There is a  job opening at the University Museum, American Section.  See
description below.

Applications are due by next Monday, Feb.24, 1997.   Must be able to begin
work immediately.

To apply, pick up a Standard Application form for the University of
Pennsylvania and send it plus your resume to:
Lucy Fowler William, American Section Keeper, University Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA
19104-6324

(You can get an application at the Job Application Center, ground floor,
3401 Walnut Street.)

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
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>          ASSISTANT KEEPER, AMERICAN SECTION
>Definition:
>Responsible for assisting with the day to day activities of the American
>Section ethnographic and archaeological collections, which comprise over half
>the Museum's holdings.
>Responsibilities include a variety of internal and external services as
>outlined below.
>
>Dimensions:
>Under the direction of the Keeper, the Assistant Keeper manages the daily
>activities and use
>of the collections, provides services to researchers, supervises work-study
>students and
>volunteers,  and assists with the maintenance of the Section's cataloguing
>records.
>
>Duties:
>     Collections Management: Assist with the general organization and
>maintenance of the
>     collections in storage;  facilitate movement of collections between
>departments within
>     the Museum; supervise ongoing collections computer inventory project on
>Argus database.
>
>     Maintenance of Accession and Cataloguing Records: Assist with cataloguing
>of new
>     acquisitions and update files (both on paper and on line) in American
>Section and
>     Registrar's Office.
>
>     Supervisory Responsibilities:  Assist with daily supervision of  interns,
>work-study
>     students, and volunteers working on a variety of projects involving
>computer-
>     inventory,  repatriation, and collections research.
>
>     Services to Researchers and General Public: Assist Keeper in providing
>access to
>     collections for visiting researchers, students, and faculty; respond to
>written
>     inquiries about the collections; coordinate with Photographic Archives
>and Photo
>     Studio in granting reproduction rights and photographic services.
>
>     Other duties as assigned.
>
>Qualifications:
>     Bachelor's degree with work in anthropology preferred. Minimum of one
>year
>     museum experience desirable.  Argus skills helpful.  Ability to work
>under pressure,
>     good interpersonal skills, organizational and writing skills essential.
> A general knowledge of Amerindian cultures is preferred.
>
>The position is a 3 year temporary position dependent on future funding.