Ongoing needs

Volunteer exhibit hall hosts are needed to help guests interact with our newest exhibits. Shifts are available Wednesday - Sunday, 11-2 or 2-5.

There is an ongoing need for volunteers to help host birthday parties at the MOST. Volunteers are needed Saturdays and Sundays and can work flexible hours, with a minimum of three hours a month.

Volunteers are invited to design their own science programs, workshops or demonstrations. This is a great opportunity for retired teachers and other creative minds. Volunteers provide the idea and the MOST supplies the resources and the guests. This is an ongoing need with flexible hours.

Housekeeping volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays to clean exhibits and perform various duties. Pick a day convenient for you!

Volunteers needed to answer the front door and phone Mondays and Tuesdays, flexible hours.

Join the MOST's Volunteer e-mail list for spamless online notification of opportunities and appreciation events IF you check your email at least twice a week. Just e-mail the Volunteer Coordinator to add you to the listserv of over 500 people receiving regular updates.

With advanced training, volunteers can start on:

* Telecommunications Lab Team
A package deal: an amateur radio station PLUS a state-of-the-art computer center. You can help with the Amateur Radio Station even without an amateur radio license!

* Being an Omnitheater usher

* Demonstrations (scientific principles or live animal "visits" with the public)

* Store sales (using the register, shelving stock, doing inventory)

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The MOST recruits interns for the following unpaid positions. Candidates should submit resumes as soon as possible via e-mail to the Volunteer Coordinator.

Basic Internship Info
* For college or high school credit
* Available with most departments
* One or two-semester, summer and winter-term options available
* Can accommodate anything from a 40-hour "career introduction internship" to a 12-credit, 2-semester honors project
* Note: NO stipends available, but we can work around the schedule of your paying job.

Internship Positions:
* PR/Marketing (seniors and graduate students preferred)
* Graphics/Photography
* Computer and Information Sciences

Internship positions available in our Information Technology Department. We’re looking for Web centric people with Cold Fusion, HTML and database knowledge.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP "BEHIND THE SCENES" OR AT HOME
* Update the scientific information and style of our planetarium slide shows and transfer them to PowerPoint demonstrations
* Help in the office / answer phones
* Do data entry for a variety of projects and departments
* Make phone calls to companies, schools and volunteers
* Prepare mailings --usually a small group of people get together
* Distribute flyers about the MOST and IMAX posters around the county
* Design and/or produce science demonstrations
* Research grant proposals to expand programs, add services or create exhibits at the MOST

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Short-term projects for 10-hour and 20-hour service requirements, whether for high school graduation requirements or a college course assignment. Special one- or two-day projects for groups such as Scout troops, Honor Societies, fraternities/sororities, religious education groups or corporate "service days."