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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Shindell, Matt <<a href="mailto:ShindellM@si.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ShindellM@si.edu</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, July 8, 2021 8:38 AM<br class="">
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<b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Weitekamp, Margaret <<a href="mailto:WeitekampM@si.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">WeitekampM@si.edu</a>><br class="">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is seeking to hire a new curator of the history of computing (see below for details). Applications will be accepted until July 27, 2021.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is a diverse museum and research complex dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge. The National Air and Space Museum department of Space History embraces topics such as rockets,
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The incumbent curates the department's collection and exhibits with a focus on the history of computing with an emphasis on its role in spaceflight. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Duties of the GS-11 and GS-12 are the same. At the GS-11 level there is closer supervision of the work completed.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Conduct independent technical research on the history of computing, including design, technology, culture, and historical significance resulting in publications in peer-reviewed journals or books<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Serve as a curator to include managing and interpreting artifacts associated with the history of computing, including design, technology, culture, and historical significance.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Develop exhibits, especially as related to the history of computing, including design, technology, culture, and historical significance.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Prepare technical reports in writing as well as oral presentations to the staff and public and digital outreach on the Museum and its collection.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Foster relationships across the organization to enhance attention to the history of computing, including design, technology, culture, and historical significance.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);" class="">Matthew Shindell, Ph.D.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);" class="">(he/him)<b class=""> </b>|<b class=""> Space
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);" class="">P.O. Box 37012, MRC 311 | Washington, D.C. 20014-7012 | 202-633-5897<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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