Pratt Museum of Natural History at Amherst College is moving from its present building and seeks to fill the position of Interim Director to facilitate this transition. The new building will house both Amherst's Geology Department and the Museum. This project is internally funded as part of campus renovations with the new facilities still in the design phase. This is a 3-year term position to begin now and continue through occupancy of the new building, currently anticipated in late 2006. Duties: plan and direct the removal of collections and exhibitions; general project oversight; liaison with geology department, building architets and museum exhibit designers; verify display content and text; recruit and supervise contract employees in all aspects of moving the collectons and exhibits. Qualifications:extensive experice in a natural history museum; previous supervisory and managerial experience; demonstrated ability to complete major projects on schedule. Preference will be given to those who have at least 5 years natural history museum experience, at least 2 years supervisory and managerial experience in that context, vertebrate paleontology background and experience in a museum move or renovation. Send cv, cover letter, and 3 letters of professional recommendation to: Professor Peter Crowley, Museum Director, Department of Geology, Amherst College, PO Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000 (or [log in to unmask]). Application materials considered until position filled. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience. ========================================================= 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).