Position Available, New York State Museum
Military Historian

The New York State Museum, Albany, NY seeks applicants for a permanent curatorial and research position in military history.

Location: Albany, NY.

Duties:
(1) curatorial responsibility for the Museum's military history collection. Responsibility for other areas of the Museum's history collection (e.g., numismatics, stamps, medicine) may also be assigned;
(2) initiates and conducts and publishes the results of independent collections-based research in the military history of New York State, with a primary focus on the pre-Civil War period. Modest in-house funding is available, but funding for the program will be sought by the incumbent through competitive grants and other outside sources;
(3) responsible for coordinating the annual Conference on New York State History. The incumbent will work with the current coordinator for the 2001 conference and thereafter will have sole responsibility;
(4) contributes to the Museum's exhibit development and public programs.

Requirements: M.A. (Ph.D. preferred) in history with a focus on American military history; demonstrated experience in the care and management of military history collections; record of collections-based military history research and peer-reviewed publications; record of participating in regional historical conferences including presentation of research papers and organization of symposia.

Starting salary: $35,945. Position requires a Civil Service training and experience examination.

Closing Date: September 6, 2000. Send resume and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three professional references to: Ms. Gayle Bowden, Director, Human Resources Management, Box SC-74, NYS Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 528 EB, Albany, NY  12234, Fax (518) 486-5631. Electronic submissions may be made to [log in to unmask] AA/EOE.
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Philip Lord, Jr.
Director, Division of Museum Services
New York State Museum
Albany, NY
E-mail: [log in to unmask],gov
Website: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services.html