COLLECTIONS MANAGER/PROGRAM MANAGER
VERMONT COLLECTIONS CARE PROGRAM   (2nd posting)
   The Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance is seeking a collections
manager/program director to administer an on-going collections care
program to benefit its 150 non-profit institutional members.
The collections manager will coordinate collections surveys,
organize collections management and conservation workshops,
and administer a grant program to support surveys, preventive
conservation actions, and conservation treatments.  Outreach duties
include organizing a library of technical information, responding to
members' requests for advice on collections care and preservation,
and contributing to a State-wide newsletter.

Qualifications include an advanced degree in conservation or related
museum studies, knowledge and experience in collections care management,
working experience with volunteers and staff at historical societies
and small museums, strong organizational, teaching, and administrative
skills, strong written, oral and computer communication skills, an
ability to work independently, and interest in continuing to improve
an established program.

Applicant must be willing to travel around Vermont and will provide
own automobile.  Work schedule is flexible, but some work may be
required on weekends and during the evening. 20 hour/week position
will pay $11,000-$13,500 plus travel allowance.  The Collections Manager
will be based at the Vermont Historical Society offices in Montpelier, VT.

Send resume and letter of interest to Christine Hadsel, Executive Director,
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, Shelburne Museum, P.O. Box 10,
Shelburne, VT  05482.  (802) 985-3346 ext.323.  Deadline:  Oct 15, 1995.