Employment at Penobscot Marine Museum

The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport Maine seeks a full-time education/interpretation intern for summer 2025. This internship will provide hands-on work experience in the daily operations of a medium-sized museum, including activities in different departments and working as a member of the front line staff. This internship will include professional development field trips to other museums (in-person or online) and participation in an intern cohort. Click see the full job description.

The Penobscot Marine Museum seeks an individual to coordinate and run weekly teen programming. This is a seasonal position during the school year (September through June). Qualified candidates will demonstrate a strong ability to work with children and teenagers. Click here to see the full job description.

The Penobscot Marine Museum seeks two local high school or early college students interested in a part-time internship for summer 2025. This internship provides hands-on work experience in the daily operations of a medium-sized museum. The primary responsibilities of the Geiger Museum Exploration Intern will be to participate in the visitor experience and to create an exhibit in the Savage Education Center. As part of the visitor experience, the Geiger Intern will welcome and monitor visitors as well as provide information about the exhibits. The new exhibit in the Savage Education Center will showcase artifacts chosen by the Intern. The Intern will research, choose artifacts, write labels and install the exhibit with support from the education director and curator. Click here to see the full job description.

The Penobscot Marine Museum offers unpaid internships for students looking to gain specific experiences in museum departments such as photo archives, curatorial, marketing, and museum education. Please contact Jeana Ganskop at [email protected] for more...