Carol Bates Fellow

The Walters Art Museum • Baltimore, MD

404d • $39,000 - $39,000

About The Position

The Carol Bates Fellow at the Walters Art Museum is responsible for researching and supporting learning and community engagement programs, audience engagement, and evaluation practices. This role involves understanding how visitors perceive and engage with the museum, particularly focusing on historically underrepresented groups. The Fellow will conduct evaluations and audience research using various methods to gather data, and will play a key role in implementing a new exit interview process and analyzing visitor engagement within the galleries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in art/museum education, education, art, psychology, sociology, or another humanities discipline.
• Comfortable approaching and talking with visitors, and resilient in the face of visitor declines to participate in research.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to follow data collection and entry protocols without deviation.
• High level of emotional intelligence, responsive to verbal and non-verbal cues in interviews.
• Enjoys critical thinking and using analytical skills to assess problems and determine solutions.
• Able to communicate in a clear and positive manner.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and upholding anti-racist and inclusive research practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to interact with visitors for 3 to 4 hours at a time.

Responsibilities

• Collect visitor data with Walters audiences via paper/pencil, tablet survey, and verbal interview.
• Follow all data collection protocols to randomly approach visitors, recruit them to participate, and conduct research with visitors.
• Take accurate, precise notes based on observations, interviews, or other engagement with visitors.
• Record, clean, and code quantitative and qualitative data into systems such as Word, Excel, or Google spreadsheets.
• Conduct an analysis of the collected data through hand coding and/or descriptive statistics.
• Report on research findings through a PowerPoint presentation with charts and visuals documenting key learnings.
• Participate in an orientation to the museum and collaborate on and participate in continuing professional development designed with emerging professionals in mind.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $18.75/hour for an 8-month, 30 hour/week appointment ($18,000)
• Health benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree