Employment Opportunities
We offer an inclusive work environment where you can thrive.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a great place to work. We seek talented, dedicated, energetic team members committed to providing inspiring science education opportunities.
Current Openings
Additional positions will be posted when available.
To view and apply for available positions at Morehead, visit the UNC careers website. The link should filter results to show Morehead openings only. If it does not, set all filters to “Any” except for “Department.” Set the “Department” filter to “Morehead Planetarium.”
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Summer Outreach Educator
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is looking for college students or recent college graduates to lead daily science sessions for classes of 20 children in kindergarten – 5th grade at community-based youth development centers in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Orange, Vance, and Wake counties. We offer exciting, hands-on activities for kids, and we’d love for you to share your excitement for science and education with them!
$13.05/hour
Apply for the Summer Outreach Educator position.
Please download the Availability Sheet and submit it with your application.
Applications close on April 11.
Technology Support Analyst
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is looking for a temporary Technology Support Analyst to provide service-oriented technical support and/or training to Morehead staff and guests for a variety of hardware, software, operating systems, systems tasks, and networks. Principal duties require substantial knowledge, technical aptitude, and analytical skills in diagnosing and resolving customer problems both over the phone, email, online virtual conferencing, and in-person. This position will be expected to perform at a level that demonstrates high technical ability, excellent customer service, close attention to detail, and the ability, desire to learn new technical skills in the field, and work well independently and in a team environment.
This is a temporary, full-time position with occasional evenings and/or weekends required as needed.
Apply for the Technology Support Analyst position.
Applications close on April 3.
As a member of the university community, we believe it is part of our mission to offer real-world learning opportunities to university students. As a result, we have openings for students every year across the organization. Most of our student hiring takes place at the beginning of the fall semester for the academic year and in the spring for our summer programs.
University student employment opportunities will be posted to this page and on Handshake. We also hire work-study students. Work-study positions are posted on the UNC federal work-study programs website.
Seasonal opportunities are also available for UNC students. Please see Seasonal Opportunities above for more information.
Guest Relations Assistant
Guest Relations Assistants work with visiting field trips from schools and reservations for other non-school organizations. They provide customer service and wayfinding for field trips, group programs, general public programs, and other Morehead events. No prior experience required. We are currently hiring for Spring 2024. Staff hired for spring 2024 will have the option to continue work in Summer 2024 if availability permits. Some evening work required, some weekend work required.
$10.55/hour
Click here to apply for the Guest Relations Assistant position.
Morehead Planetarium is looking for enthusiastic high school students to volunteer as Counselors-in-Training for our Summer Science Camps from June 9 – August 8. We offer exciting, hands-on summer camps to kids from rising kindergarten to rising eighth grade. During the summer, campers explore different areas of science through experiential lessons and unique opportunities.
If you are interested in working with children, science, or education, please consider sharing your excitement with camps in Chapel Hill as a Summer Camp Counselor-in-Training! Our CITs earn service hours while enjoying a flexible summer schedule and extremely fun and dynamic camp environment.
Volunteer duties include:
- Learning best practices for working with children, including general camp classroom management, working with campers with special needs, and learning inclusive camp practices
- Assisting Lead and Assistant Counselors with science activities for groups of up to 20 campers
- Ensuring campers are staying safe and having fun
- Communicating with Lead Counselors, Assistant Counselors, and camp administrative staff
Dates: June 9 – August 8
There will be mandatory training May 29 – June 1. This position is open to current 9th – 12th grade students under the age of 18.
Apply for the Counselor-in-Training opportunity.
In addition to the application, please download the 2025 Application Supplement and email it to mpsc_camps@unc.edu.
Applications close on May 1.
As a unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.