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SpaceVisualizationLabAssistantVolunteerTheAdlerPlanetariumhasauniquevolunteeropportunityavailabletowelcomeandintroducevisitorstotheSpaceVisualizationLaboratory(SVL)whenopentothepublic.SVLassistantshelpmakeexcitingresearchandAdlerprojectsaccessibleandensureahigh-qualityexperienceforourvisitors.SVLpresentstheuniqueexperienceofaworkingvisualizationlaboratorytomuseumvisitors.Variousprojectsarebeingdevelopedallthetime,andnewdevicesarebeingtested.VisitorscaninteractwiththematSVL,andmeetAdlerexpertsinanexcitingandengagingenvironmentwhilecontributingtheirfeedback.Inturn,theseinteractionshelpinthecreationofnewexperiences.Inthisworkinglaboratory,scientists,technicians,artists,andeducatorsworktogethertocreatenewwaysforpeopletoexploretheuniverse.AtSVLpeoplecanexperiencetheprototypesofnewinteractivevisualizationsthatwilleventuallymovetootherareasofthemuseum,andattendpresentationsbyastronomersandrelatedresearchersthattakeadvantageofthevisualizations.Modernastronomicalinstrumentsproducesuchmassiveamountsofdatathatastronomersnowrelyonadiversearrayoftoolstoproperlydisplayandanalyzethisinformation.Developingvisualizationsfurtherenablesscientistsandthepublictoexploreandinteractwiththeselargedatasetsinspecializedways.WelooktoSVLAssistantVolunteersto:
• Welcomevisitorsandinformthemabouttheexpertiseofthepresenter.• InformvisitorsthatintheSVLthereshouldbenomorethanfivechildrenper
adultin,supervisedbythatadultatalltimes.• Serveasroommonitor:makesurethatvisitornumbersaretrackedandthat
3Dglassesarecleanedanddistributed.• Attendtovisitoractivitytoassurevisitorsareusingthelaboratoryequipment
withinspecificguidelines.• Answerquestionsandexplainhowtouseinteractivevisualizations.• Monitorthatallequipmentisoperatingproperlyandrequestassistancewhen
necessary.• Makesuretheroomisleftinorderlyconditionwhenopenhoursarefinished. • Makesuretheroomdoorsaresecurelyclosedandlockedwhenopenhours
arefinished.
• AssistSVLstaffinmoviedatabasemaintenance,andotherbehind-the-scenestasksasrequested.
Interested?Here’swhatwelookfor:
• Mustbe18orolder.• Abilitytoandinterestinworkingwiththepublic.• Someknowledgeofcomputersandtechnologypreferred.• Experienceinpublicspeakingoreducatingchildrenpreferred.
Trainingwillconsistof:
• AttendageneralVolunteerProgramorientation.• Additionaltrainingisprovidedonanindividualbasis.Newvolunteerswork
withstaffmemberstobecomefamiliarwithSpaceVisualizationLaboratorypoliciesandproceduresaswellastherestofthemuseum.
• Aone-dayshadowingofanexperiencedvolunteerisalsorequired.TrainingopportunitieswillbescheduledthroughtheVolunteerProgramManageruponacceptanceofposition.
Weaskvolunteersinthispositionto:
• Makeaminimumcommitmentof1year.• CurrentlyrecruitingforWeekdayshifts(11:45am-3:15pm)withaweekly
commitment,oralternatingSaturdayshifts(12:45pm-3:15pm)oralternatingSundayshifts(12:45pm-3:15pm).