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LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB, career change, or interested in hiring Mason students?
Employment: August 2008
The Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of American History is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC PROGRAMS FACILITATORS Are you enthusiastic about American history? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge? Need to work a flexible schedule? Hope to hone your public speaking skills? Then become a part of American History—an educational aide—a Facilitator—at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History! The Museum is seeking enthusiastic, knowledgeable individuals who can engage visitors in conversations about American history, using the Museum’s objects and stories. Facilitators must complete museum interpretive training. Paid training (approximately 40 hours total) begins in October in anticipation of the Museum’s reopening on November 21. Facilitators work a flexible 20-hour weekly schedule, which may extend to 32 hours/week depending upon the season. Must be flexible regarding schedule—weekdays, weekend, and holiday availability required. The hourly rate is $13.47; an average day is 6–7 hours.If interested, send a résumé with references, a statement of your availability for fall 2008–summer 2009, and times that you could be contacted for a phone or in-person interview. Reply on or before September 12. For inquiries or further information, contact Susan Walther, coordinator, publicprograms@si.edu or fax to 202-357-3328. Place “Facilitator” in subject line.
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT FLOOR MANAGERS Are you enthusiastic about American history? Like to meet people? Enjoy leading members of a team? Then become a part of American History—as a Floor Manager at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History! The Museum is seeking enthusiastic, organized individuals who can work well with a variety of personalities, learning styles, and age groups, both visitors and staff. Floor Managers will direct the Museum’s facilitators, support the Museum’s dramatic and musical theatre programs production, greet and engage visitors in conversation about history, and in general, serve as roving Museum ambassadors. Paid training (approximately 40 hours total) begins in September in anticipation of the Museum’s reopening on November 21. Floor Managers work a flexible, four-day/week schedule— weekdays, weekend, and holiday availability required. The hourly rate is $15.07.If interested, send a résumé with references, a statement of availability for fall 2008–summer 2009, and times that you could be contacted for a phone or in-person interview. Reply on or before September 12. For inquiries or further information, contact Susan Walther, coordinator, publicprograms@si.edu or fax to 202-357-3328. Place “Floor Manager” in subject line.
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT ACCOMPANIST/MUSICAL DIRECTORS The National Museum of American History seeks versatile accompanist(s) to perform on a piano and/or electronic keyboard, direct, and accompany actor/singers in an ongoing educational musical revue featuring American popular songs from the 1880s–1950s. The accompanist must read music; memorize scripts and scores; play the keyboard (piano or electronic keyboard) to accompany cast in a variety of styles (i.e., stride, ragtime, boogie-woogie, concert tradition); lead/direct the cast through rehearsals and performances; and arrange and transpose music and song materials into a theatrical setting. The accompanist and cast must be able to chat informally with diverse Museum visitors following the performances or whenever in costume on the public floor. Paid rehearsals (approximately 40 hours total) for the December “Home for the Holidays” program begin in October. Performances begin Friday, November 21, and continue on Saturdays and Sundays through December 2008. New programs are in development for succeeding weekends in January, February, and March 2009, and weekdays beginning April and continuing through Labor Day 2009. The hourly rate is $23.05, with an average of 6 hours/day. If interested, send a résumé with references, a statement of your availability for fall 2008–summer 2009, and times that you could be contacted for a phone or in-person interview. Reply on or before September 12. For inquiries or further information, e-mail James Zimmerman, zimmermanj@si.edu/fax 202-357-3328. Place “Accompanist” in subject line.Employment: July 2008 Tudor Place Historic House and Garden POSITION DESCRIPTION July 2008 Title: Collections Assistant Reports to: Collections Manager Classification: Exempt, Part-time (21 hours per week/ 7 hour days) Purpose of Position: To advance the mission of Tudor Place through collections management, including maintenance and documentation of the object collection. Responsibilities:
Experience and educational requirements:
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden is seeking a part-time Collections Assistant to advance our mission through collections management, including maintenance and documentation of the object collection. Master’s degree (or work towards) in museum studies with a concentration in collections management and one-year experience with museums or historic sites required. Please send your application to Fay Winkle, Collections Manager, at fwinkle@tudorplace.org or fax to 202-965-0164. Heather A. Bartlow Employment: June 2008
ABC-CLIO, an educational and reference publisher based in Santa Barbara, California, is seeking general editors for the following encyclopedias: Movies and American Culture: An Encyclopedia This three-volume, illustrated reference work examines the social history of American cinema--documentary, independent, and feature--and its impact on larger American history and culture. Articles will explore every aspect of film from two perspectives--how film shaped American life and how American history has shaped its films. Topics covered include landmark films, key personalities, the film industry, as well as key events in American history and how they have been depicted in film and shaped the history of film. The book will contain ancillary features such as chronologies and a general bibliography. Entertainment in America: An Encyclopedia of Fun and Leisure This four-volume, illustrated reference work covers the social history of entertainment, recreation, and leisure in American history from colonial times through the present-day. The book will offer a survey of everything from sport to amusement parks to hobbies, from parades to pageants to holidays. The book will be divided into four major eras, each covered in one volume. The book will contain ancillary features such as chronologies, primary documents, and a general bibliography. Editor's Duties and Qualifications The general editor's tasks for each project are: 1) to develop a TOC in consultation with the publisher; 2) to solicit and manage contributing writers/scholars; and 3) content editing (basic copyediting and indexing is handled by the publisher). Candidates will have their PhD in hand or near to hand and will have published in the appropriate scholarly field. Interested parties should send their CVs to acquisitions editor James Ciment at james.ciment@ca.rr.com I f you have any questions about the following posting, please contact: Acquisitions Editor James Ciment at james.ciment@ca.rr.comABC-CLIO P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911 PLEASE FORWARD THIS SOLICITATION TO YOUR FACULTY LISTSERVE. Sincerely, James Ciment, Acquisitions Editor ABC-CLIO Publishing Employment: May 2008 The Women's Memorial Foundation has an opening for Curator of Exhibits/Historian:The Curator of Exhibits, under the direction of the Chief Historian, performs research, script-writing, planning and design of exhibits at the Education Center of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial, at Arlington National Cemetery. Duties include interacting with the public, academia, veteran organizations, government agencies, and other institutions; answering inquiries; discovering, identifying, and investigating display topics in women¹s military history; writes text that ensures authenticity and correctness of display material; evaluates program performance and progress; presents and resolves issues related to cost, scheduling, and space allocation; works and acts as deputy historian. A Master¹s degree in Museum Studies; Public History; Women's History; History; or American Studies with a focus on military topics is required. Military experience or research/writing on women¹s military history is a plus.
Please contact:
Donna Knaff,
Ph.D., Chief Historian The Gunston Hall Docent's Association
The Gunston Hall Docent’s
Association needs volunteers interested in history to share information
about George Mason and Gunston Hall with touring students. Tours of Gunston
Hall are geared to students from first grade through high school, although
most are for fourth graders. Gunston Hall’s Education Coordinator, Denise McHugh, 703.550.9220. Gunston Hall: If you need directions, please go to their website at www.gunstonhall.org.
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