Embracing the interdisciplinary academic, technical, and artistic capabilities of the Harvard community, CAMLab offers Harvard students broad opportunities to explore the intersections of humanistic inquiry and cutting-edge technology. Students can partake in multiple facets of CAMLab, from academic research to creative production and curating. Furthermore, students take a seat at the table of CAMLab’s planning process; they contribute recommendations for engaging audiences across various channels of creative practice, both digital and materialized. In addition to gaining skills applicable to an array of fields—cultural heritage preservation, global diplomacy, design, tech, exhibition making, performance, and more—Harvard students join CAMLab’s efforts to pioneer experimental projects and methodologies.
Educator, Public Interface Team
Harvard FAS CAMLab seeks current Harvard students to gain direct experience in the day-to-day operations of an experimental exhibition space and the learning experience design process. All positions are paid and require 8–10 hours of work each week during the academic year.
Reporting to CAMLab’s Assistant Curator, Educators will amplify impact among audiences who explore CAMLab’s digital platforms and our exhibition space. Educators will act as the primary point of contact for visitors to CAMLab Cave, our physical hub. From trainings on exhibitions’ conceptual and historical research as well as their technological engineering, Educators facilitate exhibition visits by sharing essential information and engaging visitors dialogically. Educators will furthermore execute usability studies and propose ways that CAMLab can augment the user experience for our immersive installations. Educators additionally serve in an advisory capacity to CAMLab and offer ideas for programs, digital engagement, and more.
Responsibilities
- Participate in training on topics relevant to CAMLab projects, ranging from Buddhist art to museum pedagogies and immersive technologies.
- Under CAMLab core team’s direction, execute user experience studies to create a feedback loop for future development of CAMLab’s immersive installations.
- serve as exhibition audiences’ primary point of contact during their visit.
- Provide visitors with a short exhibition overview, serve as a resource for questions, facilitate visitor flow through the exhibition space.
- Contribute to CAMLab’s broader social media content calendar and public information efforts.
- Based on trainings, provide simple troubleshooting support for exhibition equipment.
- Make recommendations to CAMLab regarding how to refine the audiences’ experience and amplify engagement.
Skills that will be developed
- Public speaking
- Distilling complex concepts for general audiences
- Usability study development and execution
- Audience engagement and feedback collection
- Knowledge of curatorial and exhibition operation processes
- Knowledge of the Art & Technology field
- Knowledge of Buddhist art, art history, and the digital humanities
Compensation
- $16–$20 per hour
Location
CAMLab Cave, Lower Level of 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Application materials
Please send a cover letter and resume to Simone Levine, Assistant Curator, simonelevine@fas.harvard.edu.
