Hire a Data Entry Clerk

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. The Museum maintains a collection of over 33 million specimens and artifacts that are the foundation of its permanent halls, special exhibitions, and the research projects conducted by the 200 scientists on its staff. Throughout its history, achieving the Museum’s mission has required the adoption of new tools and techniques. Research methods, collections maintenance, teaching tools, and exhibition design are just some of the examples where a dynamic world has brought change to Museum practices. And now, more than ever, fulfilling the Museum’s mission requires that content be made available to digital audiences. In order to support all digital visitors and the different ways they use the internet, we’re looking for volunteers to help us create descriptions for images on the Museum’s website. Persons who are blind or partially sighted, for example, or people with low-strength internet connections, may choose not to load, or are unable to view, images. Project Describe is designed to improve the digital experiences of these and all users.