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The Science History Institute has several openings for part-time Conference Services Assistants.   We are looking for dedicated, high-energy candidates that have catering, hospitality or events services experience.  The Conference Services Assistant is the hands-on, front line person responsible for providing a high quality experience for our customers attending events at our state-of-the art facility.  Duties include: room sets, food service and display, clean-up and break-down of events.  This position requires a flexible schedule, as we host events during the business day, as well as eve

Department: IT Department

Reports To: Edwin Wolf 2nd Director

Classification: Exempt

Job Type: Full-Time

Close: Open until filled

Summary

The Director of Individual Giving is a senior member of the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation’s Development team and conceptualizes and manages the Foundation’s annual fundraising programs, which include premier membership (The Pepper Society), young professionals membership (The Ravens Society), and family membership (The Knee Hi Society), as well as the Free Library Fund. The Director carries a portfolio of leadership prospects.  

The Library Company seeks a full-time, grant-funded, eighteen- month Curatorial Fellow to provide curatorial support and research assistance to the Print Department with the aim of deepening public awareness and access to Department collections, as well as help realize Imperfect History, an exhibition in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the department.

Creative opportunity for an early childhood educator, community organizer and/or early literacy specialist to implement the Read Baby Read Baby/Young Toddler initiative at The Free Library of Philadelphia. This is a full-time grant funded position through December 2019.

The American Philosophical Society (APS) has decided to integrate its Library, home to a renowned research collection, with its Museum, a nationally-recognized exhibition program, in order to form the American Philosophical Society Library and Museum.  The new unit will bring together programming, curatorial, and archival staff with the plan to grow the APS’s collection, expand its public and scholarly programming, and increase its exhibition activity and outreach efforts. 

The Center for Art in Wood maintains an outstanding research library of books, videos, artists files, and journals on the history and craft of woodworking.  We are in search of an experienced librarian to catalog new book acquisitions using the Dewey Decimal System.  Flexible schedule within normal business hours, Mon-Sat.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation has several openings for part-time conference center services assistants.  We are looking for dedicated, high-energy candidates that have hospitality or events industry experience.  Conference Center Assistants are responsible for providing a high quality experience for our customers attending events at our start-of-the-art facility.  Duties include: room and food display set-up, as well as clean-up and break-down of events.  These positions will require a flexible schedule, as we host events during the business day, as well evenings and weekends.