*Curator for Society Museum, Collections and Historic Site*

Under the general direction and supervision of the Society President the
position of Curator is responsible for: management of the Society
collections, exhibits, displays, programs and recruitment/training of
museum/ historic site volunteers; administration of buildings, grounds,
collections, and supervision of curatorial and maintenance staff .

The duties of the position include:

§  Managing all Society artifact collections.

§  Overseeing the conservation, management and  timely inventorying of the
collections.

§  Planning and seeing to the development of displays at the 32 Washington
Ave Museum and the Mabee Farm Historic Site.

§  Ensuring the historical accuracy of exhibits, interpretation activities,
structures and landscape.

§  Developing, supervising and conducting programs, special events and
public relations for the Museum and Historic Site, including its school
programs.

§  Recruiting volunteers, demonstrators, presenters.

§  Scheduling displays, shows, seminars, conferences, exhibits.

§  Directing,  researching and preparing grant applications.

§  Preparing reports as needed by the President, Board of Trustees.

§  Communicating effectively, appropriately and timely with Society,
Executive Officers, Standing Committee Chairs, Newsletter Editors,  other
Society staff and other representatives.

§  Maintaining a positive work environment which attracts, retains and
motivates employees and volunteers.

§  Meeting periodically with staff, both individually and as a group, to
discuss and make aware all to Society direction, time and attendance rules,
employee benefits, work scheduling, task completion monitoring.

§  Directing and assigning of tasks are clearly defined with timely follow
up.

§  Identifying periodically employee needs, site needs, equipment needs

§  Professionally and appropriately representing Society at meetings,
events conferences.


*Qualifications*

§      Professional research, presentation, writing and communication
skills.

§      Experience and knowledge of visitor engagement strategies.

§      Strong planning and organizational skills.

§      Ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines.

§      Attention to detail, creative self-starter, and ability to work with
minimal supervision

§      Ability to work collaboratively.

§      Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Past Perfect, InDesign,
research and social networking sites; willingness to learn new software.

§      2 years of supervisory experience


*Preferred Experience:*

MA in museum science, public history, history, American studies, historic
preservation or other related field with a minimum of 4 years full-time,
relevant curatorial, project management and collections management. This is
a specialized professional position with substantial supervisory
responsibilities.

*To Apply:*

In Word or PDF format, please send a cover letter, resume, three
references, a writing example, salary expectations, and dates of your
availability to President, Schenectady County Historical Society, 32
Washington Ave, Schenectady, New York or via email to
[log in to unmask] An interview will be arranged for
applicants that meet the criteria stated above.

*About the Schenectady County Historical Society:*

Founded in 1905, the Schenectady County Historical Society (SCHS) strives
to:

1.    To promote and encourage original historical research

2.    To disseminate a greater knowledge of the history of the State of New
York and particularly Schenectady County.

3.    To gather, preserve, display, and make available for study relics,
books, manuscripts, papers, photographs and other records and materials
relating to the early and current history of Schenectady County and of the
surrounding area.

4.    To encourage the suitable marking of places of historic interest. To
acquire by purchase, donation/gifts, the title to, or the custody and
control of historic sites and structures. SCHS owns and operates the
Schenectady History Museum, the Grems-Dolittle Library, the Mabee Farm
Historic Site, and the George E. Franchere Education Center.

For more information, visit schenectadyhistorical.org

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