Thanks Teresa, That would be fantastic. I will definitely search these options that you have suggested. I would love to find employment in Santa Fe or nearby. Adam > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:08:20 -0800 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Job Advice for Seeking Positions in Collections Management and NAGPRA Positions > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hello Adam, > > Have you considered seeking advice from anyone at the Institute for > American Indian Arts, The College of Contemporary Native Arts, or the > Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe? > > Best wishes, > > Teresa > > Teresa I. Morales, Ph.D. > Decorative Arts, Material Culture, Visual Arts > tel: 1-818-563-6534 and 1-818-201-5868 > email: [log in to unmask] > > On 02/24/2011 08:59 AM, Maggie Carlson wrote: > > I second Alexandra's advice; if you are specializing in NAGPRA the best > > place to look is Federal jobs, especially with the National Parks > > Service, Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Land Management. State > > level historical societies used to be a good bet, but since the economic > > downturn most of them have hiring freezes on, if not full out lay-offs. > > > > Assuming you are using all your contacts from university, my guess is > > you'll need to expand your networks to outside the state. As a > > Michigander myself and an alumna of a university museum studies and > > history program there (Go Chips!! Sorry, old habits die hard) I found > > myself in that situation when I graduated several years ago. With the > > Michigan economy and the fact that most museum jobs are nonprofit, it's > > going to be probably a decade or more before hiring picks up in museums > > there. Luckily most of my connections and staff at the museums I > > interned with told me that well before graduation so I was prepared. If > > you haven't started, I'd recommend regional/nationwide searches for jobs. > > > > Another option is consultation services. With a specialty like NAGPRA, > > you could still be affiliated with smaller institutions who may need the > > expertise but who cannot pay for a staff member. Consultation would be a > > way to get your foot in the door with lots of places as well. Good luck! > > > > /Maggie Carlson > > /Museum Director/Curator of Collections > > Coronado Quivira Museum > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > > /History is philosophy teaching by examples - Thucydides/ > > ========================================================= > 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). ========================================================= 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).