Welcome to MANY’s Career Headquarters

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What You’ll Find Here:

• How to Post a Position Listing
• Position Listings
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Human Resource Issues & Answers (including links to other job listings!)

How to Post a Position Listing
Posting positions on the MANY Web site is a service available only to MANY e-Connections ad purchasers. For a minimum surcharge of $15 or 10% of the cost of your employment ad in MANY e-Connections, we will post the ad on the MANY Web site for 2 months unless otherwise indicated by you. Only ads appearing in MANY e-Connections can be posted on the Web site.

How to Post Positions in MANY e-Connections
MANY Members: THE FIRST 100 WORDS of a monthly Position listing(s) in the MANY e-newsletter (published mid-month) are free to MANY members as a benefit of membership.  For each additional word, the fee for members is $.50. 

ALL FREE ADS WILL BE RUN UP TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO CONSECUTIVE TIMES AT THE REQUEST OF THE MEMBER.

Non-members:  For nonmembers the rate is $1 per word.     

          Deadline: Copy must be received no later than the first of the month for publication by the fifteenth of the month.  All cancellations and copy changes must be made in writing by the tenth of the month in which the listing is to appear.

          Billing: Words are counted using WordPerfect 8.0 software.  An invoice and copy of your placement will be mailed shortly after publication.  The fee is charged each time the listing is published. 

          Important: All ads must conform to the standards for equal opportunity employment.  MANY does not verify the authenticity or research the provenance of objects or artifacts listed for sale.  MANY must rely on museum professionals to use their judgment when responding to any advertisement.

 * Email, fax or mail typed copy, stating the months in which you want the listing to appear.

 * Be sure to include the name and telephone number of a contact person. 

 * Fax, Email or send your request to: Museum Association of New York, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180, Fax: 518-273-3416; Email: info@manyonline.org.

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Positions
ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART.  Public Relations & Marketing Manager.
Full time professional needed for fast-paced museum environment.  Responsibilities include media relations, publications, non-print media (including website) and community relations. Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree, 5-7 years direct experience, preferably in a museum or cultural organization; exceptional written and oral communication skills, strong computer skills; highly organized, detail oriented; able to work independently and be a team player; ability to meet strict deadlines; genuine interest in arts and humanities. Please send cover letter with salary requirements and resume to: MARKETING SEARCH, Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY  12210 or to begora@albanyinstitute.org.  Deadline: May 5, 2008  NO CALLS.

THE FENIMORE ART MUSEUM AND THE FARMERS’ MUSEUM.  COOPERSTOWN. Museum Shop Manager.  The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum seek a personable, energetic and creative individual to oversee the operation of its gift shops.  The shop manager must be responsive to the museums’ respective audiences and must offer products that support the museums’ missions. Responsibilities include purchasing inventory; maintaining the appearance of the gift shops; supervising mail order and web sales; maintaining museum shop recordkeeping; preparing the annual budgets; meeting annual financial targets; tracking inventory; managing the museum shop staff and attending various museum-sponsored special events. Qualifications and application details are listed at www.nysha.org      6/08

INTREPID MUSEUM.  NEW YORK CITY.  Collections Manager.  The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is seeking a person to be a Collections Manager. Provides initial managerial oversight for the permanent collection of the Museum’s Exhibits Department. Inventories and researches the collection. Maintains catalogue and electronic data files on the permanent collection of two and three dimensional objects in a variety of formats and media. Labels and/or supervises labeling of the collection. Organizes the storage vaults and boxes. Manages research materials and files. Serves as liaison between Exhibits staff and other museum departments for collection-related storage and data issues not involving actual aircraft, and the fabric of the ships Growler and Intrepid. Works with the Chief Curator and Curator of History to help determine sources of continued funding for collection cataloguing, storage and conservation.

The ideal candidate will possess the following: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in History or Library Science and one or more years museum and collection/archival management or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficient computer knowledge, including proficiency with word processing, database, and spreadsheet software. Strong organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, write reports, business correspondence, and exhibits materials. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and vendors. Ability to calculate figures and amounts and to apply concepts of basic algebra. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings as necessary.

Competitive salary, benefits and the opportunity to be a part of a very rewarding time in the Museum’s history!  For consideration e-mail/fax resume with salary requirements to: resume@intrepidmuseum.org or fax to 212-265-5176. Be sure to include the title of the position you are interested in and your salary requirements.   4/08

Controller.  The Intrepid Museum is looking for a Controller to manage the financial transactions and records, and monthly and annual close processes to ensure financial records adhere to generally accepted accounting principles and to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.  The Controller will also have overall supervision of and ongoing training and development of finance department staff. 

