1. [MUSEUM-L] Project Manager, Online Interpretive Programming Planning -
Philadelphia
2. [MUSEUM-L] Job Opening: Senior Exhibitions Manager, Traveling Exhibitions
3. [MUSEUM-L] Visitor Services and Development Coordinator - Evanston, IL
4. [LIBJOBS] USA-Olympia, Washington-Youth Services Librarian
5. [LIBJOBS] Open Position: Reference, Instruction and Distance Education
Librarian, Penn State
*Project Manager, Online Interpretive Programming Planning - Philadelphia,
PA USA*
http://www.museumprofessionals.org/forum/educator-jobs/6064-project-manager-online-interpretive-programming-planning-philadelphia-pa-usa.html
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Send coverletter and resume via email to:
Marlene Rothacker
Director of Exhibitions
International Arts & Artists, Washington DC
Email: [log in to unmask]
Senior Exhibitions Manager
Job Description
Salary: $30,000 annually, plus commission and benefits package
This supervisory position will serve as Senior Exhibitions Manager for
the Traveling Exhibition Service of International Arts & Artists, a
non-profit arts service organization based in Washington, DC. This
position reports to the Director of Exhibitions and assists with the
development and management of approximately 8 to 10 traveling
exhibitions within our larger program of more than 40 exhibitions on
the road or in development. Working with an Assistant Director/Head
Registrar, Registrar, Venue Coordinator and supervising one Exhibition
Manager who manages an additional 8 to 10 exhibitions, the role of the
Senior Exhibition Manager is to successfully market and book
consecutive venues on exhibition tours, develop or assist with
creating all accompanying materials for an exhibition, and have all
exhibitions developed on time and on budget.
Qualification Requirements:
Minimum of 4 years work experience in traveling museum exhibitions,
museum field or other arts related field that demonstrates an
understanding of exhibition development and knowledge of museums,
their practices and interests
Bachelors degree in an art related field
Experience with developing and managing budgets
Experience with managing several tasks simultaneously with strong
organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to
prioritize
Strong written and verbal communication
Specific Duties Includes:
Oversee all marketing of an exhibition including researching
potential venues for traveling exhibitions through a variety of
resources including a database of 1400 US Museum/150 Canadian museums
that results in fully booked tours with consecutive venue periods
Oversee all aspects of each exhibition budget that results in
exhibition coming in on budget
Develop marketing materials including written text for exhibitions
in a variety of lengths working in conjunction with IA&A Design Studio
and any outside curators, lenders and other professionals that
includes: description, exhibition specifications, artist(s)
biographies, curator(s) biographies, and other descriptive material
Develop exhibition content including panel and label text working in
conjunction with Venue Coordinator, IA&A Design Studio and any outside
curators, lenders and other professionals
Oversee all aspects of exhibition catalogue development including
securing image rights when necessary and draft all IA&A preface or
acknowledgement pages
Assists Venue Coordinator to make sure all press releases and images
for press are accurate
Assists Venue Coordinator on creating all educational resource
material working in conjunction with any outside curators, lenders and
other professionals
Develop potential new traveling exhibitions through museum
professional and lender contacts
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*Visitor Services and Development Coordinator - Evanston, IL *
http://www.museumprofessionals.org/forum/development-membership-coordinator-jobs/6062-visitor-services-development-coordinator-evanston-il.html
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Position Announcement
July 28 , 2010
Librarian Youth Services
Olympia, WA
* Position Information: *Grade 52; 40 hours/week (1.0 FTE)*
*
*Position Code:* OL521072-05 (Include on your application and
mailing envelope)
* Hiring Salary: *$3,264.67/month
* Closing Date: *August 27, 2010 at 5pm*
Benefits: *Employee Assistance
Program
Washington State
Public Employees Retirement System
Paid Sick, Vacation
& 13 Holidays
Medical, dental, vision, life & long-term disability insurance available
Deferred
Compensation & Flexible Benefits plans available
* To Apply:* *Obtain Application for
Employment Materials*:
Online at
www.trl.org
At the
Administrative Service Center (see address below)
At your local
Timberland Regional Library
* **Submit Materials
to:*
Timberland Regional
Library Administrative Service Center
Attn: Human
Resources
415 Tumwater Blvd SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
*Application materials must be RECEIVED at the Administrative Service Center
by 5pm on the closing date.*
*Resume not accepted in lieu of Application - No emailed or faxed materials
accepted *
*GENERAL PURPOSE: *Under general supervision, coordinates and performs a
variety of youth services functions on behalf of the Timberland Regional
Library District.
*PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: **The following duties ARE NOT intended
to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in
this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and
responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties
listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.*
Plans, conducts and evaluates library programs for children, middle school
teens, child care providers and youth activities and events, including story
times.
Provides customer assistance and reference/readers advisory services to
library patrons.
Provides story time, tours, and/or instructions to youth groups visiting
the library facility.
Conducts reference interviews and assists patrons in locating library
materials and information.
Provides assistance to patrons in accessing interlibrary loan materials.
Responds to general patron inquiries; interprets and explains library
policies and procedures.
Assists patrons in the use of library equipment, computers, databases,
catalogs, print resources, and the Internet; troubleshoots equipment issues
as required.
