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Employment and Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Museum Team!

Two visitors looking at art on a gallery wall

Vulnerable Landscapes. Christine Cruz Photography, 2023

Current Opportunities

Archaeology Museum Fellow

The Staten Island Museum seeks a part-time Archaeology Museum Fellow (Archaeology Fellow) to assist the museum’s initiative to inventory and reevaluate the Staten Island archaeology collection.

The Staten Island Museum Fellow program is designed to provide access to paid work in a museum and to offer mentorship for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the cultural field. This is an excellent opportunity for college students and those early in their career to gain meaningful experience working in a museum to develop pertinent skills for their career path.

This role is funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums For America grant. It is a one year position with the possibility of renewal.

Internships

Interested in learning more about the inner workings of a museum? The Staten Island Museum offers internships for undergraduate and post graduate students to explore museum careers and gain professional experience.

Staten Island Museum is participating in the Arts Intern program for Summer 2025. Arts Intern provides opportunities for college students with financial need to experience arts professions. Explore careers in the arts and expand the possibilities for a better future with a paid nine week summer internship (June – Mid August).

Volunteering

Staten Island Museum has a longstanding tradition of engaging volunteers. Volunteers are a key part of the Museum’s operations whether facilitating public programs, supporting special events, providing docent tours or providing community outreach.

To get involved as a volunteer at the Museum, please contact our Director of Operations Renée Bushelle at [email protected].