Astronomy Art Specialist (901495) at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in Monterey, California

Job Description:

This position is compensated at the level C rate on the student wage scale.

The successful applicants will manage and oversee conception, design, creation, and production of artistic works related to astronomy and the Mittelman Observatory atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Artistic creations may be in or on a variety of media including both physical and digital, and may be black and white, grayscale, or full color. The successful applicants may be involved with the digitizing of physical objects to transform them to electronic formats, and may be involved with the conception, design, creation, and preparation of displays, materials, and products featuring these artistic works. The successful applicants will work both independently and with the Telescope Specialist who manages the observatory, its telescopes, and its outreach program. Scheduling and hours for this position will be irregular and will require motivated, independent work.

Applicants must have advanced proficiency with the principles and practices of telescopes and instruments, mastery of appropriate professional industry-standard physical media and digital creation software packages for art production, and intimate familiarity with the night sky. Applicants should have taken and excelled at Physics 155 or Physics 255, mastered concepts of observational astronomy and telescope operation as part of one of these courses, served as Astronomy Outreach Event Assistant, or should have advanced equivalent experience with telescopes and observational astronomy. Applicants filling this position should already possess and should have successfully demonstrated the required skills, proficiencies, and training corresponding to Astronomy Outreach Event Assistant. Applicants will be responsible for creativity in expression and design. Applicants should enjoy designing and creating compelling artistic works for outreach programs to share their knowledge about and enthusiasm for astronomy with others.

This position is only open to Middlebury undergraduate students, is available for both the academic year and the summer, and is accepting online applications. Questions regarding this posting can be directed to Jonathan Kemp at and students are encouraged to reach out before applying.