
• Experience supervising a small staff.
• Excellent writing ability to assist with reports and grant applications.
• Knowledge of life sciences and natural history. Knowledge of current trends, resources, and state/national education standards in formal education (pK-12; postsecondary).
• Ability to effectively lead museum programs for pK-12 and postsecondary students, in addition to training staff and students to lead programs.
• Ability to supervise, schedule, and lead part-time staff and students.
• Ability to set daily priorities, and work independently and as part of a larger staff.
• Able to effectively network and build relationships with teachers, students, and schools.
• Office 365 and basic software skills.
• Teaching certificate (elementary or secondary with endorsement in a science field)

View the complete description.