THE SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Pittsburgh, PA POSITION AVAILABILITY NOTICE POSITION/JOB STATUS: Assistant Curator, full-time REPORTS TO: Museum Division Director HOURS: Full-time salaried position with additional weekdays, evenings, and holidays depending upon departmental or organizational need. REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in history, museum studies, American studies or similar related field. Two years museum experience or proven internships. Current valid PA Driver’s license; successful Act 34 clearance (Criminal record check), knowledge of material culture, visitor studies (demographics and interests of museum visitors), and museum learning (the nature of learning in the museum setting) desired. Expertise or interest in a specific field related to the concerns of HC is also important. Position requires word processing and collections data base skills. RESPONSIBILITIES: The 2 major functions are related to collections and exhibits. In regard to collections, the Assistant Curator investigates collection leads, pursues research on potential donations, and makes recommendations to the collection leads committee. Catalogs incoming collections for which he/she has expertise and adds information to object and collection files. The Assistant Curator must learn the collection. This position takes significant responsibility for pro-active collecting to augment existing collections, and for reviewing collections and making recommendations for de-accessioning. In regard to exhibits, the Assistant Curator uses his/her knowledge of the region’s history and the History Center’s collections, background and training in history, and experience with exhibits to aid in their development. On every project (unless far outside his/her expertise), the Assistant Curator should advise on research directions and sources. This position may fill many different functions in exhibit work, including directing the project, setting the conceptual course, pursuing research, collecting and interpreting objects, and guiding the research and work of other staff members. DATE POSTED: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 LAST DATE TO APPLY: OPEN UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED Please submit resume and letter of interest to: Director of Human Resources The Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: (412) 454-6410 -- Fax: (412) 454-6030 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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).