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Director of Visitor Experience [Carnegie Museum of Natural History]

April 26, 1971 / / 0 Comments

Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is embarking on an exciting reorganization of the way it goes about its work and engages with the public. We have posted a position that would be one of three leadership positions in framing the public experience at the museum.

The (Asst./Assoc.) Curator or Director of Visitor Experience provides key leadership for all visitor experiences in the public spaces of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. As a senior member of the Center for Lifelong Science Learning’s management team, this position is responsible for shaping new directions for visitor experiences, defining programmatic approaches, identifying funding strategies and designing engaging roles for adult and teen docent programs. New initiatives align with the museum’s strategic goal to provide relevant experiences grounded in the core research and collections of the institution, with special attention to strategies that make the content physically, socially and intellectually available for a wide range of public audiences, including groups, families, students and adults who visit the museum. Uses of mobile technologies and social networking to enhance the
visitor’s learning experience before, during and after a visit are of great interest.

Requirements: Organized, flexible with excellent leadership skills; knowledge in communicating natural history topics to public audiences; ability to evaluate program implementation and provide professional development support to a wide range of staff.

For Director:
-A MS or PhD in a scientific field or field related to the research and collections of the museum, preferred
– Three years professional experience in management of informal learning experiences; facilitation of professional development experiences; program partnerships; program management of budgets and reporting;
-Experience in the development of funding proposals and development and implementation of resulting activities.
-Three years experience managing youth and adult staff and associated program operations, especially with under-represented audiences (African American, Hispanic, Native American, young people from low-income backgrounds, girls, and people with disabilities).
-Evaluation or design based research with a history of publication in academic or professional journals.

For Curator
-The option for a curator title requires a PhD in learning science or education and an agenda for related research.
-Research history, with publications in academic journals.
– Informal Science Experiences similar to those described above.

Salary Range commensurate with experience. Two year position, renewable contingent upon funding.

To apply for the position visit the online employment site for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh:
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=11
Positions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Director Visitor Experience; Requisition 363 (may be on second page of listings)

Museum Curator [Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs]

April 26, 1971 / / 0 Comments

Job Title: STAFF CURATOR (MUSEUM MANAGEMENT), GS-1015-12/13

Department: Department Of The Interior

Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs

Job Announcement Number: CHR-11-D-008

SALARY RANGE:

 $74,872.00 – $115,742.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:

 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 to Thursday, May 12, 2011

SERIES & GRADE:

 GS-1015-12/13

POSITION INFORMATION:

 Full Time Career/Career Conditional

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:

 13

DUTY LOCATIONS:

 1 vacancy – Reston, VA

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:

 United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is the lead agency for the United States in carrying on a government-to-government relationship with the tribal nations. A challenging and dynamic place to work, it enhances the quality of life, promotes economic opportunity, and carries out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indian, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.

STAFF CURATOR (MUSEUM MANAGEMENT, GS-1015-12/13, #6230009
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Facilities, Environmental, and Cultural
Resources, Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources, Reston, Virginia

GS-12: $74,872 – $97,333 Per Year

GS-13: $89,033 – $115,742 Per Year

NOTE: TRAVEL/RELOCATION EXPENSES NOT AUTHORIZED.  ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE. This position is also being advertised under merit promotion announcement number CO-11-21.  Applicants who wish to be considered under both merit promotion and competitive procedures must apply directly to each announcement.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

  • US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.
  • A BACKGROUND SECURITY INVESTIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW HIRES.
  • APPOINTMENT MAY INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR ONE YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
  • APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLINE OR BY FAX.
  • FREQUENT TRAVEL REQUIRED.
  • INCIDENTAL DRIVING REQUIRES VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE

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Duties

Additional Duty Location Info:

1 vacancy – Reston, VA

NOTE: If the position is filled at a lower grade level, subsequent promotion to the next grade level will be processed without further competition under the Merit Promotion Program at such time as performance and qualification requirements are met and classification review discloses the duties being performed properly warrant classification to the next higher grade level.

