Volunteers help make the Burke Museum and its programs a success! Volunteer positions at the museum vary from working in research collections to leading school tours to helping with craft activities during public programs. If you are interested in volunteering please fill out our online volunteer application. If you have any questions please contact Brian Richards by phone at (206) 221-7083 or by e-mail at brianr@u.washington.edu.

Job Title: Event Specialist (multiple openings)
Description: Assist Burke program manager with setting up and execution of Public Programs. A good temperament and ability to relate well with the public is a must. Duties may include setting up tables, artist hospitality, crowd management, and running activities. Event experience is a plus, but not necessary.
Dates/skills needed:
Saturday, February 9: Artifact ID Day, 1pm–4pm. Seeking crowd control managers and line managers.
Saturday, March 1: Dino Day, 9am–5pm. Seeking artists (drawing and painting), activity leads, crowd control managers and line managers.
Contact: Carl Sander at casander@u.washington.edu or (206) 616-6473.

Job Title: Genetic Resources Collection Assistant
Description: The Burke Museum maintains a collection of over 40,000 frozen tissues of wild animals for molecular study. Curatorial assistants help the GRC manager organize and label tissues, and prepare tissues for loans. Volunteers should possess a desire to help contribute to scientific research in biodiversity and evolution, be able to work independently, and have outstanding attention to detail. Prior experience in the biological sciences or with work in a laboratory setting is desirable, but not necessary.
Volunteers must be college age or older and be willing to commit at least 3 hours per week for one year.
Contact: For more information contact Sharon Birks at sbirks@u.washington.edu.

Job Title: Herbarium Volunteer
Description: Assist Herbarium staff with the maintenance and development of the Herbarium's vascular plant, bryophyte (mosses), lichen, and fungal collections. No previous botanical experience is necessary. Attention to detail, sincere interest in contributing time and energy to the collections needs, and the ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds are required.
Contact: If interested, please contact David Giblin at dgiblin@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-1682.

Job Title: Spider Collection Assistant
Description: The main task of this volunteer position is labeling, filling, stoppering, and installing vials of preserved spiders but it's really varied with all sorts of clerical, packing/unpacking, and miscellaneous tasks. Some biology background is a plus but the only real requirement is for a careful and precise worker with some interest in the subject who is willing to work in the basement! Participation in field trips is possible if the person is interested, but not required.
Also: If anyone out there is experienced in mounting butterflies, we could use you, too!
Contact: If interested, please contact Brian Richards by phone at (206) 221-7083 or by e-mail at brianr@u.washington.edu.