Museum Visitor Experience Assistant Student Hourly

45% - Greet and engage museum visitors process admission and membership contributions answer questions about visiting the museum schedule group visits occasionally give tours and open and close the museum.

45% - Restock the gift shop and process retail sales transactions balance a cash drawer and prepare deposits perform confidential data entry and financial tasks and periodically monitor the museum galleries.

10% - Communicate and aid other museum staff assist in set-up and breakdown for special museum events assist in miscellaneous museum projects.
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Work Schedule
10-20 hours weekly

Contact Information to Applicants
Lynn Ward

1. Excellent communications skills as evidenced in application materials.
2. Work experiencewhich required attention to detail as evidenced in application materials.
3. Experience in handling money/cash register experience as evidenced in application materials.
4. Work experience which demonstrates dependability ability to work independently and ability to work and communicate with all populations as evidenced by application materials

1. Experience working with the public as evidenced in application materials.
2. Major in biology geology archaeology museum studies communications marketing business or other field related to the operation of a natural history museum.

Position Overview
The Visitor Experience Assistant is responsible for creating a positive memorable and engaging experience for visitors at the KU Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall. They are required to greet and interact with visitors answer questions regarding the museum and surrounding areas (in person on the phone and by email) and assist visitors with any needs they may have related to their visit. Occasionally Visitor Experience staff members (VEX) give guided tours through the museum. VEX are responsible for opening and closing the museum; restocking the museum gift shop and processing retail sales; tracking attendance and contributions; communicating with and aiding museum staff in other departments; and completing miscellaneous museum projects. Special events occur occasionally in the evenings and on weekends and VEX may be asked to assist with these programs.

Eligible candidates must have availability to work shifts during the weekend breaks and in the summer.

Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter addressing how required and preferred qualifications are met. Please provide availability (must have availability to work shifts during the weekend breaks and in the summer).
• Resume addressing required qualifications. Please specifically provide information regarding cash and register handling.
• Contact information for three professional references.

Incomplete applications may not be considered.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review starts on Tuesday 9/8/2026. A review of applications will continue and is ongoing until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.

Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Student employees must be able to work shifts during the weekend breaks and in the summer.

Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.