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LEAP Meteorologist and Science Educator
 
 
 
This position is part of the Lyndon Economic opportunity AmeriCorps Program (LEAP). LEAP is a national service program that places AmeriCorps members with non-profit organizations throughout the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) of Vermont and surrounding areas to support those organizations in building capacity and expanding their educational and/or environmental services that many communities rely on. LEAP supports members in their path to educational and career attainment through direct service, on-going trainings, and professional development opportunities offered during the service year. The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is located in Vermont’s scenic Northeast Kingdom. The Museum was built in 1890-91 by Franklin Fairbanks, a member of St. Johnsbury’s wealthy and illustrious 19th century Fairbanks family. Franklin Fairbanks was an amateur naturalist, world traveler, and community philanthropist. With the opening of the “Fairbanks Museum of Natural Science” in 1891, Franklin Fairbanks made his wide-ranging “cabinet of curiosities” available to the community of St. Johnsbury, and to the wider region. The collections remain northern New England’s most extensive natural history display, and the National Register-listed building is a splendid example of the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium continues to faithfully uphold and expand upon Fairbank’s vision of a public museum with a strong educational component. The modern day mission of the Museum is to “inspire wonder, curiosity and responsibility for the natural world.” The mission is accomplished through general visitation (+/- 30,000 year), school student visits (+/- 11,000 year), a public planetarium, a state-accredited preschool, a 500-acre nature preserve, and a well-respected weather center which broadcasts through Vermont Public (Eye on the Sky).
 
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Member Duties : - Learn to prepare and produce weather forecasts. - Provide forecast information and engaging content to digital platforms. - Conduct daily weather measurements. - Digitize historical datasets for research and statistical analysis. - Complete a research project on a meteorological topic of interest using the Fairbanks Museum’s historical weather dataset. - Deliver science content to a variety of groups in the classroom and planetarium. - Assist staff in facilitating nature-based education camps for children ages 4 to 8. - Exhibit enthusiasm for our mission of “supporting and building on the child’s innate interest in exploring the natural world” through playing outdoors and engaging children in science and nature based activities The successful candidate must be willing to serve during the weekend shift.
 
Program Benefits : Housing ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Environment ,  Technology ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Environment ,  Public Speaking ,  Leadership ,  Computers/Technology ,  Youth Development ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Education ,  Team Work ,  General Skills ,  Writing/Editing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
LEAP Meteorologist and Science Educator
Program Start/End Date
05/15/2025  -   08/15/2025
Work Schedule Summer
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  17    Maximum:  None
Program Locations VERMONT  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/12/2025  To  05/15/2025 
Contact Hannah Nelson
1001 College Road
Lyndonville   VT   05851
8026266638
hannah.nelson@vermontstate.edu
leapinthenek.com
Listing ID 126020

       

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