Job Description

About Us:

The nonprofit Museum of Science Fiction is a destination and point of departure that inspires people and motivates learning - covering the history of the genre across the arts and providing a narrative on its relationship to the real world. The Museum's main mission is to open a portal to imagination: in both virtual and physical space, the Museum offers visitors an opportunity to experience and learn about some of the most important science and science fiction artifacts and achievements. The Museum shows how science fiction continually inspires individuals, influences cultures, and impacts societies. Also serving as an educational catalyst to expand interest in the science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) areas, the Museum uses tools such as mobile applications and wifi-enabled display objects to engage and entertain. For more information about the Virtual Reality Museum of Science Fiction, please visit: www.museumofsciencefiction.org/vrmosf

Overview:

The Museum of Science Fiction is seeking a pro-bono General Counsel to join our senior leadership team to assist with establishing a new virtual reality museum. The estimated time commitment is 1-2 hours per week. We are looking for someone with a technology-related legal background, who also is comfortable with software development, licensing, event management, and understands (and can somewhat anticipate) the legal requirements associated with establishing a multivisitor, shared space VR environment.

This is a remote pro-bono position, although several senior team members are located in the Washington, DC area.

Responsibilities:

• Assistance with strategic visioning and planning for the Museum’s virtual reality goals;
• Drafting the VR Museum's Terms of Use document;
• Drafting visitor anti-harassment policies and procedures;
• Assistance with partner and sponsor organizational relationships and agreements;
• Legal and policy analysis and development of recommendations related to emerging issues in immersive technologies;
• Working with the Museum's development team regarding grants and future funding opportunities.

Position Requirements:

• 5-7 years experience in privacy, data protection, and technology, with some professional legal, policy, or technical experience with immersive VR technologies
• Understanding of immersive VR technologies
• Interest in emerging trends in technology and implications for people and society
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write and speak for both expert and general audiences