Qualification: BS or equivalent in Accounting with 5+ years experience required. Non-profit accounting experience required.

For consideration, e-mail resume and salary requirements to: resume@intrepidmuseum.org or fax to 212.265.5176.      6/08

LONG ISLAND MUSEUM.  STONY BROOK.  Manager – Grants & Membership.

Outgoing individual with strong grant writing skills to research and facilitate funding opportunities; oversee membership program. Background in arts & humanities; experience on Raiser’s Edge software a plus.  Excellent writing, computer and organizational skills.  BA/BS degree.  Cover letter, resume, writing samples, including grant, to Anna Gass, HR Administrator, The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY  11790 Email: agass@longislandmuseum.org Fax 631-751-0353.  EOE.  6/08

SLATE VALLEY MUSEUM.  GRANVILLE.   Assistant Director/Educator.Slate Valley Museum, a growing and dynamic professional museum in Upstate New York on the Vermont border, seeks a full time Assistant Director/Educator beginning August 1, 2008. The museum interprets the history of the region’s slate industry with emphasis on geology, immigration, and tools and technology. A new visitor/interpretive center addition that will house an exhibit of large quarry machinery will open in June 2008. Ideal candidate is an energetic generalist with education background who will 1) work closely with the Executive Director in exhibition research, collections care and management, public programming, and grant research; and, 2) direct school programs, adult group programs, and volunteer docent training. Minimum requirements are a B.A. in museum studies or closely related field, familiarity with standards-based school programming, excellent writing skills, strong public speaking ability, and willingness to share responsibilities in a small museum setting. Year-round, Tuesday through Saturday work schedule, some evenings. Salary is $30,000. Please send cover letter, resume, and list of three references to Mary Lou Willits, Executive Director, via e-mail at mlw@slatevalleymuseum.org or regular mail at Slate Valley Museum, 17 Water St., Granville, NY, 12832 by May 10, 2008. Visit www.slatevalleymuseum.org for more information about the museum.    5/08

PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION.  OYSTER BAY.  Executive Director.  Planting Fields Foundation seeks nonprofit executive with management, fundraising, financial, conservation, preservation, horticulture knowledge to initiate programs, direct and motivate Foundation staff and work with trustees and Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park staff. Details: www.plantingfields.org.  Excellent Benefits. Send cover letter, resume, salary requirements to: searchcommittee@plantingfields.org or Planting Fields Foundation, Box 660, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.  No calls. 

Development Director.  Planting Fields Foundation seeks a fundraiser/sponsorship professional with 7+ years experience. Details: www.plantingfields.org. Excellent Benefits. Send cover letter, resume, salary requirements to: searchcommittee@plantingfields.org or Planting Fields Foundation, Box 660, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.  No calls.    5/08

 

Professional Development Opportunities
Calendar: 2008
May:  INFORMAL SCIENCE AND LATINOS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Albuquerque. The Self-Reliance Foundation will host its first annual Informal Science and Latinos Conference. The goal of the conference is to lay the groundwork for the development of strategic partnerships for involving Latino audiences in informal science learning, led by informal science institutions nationwide. For info, contact Bob Russell, Science Advisor, Self-Reliance Foundation, at (202) 360-4117 or bob.russell@srfdc.org. 

May 14-15:  Stewardship of Digital Assets, a two-day workshop sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center at the Amigos Library Services headquarters, Dallas, TX.  For information and to register, www.nedcc.org.

May 28-30:  New York Archives Conference [NYAC] will host their 2008 Annual Conference at SUNY Potsdam in Potsdam, N.Y.

September 9-12:  AASLH 2008 ANNUAL MEETING, Discovering the Power of Transformation, Rochester, NY; www.aaslh.org/anmeeting.htm

September 18-19:  Stewardship of Digital Assets, a two-day workshop sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center at the Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA. For information and to register, www.nedcc.org.

October 26-29:  Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums 2008 Annual Meeting, MAAM on the Mall - The Museum as a Story Teller, Washington, DC.  For information, www.midatlanticmuseums.org.

