*Short-Term Contract, Recovering Voices Program, Department of Anthropology* *National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution* The Recovering Voices Program collaborates with communities and other institutions to address issues of indigenous language and knowledge diversity and sustainability at the national and global level ( http://recoveringvoices.si.edu). This contract position is located in the Recovering Voices office at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Short-Term Contractor will: - Assist with a variety of administrative tasks, including, ordering supplies, petty cash vouchers, travel requests, vouchers and possibly purchase orders. - Assists with tracking income and expenditures from one or more federal and/or trust funds. - Coordinate communication between Recovering Voices members and other Smithsonian internal and external partners. - Assist with writing of program reports as needed. - Coordinate programmatic activities, such as seminars and community visits, as well as their related logistics. As required, assists with community visits. - Manages incoming and outgoing correspondence. Receives and screens incoming calls. Makes requests for information as needed from vendors and other sources. - Assist with regular academic appointments (intern and visiting student) registration and exit sessions as required; and other paperwork associated with academic appointments. - Update program materials, maintain program outreach via social media outlets. This short-term contract begins on September 21, 2015 and ends on January 15, 2016. Compensation is $20.63/hourly, 20-30 hours/week. In addition to a cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position, please include a CV, which lists the jobs (mo./yr.), average number of hours worked per week, salary, and 3 references with contact information. *We will be accepting electronic applications only until August 19th, 2015.* Short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview to be held the week of August 24th, 2015. Send your CV/Resume to: [log in to unmask] Attention: Laura Sharp For Inquiries contact: 202-633-5039 ========================================================= 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).