Spencer Museum Student Ambassador

Spencer Museum Student Ambassador | University of Kansas

Spencer Student Ambassadors share enthusiasm for art and ideas with kindergarten through fifth grader visitors to the Spencer Museum of Art as well as fellow KU students. Students will attend museum guide training and work alongside museum staff to facilitate museum tours for elementary students and plan outreach activities for KU students.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide support to the SMA Education team.
• Guide and facilitate tours for visiting kindergarten through fifth grade students.
• Attend and participate in ambassador training to learn about the Spencer Museum of Art collections and tour facilitate techniques.
• Provide hands-on assistance in other outreach activities as needed.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume
• List of three (3) professional references

Application review begins Tuesday, August 4, 2026. For consideration, please apply no later than Tuesday, August 18, 2026.