[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: Curator Positions in the History of Technology & History of Computers & Information Sciences

Tue May 8 14:30:20 EDT 2018

Begin forwarded message:
From: Franz, Kathleen G. [mailto:FranzKG at si.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 12:13 PM
To: Merritt Roe Smith
Subject: Curator Positions in the History of Technology

Dear Dr. Smith,

Good morning.   I’m the chair of the Division of Work & Industry at the National Museum of American History, and I’m writing to let you know about two, new curatorial positions we have in the history of technology.

The one in my division is titled Curator of the History of Technology with a focus on energy production or engineering, broadly conceived.  We have terrific collections in each of these areas and are particularly strong in engineering, but we’re looking for an historian (Ph.D. in hand or completed by August) to reimagine the work we’re doing.  I could imagine someone working in the social and cultural history of the oil industry, for instance, who could also build that collection!

These are full-time permanent positions that start at about $80K.  As a curator the person would be required to do research in their area of expertise and publish on that research, but also survey and make recommendations about the collections, do new collecting, and participate in developing exhibitions.  This is an exciting moment at the NMAH; we’ve hired over 20 new curatorial staff with strong academic backgrounds and are poised to rethink the east wing of the museum as a place where we can share new stories about Science and Technology Studies in a more global context.

If you know anyone who might be interested, can you share these job ads with them?  They will close on June 8 and candidates will need to create a profile and a federal resume in USAJobs.  If they’ve never done that before, it’s best to get an early start.  Although we don’t require a cover letter or reference letters at this stage, they should also submit a clean CV and cover letter as supplemental materials.   I’m happy to answer any questions about the position or USAJobs if folks want to send me an email.  We have a two-step process much like academia where we’ll interview a group of semi-finalists in July or August via Skype and then invite two or three finalists to the museum to do job talks in the fall.

I’m including links to our ad plus one more in information technology history.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,
Kathleen

Please see below for links to the job announcements for two Museum Curator positions.  Both are permanent, full time Federal positions, GS-1015-12 with promotion potential to GS-15.

Museum Curator (History of Technology) – Division of Work and Industry
Announcement #:                           18A-RA-303647-DEU-NMAH
Open and Close Dates:                  5/8/2018  through 6/8/2018
Vacancy Location:                           Washington, DC
Pay Plan/Series/Grades:               GS-1015-12 (FPL GS-15)
Job Announcement:                        https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/498051300

Museum Curator (History of Computers and Information Sciences) – Division of Medicine and Science
Announcement #:                           18A-RA-303646-DEU-NMAH
Open and Close Dates:                  5/8/2018 to 6/8/2018
Vacancy Location:                          Washington, DC
Pay Plan/Series/Grades:               GS-1015-12 (FPL GS-15)
Job Announcement:                        https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/498053400

Kathleen Franz, Ph.D.
Chair and Curator, Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History/ Smithsonian Institution
14th and Constitution Ave NW/ MRC 629 PO Box 37012/ Washington, DC 20013-7012
o. 202-633-7935/ c. 202-674-8834

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