Position Announcement: Chief Curator, National Law Enforcement Museum, Washington, DC (nleomf.com) The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has reached an exciting point in its plans for physical and programmatic growth during this decade. The NLEOMF is seeking a visionary and experienced Chief Curator to guide its collecting activities and inform the process of exhibit development for the planned National Law Enforcement Museum. In November 2000, a law passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Clinton authorized the NLEOMF to construct, own and operate the National Law Enforcement Museum across the street from the Memorial in the historic Judiciary Square area of Washington, DC. Subsequently, the NLEOMF assembled a team of nationally renowned design and museum consultants to help plan and build the Museum. As of this time, design work continues with an anticipated opening of the Museum in 2009. The Chief Curator will partner with NLEOMF Executive Staff and the Museum’s planning and design team to finalize planning for the Museum and implementation of this expansion and further programmatic refinement. The Chief Curator will have primary responsibility for three major areas: 1) identifying and securing collections to support the Museum’s planned permanent and temporary exhibits; 2) development and oversight of the collections, including policy development and implementation for permanent donations and temporary loans, collections care, and planned growth of the collections; and 3) development and supervision of a supporting staff for the registration, conservation and storage of the collections, and maintenance of the exhibits. The Chief Curator will work closely with the Museum’s exhibit design consultant to help shape and inform the exhibit content. Subsequently, the Chief Curator will secure the objects and archival materials that will help illuminate the exhibit content, while rooting the exhibits in authenticity. The Chief Curator will conduct research, interpret artifacts and archival materials, and consult with the exhibit design team on appropriate levels of conservation, mounting, security and display. As a member of the Museum’s management team, the Chief Curator will participate in strategic planning and decision making, and will serve as a spokesperson for the Museum, participating in marketing and publicity and representing the Museum within the museum community at scholarly, public and social events. This position requires a minimum of 7 years experience as a chief curator, curator, registrar, or collections manager for a public or private museum. Applicants must demonstrate their success in exhibit planning, collections management, scholarly research and publication, and personnel and budget supervision. A high level of knowledge of the history of American law enforcement and the American judicial system is desired. A Masters Degree in museum studies or a closely related field is required. An attractive and competitive compensation and benefits package is available to the candidate who can demonstrate their desire to take on a serious role in leading the development of this world-class Museum. Applicants should submit a letter of application, résumé, vitae and three references to: Thomas P. Gallagher, Project Manager, The E and G Group, Suite 200, 1350 Beverly Rd., McLean, VA 22101. The closing date for submission is October 15, 2005. Applications may also be submitted electronically to Tom Gallagher at: [log in to unmask] Please direct all questions to E and G Group. Please do not send any materials to the address that originated this post. Thank you. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).