Most Recent The Franklin Institute Job Listings

Department: Design Position Summary: This internship involves design and fabrication of museum cart-based programs about the technology underlying cell phone and other portable electronic devices. The intern will assist with design, prototyping and final fabrication of programs that will eventually be distributed nationally. Education Requirements: Must be studying for or hold a d...

Department: Science Communication Position Summary: This internship involves development and evaluation of museum cart-based programs about the technology underlying cell phones and other portable electronic devices. The intern will assist with developing prototypes, writing program scripts, and conducting visitor evaluation for short, hands-on programs that will eventually be distrib...

Department: Marketing Position Summary: Assist with various aspects of the Membership and Group Sales strategy, communication initiatives and database integrity, including: Learn and advocate the products and programs offered and marketed by The Franklin Institute to audiences classified as affinity families and groups. Assist in the deployment of written communications, includ...

Department: Discovery Camp Position Summary: Discovery Camp is a summer day camp held at The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Children entering grades Pre-K - 8 are able to come to The Franklin Institute and participate in hands-on activities, visit exhibits and theaters, enjoy presentations by guest scientists and other professionals, and continue the science explorations they beg...

Department: Discovery Camp Position Summary: Discovery Camp is a summer day camp held at The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Children in grades Pre-K-8 are able to come to The Franklin Institute and participate in hands-on activities, visit exhibits and theaters, enjoy presentations by guest scientists and other professionals, and continue the science explorations they begin at the In...

Department: Discovery Camp Position Summary: This intern will assist in the planning and preparation of hands-on exploration activities for pre-school and kindergarten learners in the Franklin Institutes summer Discovery Camp. Duties will include: working with Museum Programs staff to develop age-appropriate topics within the themes of each one- or two-week camp session; researching game...

Department: Discovery Camp Position Summary: Discovery Camp at The Franklin Institute encompasses summer day camp, spring break day camp, winter break day camp and periodic Schools Out day camps throughout the year. These camp sessions are on a variety of science topics and include hands-on activities and Museum exploration. Interns are needed to help develop curriculum for camp and assi...

Department: Discovery Camp Position Summary: Discovery Camp is a summer day camp held at The Franklin Institute Science Museum. Children grades Pre-K - 8 are able to come to The Franklin Institute and participate in hands-on activities, visit exhibits and theaters, enjoy presentations by guest scientists and other professionals, and continue the science explorations they begin at the Ins...

Position Summary: In consultation with the Collections Coordinator, a plan of work will be developed which will introduce and train the student intern in many of the basic tasks in the Curatorial Department. The plan typically includes collection inventory, physical numbering and tagging, updating/modifying catalog records, performing data-base entry, among other tasks. The intern will be train...

Position Summary: Community of Learners for Urban Environments and Science (CLUES), is a collaborative program involving four science museums, (The Franklin Institute, The Academy of Natural Sciences, The New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences, and the Philadelphia Zoo), and ten community partner agencies serving the African-American, Latino, and Asian communities. This is the sixth in a serie...

POSITION SUMMARY: Organized by The Franklin Institute, The Philadelphia Science Festival is a community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April. The Festival features lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal science education experiences for Philadelphians of all ages. For ten days, the prevalence of science and scientist...

Position Summary: The Franklin Institutes Marketing Department is looking for an energetic and motivated intern to assist with events, social media and administrative duties. Event Support Assist with setup and clean-up for on-site and off-site events. Hand-out marketing materials, gather e-mail addresses and run TFI Membership give-away raffles. Compile lists of collected e-mail ...

Position Summary: The Youth Programs Intern will be working with the PACTS Program; which has students in grades 6-12, from the greater Philadelphia area and come from diverse backgrounds. Interns will be working in Saturday morning workshops or a six week summer camp. The intern should have a demonstrated interest in working with and mentoring middle and high school students. The Youth...

Position Summary: Intern will assist the Director of Research and Evaluation in studying how people learn science in out-of-school settings and in evaluating the Museums exhibits and programs. They will interview visitors about their response to exhibits or on general science topics, track and time visitors in the exhibition halls, enter data into an Excel spreadsheet, tally data, and write rep...

Position Summary: This part-time internship during the academic year is in support of a joint program between The Franklin Institute and its partner magnet high school, Science Leadership Academy (SLA). In this program, called Wednesdays @ The Franklin, SLA students arrive at The Franklin Institute on Wednesday afternoons to take part in informal, 2-8 week long Mini-Courses, which focus on topi...