Looking for Online Courses?
From the American Association for State and Local History:

Board Development
April 21-May 23, 2008; registration opens online March 21
November 3 – December 5, 2008; registration opens online October 3
Cost: $85 members/$95 nonmembers 

Basics of Archives
June 2 – July 7, 2008; registration opens online April 28
Cost: $85 members/$95 nonmembers

Also check out www.museumclasses.org for online courses  

New York State Library Announces Preservation Workshops
The New York State Library, Division of Library Development, is pleased
to announce three workshops on preservation as part of its membership
with the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover,
Massachusetts.   New York State's membership in NEDCC entitles all
non-profit institutions in the State to use the Center's workshop
services at a 10% discount rate.   Additional benefits include disaster
assistance (site visits, plus unlimited telephone consultation) and
educational workshops.

The educational workshops offered as part of this membership will be:

Topic: Oversize Archival Materials and their Preservation

Location: Western New York Library Resources Council, 4455 Genesee St.,
Buffalo

Co-Sponsor: Western New York Library Resources Council

Date/Time: May 7, 2008, 9:30-4

Cost: $15

Topic: Identification and Care of Photographs

Location: Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library at Syracuse
University (Reserved parking will be provided.)

Co-Sponsor: Central New York Library Resources Council

Date/Time: May 20, 2008, 9:30-4

Cost: $20

Topic: Oversize Archival Materials and their Preservation

Location: Capital District Library Council, 28 Essex St., Albany, NY
12206

Co-Sponsor: Capital District Library Council

Date/Time: May 23, 2008, 9:30-4

Cost: $15

Course Descriptions

Identification and Care of Photographs:

This seminar is intended as an introduction to the preservation of
photographs.  It will focus on historical photographic prints, including
their identification, deterioration, and conservation.  Participants
will learn to recognize various photographic formats and will study the
unique preservation problems associated with each format type.  The
seminar will culminate with a discussion of storage concerns.

Participants are encouraged to bring photographic objects to the
seminar for consultation and discussion

Instructor:  Monique C. Fischer. Ms. Fischer is the senior photograph
conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover,
MA.  She holds a master’s degree in art conservation from the
University of Delaware/Winterthur Museum, and a bachelor’s degree in
chemistry from Smith College, Northampton, MA.  She has previously
worked/interned at the Image Permanence Institute at Rochester Institute
of Technology, and the International Museum of Photography at the George
Eastman House in Rochester, NY.

Oversize Archival Materials and their Preservation:

This workshop is an introduction to the preservation of oversize works
on paper and other supports commonly found in archival collections.
Typical examples of such works are architectural plans, posters, and
wall maps.  Their history and production will be discussed with a focus
on the different ways they age.  Strategies for safely handling and
storing these works will be presented as well as a demonstration of
basic repair techniques that the audience may employ.  Mr. Sokolowski
will also address what repair techniques should be avoided, when
reformatting may be advisable, and when to call upon a professional
conservator.

Instructor:  Christopher Sokolowski. Mr. Sokolowski is an Associate
Paper Conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in
Andover, MA.  He is a 2000 graduate of the Winterthur/University of
Delaware Program in Art Conservation and has interned in the paper
conservation studios of the Bibliotheque National of France, the Louvre,
and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

To obtain a registration form, please visit our web site at
www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cp or contact:

Marianne Shepard
Division of Library Development
New York State Library
10B41 Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
(518) 473-0700
FAX (518) 486-5254
E-Mail:  mshepard26@mail.nysed.gov

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce its Winter 2008 Preservation classes
INTRODUCTION TO GRANTS FOR PRESERVATION
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm EST

Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $140.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://tinyurl.com/76eeb

INTRODUCTION TO INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Place and Time: Live Online Class, 2 pm to 4 pm EST

Price: $100.00 for SOLINET members, $145.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply. Link for more information:
http://tinyurl.com/2kwox4

For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
1-800-999-8558, vrichardson@solinet.net or visit our website at
http://www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online registration.

These classes are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.  Any registrant
within the host state qualifies for the member rate.

Workshops

Find the complete roster of American Association for State and Local History workshops for 2008 at www.aaslh.org/workshop.htm.

Respected professionals in the field develop the series and each workshop is designed with limited class sizes to give you the best professional development experience. 

The 2008 American Association of Museums’ Professional Education schedule can be found at www.aam-us.org.

For the 2008 listing of professional seminars in historic preservation and cultural resource management that are offered by the National Preservation Institute, please visit www.npi.org.

Technical Assistance
The New York Folklore Society offers short-term technical assistance to individuals, organizations, folklorists, and community scholars who are involved in the documentation and presentation of folklore and folk arts in New York State. For information, Eileen Condon, Outreach Coordinator, 518-346-7008 x2; or visit www.nyfolklore.org. 

