Position Available, New York State Museum
Military Historian

The New York State Museum, Albany, NY seeks applicants for a permanent
curatorial and research position in military history. Location: Albany, NY.
Duties: (1) curatorial responsibility for the Museum's military history
collection. Responsibility for other areas of the Museum's history
collection (e.g., numismatics, stamps, medicine) may also be assigned; (2)
initiates and conducts and publishes the results of independent collections-
based research in the military history of New York State, with a primary
focus on the pre-Civil War period. Modest in-house funding is available,
but funding for the program will be sought by the incumbent through
competitive grants and other outside sources; (3) responsible for
coordinating the annual Conference on New York State History. The incumbent
will work with the current coordinator for the 2001 conference and
thereafter will have sole responsibility; (4) contributes to the Museum's
exhibit development and public programs. Requirements: M.A. (Ph.D.
preferred) in history with a focus on American military history;
demonstrated experience in the care and management of military history
collections; record of collections-based military history research and peer-
reviewed publications; record of participating in regional historical
conferences including presentation of research papers and organization of
symposia. Starting salary: $35,945. Position requires a Civil Service
training and experience examination. Closing Date: September 6, 2000. Send
resume and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
three professional references to: Director of Personnel, Room 528EB, Box
25F, Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234. Electronic submissions may be
made to [log in to unmask] AA/EOE.

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