Conducts public education classes and/or provides informal computer
tutorials to patrons.
Assists in maintaining assigned library collections including
evaluating/weeding materials, monitoring patron collection requirements, and
requesting new and replacement materials.
Maintains book displays, bulletin boards, and youth areas for assigned
library facility.
Participates in conducting public outreach activities for area of
assignment.
Promotes library services and resources to educational institutions,
social/health agencies, and/or community groups.
Conducts visits to local schools and delivers book talks, provides story
time outreach, and/or conducts special presentations as assigned.
May participate in maintaining, updating, and evaluating the Districts
youth website.
May assist in administering funding for youth services programming as
assigned.
May provide training and/or guidance to assigned volunteer personnel.
May assume responsibility for library operations in absence of Supervisor.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:*
*Education and Experience:*
Masters Degree in Library Science, and some library experience; OR an
equivalent combination of education and experience.
*Required Licenses or Certifications:*
State of Washington Librarian Certificate is required.
Depending on area of assignment, a valid Washington Drivers License may
be required.
*Required Knowledge of:*
Principles and practices of library science.
Library operations, services, policies, and procedures.
Processes and procedures relative to the delivery of youth services.
Reference and readers advisory services.
Youth programming, activities, and events.
Customer service standards and procedures.
*Required Skill in:*
Performing and coordinating various youth services functions.
Assisting in ensuring the delivery of high quality youth services to the
community.
Providing reference/readers advisory services and customer assistance to
patrons.
Maintaining assigned library collections and youth library facilities.
Participating in coordinating and delivering youth programming activities.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff,
District departments, library personnel, outside agencies, community
organizations, patrons, and the general public.
*Physical Demands / Work Environment:*
Work is performed in a library environment.
Subject to sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting of
objects up to 40 pounds.
Must be able to lift, carry, and move books and/or library materials.
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*Reference, Instruction and Distance Education Librarian *
*The Pennsylvania State University Libraries*
*Great Valley Campus*
* *
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seeks an entrepreneurial,
proactive and creative librarian to provide general and specialized
reference and instructional services at the Penn State Great Valley Campus
Library. The Reference, Instruction and Distance Education Librarian will
be a member of the University Libraries faculty and will work as a member of
the Penn State Great Valley Library team. This is a non-tenure track, fixed
term position appointed for one year from date of hire with the possibility
of renewal.
The successful candidate will have good capability with emerging
instructional and information technologies and the ability to integrate
these technologies into instruction and patron outreach programs and
initiatives. They should have experience creating and maintaining Web 2.0
social networking tools for eLearning, e.g., blogs, wikis, etc. as well as
working with a course management system. This position is also responsible
for coordinating library instruction including teaching a variety of library
instruction sessions for students using traditional and electronic formats
and providing support for distance education students; developing online
instructional materials, scheduling instruction sessions, and conducting
research consultations. Other duties include reference desk coverage
(mostly evening and possible weekend hours), support of instructional design
technologies, coordinating the Great Valley library web presence, liaison
responsibilities with teaching faculty, and research assistance as well as
collection development activities.
*REQUIREMENTS:* Requires a Masters of Library Science degree from an
ALA-accredited program (or equivalent); reference and instruction experience
in an academic or research library; excellent interpersonal,
decision-making, and oral and written communication skills; ability to build
and maintain positive collaborative relationships; and strong commitment to
service. Preferred qualifications include strong knowledge of current
instructional design principles and technology as well as electronic
information resources; experience in collection development; demonstrated
knowledge of academic and library applications of Web 2.0 technologies, and
a commitment to diversity. A subject-related advanced degree is desirable.
*ENVIRONMENT:* Penn State, a land-grant institution, is a member of the CIC
(Big 10) academic consortium. The Penn State University Libraries currently
rank 8th in North America among private and public research universities,
based on Association for Research Libraries data. In 2009 *Washington
Monthly*, a political, inside-the-beltway publication, ranked Penn State 7th
in the nation among public universities in preparing students to benefit the
nation. The Libraries hold membership in ARL, OCLC, and CRL. Collections
exceed 5.3 million volumes, including more than 88,000 current serial
subscriptions. The University Libraries are located at University Park and
23 other locations throughout Pennsylvania, with approximately 6,000 faculty
and 42,000 students at University Park, and more than 92,000 students system
wide.
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is located
in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The campus is just west of King of Prussia, about
45 minutes from Philadelphia and three hours from University Park. Penn
State Great Valley is a graduate only, special mission campus offering
programs in Management, Engineering, Education, Instructional Systems and
Information Science as well as an active Continuing Professional Education
program. More details about the Penn State Great Valley Library can be
found at http://libraries.psu.edu/psul/greatvalley.html. Information about
the school can be found at http://sgps.psu.edu/.
*SALARY AND BENEFITS:* Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications
and experience. Fringe benefits include liberal vacation, excellent
insurance and health care coverage, state or TIAA/CREF retirement options,
and educational privileges.
*TO APPLY: *Send letter of application, resume, and the names and contact
information of three professional references (including email addresses) to:
Search Committee, The Pennsylvania State University, Box GVRL-LIBJ, 511
Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802. Application deadline is August
13, 2010.
*Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the
diversity of its workforce.*