DUTIES:

  • Monitors and analyzes environmental and other conditions of museum collections in repositories; identifies preservation and conservation needs; and performs routine preservation procedures.
  • Conducts inventories and site assessments at repositories housing museum collections.
  • Maintains the Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) database and other IA inventory and data collection systems and records.
  • Conducts research, cataloging, and documentation of IA museum collections.
  • Develops and implements guidelines, procedures, and other guidance materials to include housekeeping, recordkeeping, exhibition, storage, and reporting.
  • Researches and develops data for plans and reports.
  • Works with staff to provide professional assistance in managing museum objects. Develops audience-appropriate training materials, coordinates and conducts training sessions for museum property management and accountability.
  • Coordinates exhibits and displays of IA museum property.
  • Reviews and evaluates for completeness and technical accuracy documents for compliance with NAGPRA. Maintains NAGPRA files and records.

Please be aware that this is a semi-complicated job to apply for. There is further information at the Department of the Interior’s website.

If you have never worked for the federal government, use this link.

If you are current or former federal employee, use this link.

Semmes Foundation Internship in Museum Studies [McNay Art Museum]

April 26, 1971 / / 0 Comments

Semmes Foundation Internship in Museum Studies

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The McNay Art Museum, a museum of modern and contemporary art, is offering a ten-month internship in curatorial work beginning fall of 2011. The goal of the internship is to help individuals interested in embarking on a curatorial career by providing significant experience in one or more areas of specialization, including work with the permanent collection and with temporary exhibitions. Applicants should have a master’s degree in art history or a related field; have excellent written and oral communication skills; computer skills; and a reading knowledge of French or Spanish is helpful. The salary for this 10 month, full-time internship is $20,000. Submit cover letter with mailing address, e-mail, and telephone/fax information; official college and graduate school transcripts; written recommendations from three professors or museum professionals; and a two-page double-spaced typed essay on your curatorial focus and what you hope to learn from the internship.

Deadline to apply is April 30, 2011. Send to: Semmes Foundation Internship in Museum Studies, McNay Art Museum, P.O. Box 6069, San Antonio, TX 78209-0069. No fax or email applications accepted unless requested by the McNay.

Various Positions [West End Museum]

April 6, 1971 / / 0 Comments

The West End Museum (150 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114) is  seeking aspiring curators: administrative assistant, exhibit planners,  development officers, marketing/pr and archive specialists  to intern.  We are looking for pre-professionals, students, recent graduates, and  people willing to gain experience in a particular career field of the  museum business. We recognize that student internships also supplement  academic classes and, in some cases, earn college credit, which we are  willing to consent to.

The West End Museum offers visitors a unique look into important periods of our city’s history. The Museum was established in 1990 and has been in its current Lomasney Way location since 2002 in what was once the heart of Boston’s Old West End. The West End Museum is one of Boston’s few neighborhood museums. Through its ongoing exhibit, The ‘Last Tenement’, visitors are transported back to the immigrant era of the 19th and 20th century. The West End, which was fondly called “the greatest neighborhood this side of heaven,” was demolished in the late 1950’s to allow for Urban Renewal. The new neighborhood, which stretches from the Bulfinch Triangle in front of TD Boston Garden to Cambridge   Street at the foot of Beacon  Hill, bears little resemblance to the narrow, crowded streets that were home to hundreds of thousands of immigrant families for over 100 years. The Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history.

The West End neighborhood dates back to the founding of Boston in 1630 by William Blackstone when it was known as ‘The New Field’.  Two former West Enders, Charles Bulfinch and Harrison Gray Otis were directly responsible for the development of early Downtown Boston.  Boston’s hospital industry, transportation industry and entertainment industry all had their beginnings in the West End. The West End Museum tells this story.

West End Museum hours are:
Tuesday – Friday 11am-5pm
Saturday 11am-  4pm

Contact Infortmation:
(617) 723-2125
westendmuseum[at]gmail[dot]com

Located at:
150   Staniford Street, suite 7

(on Lomasney Way)
Boston, MA 02114
(one block from North Station and the Science Park/West End T-stop)

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