This volunteer position builds components and assemblies for interactive exhibits, such as Brain Teasers, and assists OMSI employees with exhibit production. more info...

Collections Assistant Volunteers will help organize and archive pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., related to OMSI’s history. more info...

The Science Store Demonstration Volunteer will demonstrate science store products to OMSI visitors onthe weekends. OMSI's Science Store is a fabulous repository of science learning fun, filled with shelf after shelf of educational, entertaining science products you can take home. more info...

Submarine Queue Volunteers assist the visitors services staff prepare OMSI guests for tours on the submarine. more info...

OMSI is looking for a volunteer who is fluent in Spanish who can help us out in our visitor services department once a month. Must be available on Sundays. more info...

Spanish Lunch is an informal, hour-long, weekly session for OMSI staff and volunteers who wish to improve their Spanish speaking skills. OMSI seeks a native Spanish speaker (bilingual English-Spanish) with direct teaching experience to plan activities for and lead these weekly sessions. more info...

Assist in clerical work for backstage departments.

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The goal of Visitor Services is to provide OMSI's visitors with friendly, professional service in a fast-paced environment. Volunteers will often be involved in visitor interaction: welcoming and greeting visitors, taking tickets, and queuing submarine tours. Other duties may include work in the OMNIMAX, the Planetarium, and other locations throughout the museum. more info...

Mentor to Youth Volunteers are responsible for interacting with high school age volunteers and helping them adjust to the workplace environment. Youth volunteers are key members of OMSI’s volunteer team. Adult mentors provide critical support to youth volunteers, ensuring that they have a positive, productive volunteer experience. more info...

The USS Blueback is a diesel-electric submarine of the Barbel class, launched in 1959. It was one of the first subs to have a “teardrop-shaped” hull, and it was the last non-nuclear submarine in the U.S. Navy, decommissioned in 1990. It was brought to OMSI in 1994 and is maintained entirely by volunteers. The Blueback is open for organized tours during daylight hours when OMSI is open. more info...

The Vernier Technology Lab features a variety of units on different aspects of technology, including Security, Biomedical, Robots and Computers, Communications, and Household Technology. The units rotate frequently, so that each time visitors come to OMSI, they will find something new to do in the lab. From taking apart everyday appliances to exploring the inside of a computer, volunteers help visitors understand how technology works! more info...

The Life Science Hall invites visitors to explore the human body. Exhibits include pre-natal development and the structure and function of the human skeletal system, organs, and brain. The Volunteers in Life Science invite visitors to explore the nature of human growth and development, the structure and function of the human body, or learn about the comparative anatomy and adaptations of the diverse group of animals living in the Life Science Lab. more info...

The Evaluation & Visitor Studies Division seeks a volunteer to assist with evaluation projects. Tasks will vary and may include web-based research, data management, possible data collection, and general office duties. This is an ongoing position and would involve working in the Evaluation & Visitor Studies department for a four-hour shift once a week at a set time. more info...

Rising Stars is a summer volunteer and learning opportunity for teens. The 6 week program combines leadership training, service, science, and fun! Applications received by May 1st will receive preference for summer 2008! more info...