Travel Funds
Use NYSCA GO! Grants to register or travel to many of these development opportunities. Contact the Upstate History Alliance for more information, 800-895-1648; info@upstatehistory.org 

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Human Resource Issues & Answers

Job Listings & Career Information

MuseumStuff.com - Topical directory pages on items of interest to those who work in and around museums. One of the directories lists websites for job searching in the museum profession.

Museum employment - Excellent site for internship and full-time opportunities in U.S. museums and other cultural resource institutions. Also offers links to museum studies graduate programs and a resume posting service.

Museum Resource Board - Museum yellow pages, job, internship, and resume boards, museum education and training information.

Aviso Employment Resources Online - Job bank for museum professionals (includes internships, fellowships) and links to career information. (American Association of Museums' job bank)

Preserve/Net - Architectural preservation job listings, including internships, and links to other websites such as the Smithsonian internships

Global Museum - International museum webzine read in over 90 countries. Features museum news, vacancies.

US Museum Directory - Directory of US museum website links.

Museophile - Virtual library of international museums webpages. Also has discussion forums.

Smithsonian Institution Office of Human Resources Job descriptions - Provides job descriptions for many museum jobs.


2006-2007 MANY Salary and Benefits Survey

• Annual salary information for 72 positions reported by 123 New York State institutions
• Full-time and part-time positions reported
• Data sorted by budget size, institution location and discipline

• benefits benchmarking, including insurance, retirement programs, vacations and leaves
• financial statistics
• policy trends
• staff recruitment, training and evaluation trends

Compensating Museum Management and Staff: What is Fair and Reasonable?
Download this report by Lawrence Associates, which was presented at this year's Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums conference in Philadelphia. The report explores the human resource challenges facing museums and historical organizations in the mid-Atlantic region in the coming years; discusses practices related to employee compensation and non-monetary recognition; and provides some useful direction when thinking about executive compensation. Lawrence Associates is a Massachusetts-based compensation consulting firm.

Check out the following Web sites for comparative salary and benefit data:

        http://www.nonprofitstaffing.com/salarysurvey.asp

http://www.careerbuilder.com/salary/salary.html
and the salary wizard

http://www.abbott-langer.com/snofsumm.html
an NPO benefits study

There are several studies about salaries in NPOs, which cost money to access, but these sites have a theme -- salaries are rising:

http://www.tmcenter.org/quarterly/9_comp.html

http://www.nptimes.com/Feb01/sr1.html

http://www.guidestar.org/services/comp_price.stm

A helpful resource for crafting/revising personnel policies is Creating Your Employee Handbook: A Do-it-Yourself Kit for Non-Profits by Leyna Bernstein, published by Jossey-Bass. The book offers 3 versions of each policy: the Creative Approach, primarily for small or informal organizations; the By-the-Book Approach, for mid-sized or traditional agencies; and the Leading-Edge Approach, for large or progressive institutions.

It comes with sample policies on disk to make it easy to edit to fit your organization. It also has an index of state-specific policies and includes good suggestions on formatting the handbook.

You will still want legal counsel to review your policies, but this book helps get the right philosophies and words down on paper. It costs about $55.

Daring to Lead:  Nonprofit Executive Directors and Their Work Experience is a report published by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services (August 2001) that examines professional experience, compensation, tenure trends, and executive training and support.  The data is based on the responses of more than 1,000 executive directors from around the country.  Among the key findings:

* Women substantially outnumber men in nonprofit executive director positions -- in most regions they make up 60% or more of the population; men disproportionately lead large agencies.

* Women executives are paid less than their male counterparts for the same jobs, with the differential being especially acute among large agencies.

* Despite enjoying their work and reporting to be very skilled at it, fewer than half of current executives plan to take on another executive director role.

* The most significant challenges are high stress, long hours, anxiety about agency finances, fundraising, and managing people.

* Boards have an impact on executive tenure and satisfaction and on agency success.  Help with board development was requested by 23% of the respondents.

This 46-page report is available at:  www.compasspoint.org/research/Daring.pdf

Also worth checking into is Professional Development in the 21st Century:  A Survey of ASTC CEOs (1999). Sponsored by the Association of Science-Technology Centers, the survey looks at the extent and use of professional development, from conferences to journal subscriptions; their funding and impact.  Access the survey at www.astc.org.

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