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NEH Position Announcement



> NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
>
> Announcing an employment opportunity for a Humanities Administrator
> GS-1701-13 ($60,890 p.a.)
> Location:  Division of Preservation and Access, NEH
> Washington, DC
>
> Opening Date:  September 14, 2000
> Closing Date:  October 28, 2000
> Vacancy Announcement:  00-023
>
> Responsibilities of the Position:
>
> The Division of Preservation and Access provides leadership and support
> for a sustained national effort to preserve and increase the availability
> of resources important for research, education, and public programming in
> the humanities.  Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the
> incumbent works with potential applicants in the development of proposals
> and participates fully in administrative, financial, program policy, and
> other matters for the Division.  The incumbent will review grant proposals
> to assess their eligibility and consistency with Endowment policies;
> arrange for their review and evaluation by expert panelists; and
> administer the continued evaluation and payment for current grants.  The
> incumbent will represent the Division at various meetings and conduct site
> visits to promote the Division's programs and to evaluate the
> accomplishments of the current projects it supports.
>
> Qualification Requirements:
>
> A B.A. in a discipline of the humanities is required.  In addition to the
> basic education requirement, the applicant must possess one year of
> specialized experience in the humanities equivalent to the next lower
> grade level in the general schedule.  Specialized experience is
> professional experience in the humanities in non-profit institutions,
> grant-making organizations, or higher education.  Typically, experience at
> the next lower grade level would include work in the humanities performed
> with a wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, would be
> professional work of marked difficulty and responsibility, and would
> require extended professional training and experience which has
> demonstrated leadership and attainments of a high order.
>
> The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:  (1) A professional
> degree in library science, archival studies, or museum studies; (2)
> Demonstrated speaking and writing ability, as evidenced by recent (3-5
> years) presentations at professional meetings or other organized
> gatherings and by written reports, articles, or other documents prepared
> for in-house or public occasions;  (3) Demonstrated experience in the care
> of library, archival, or museum collections or in the management of
> preservation and/or access projects and programs; (4) Administrative
> experience in a not-for-profit cultural institution, grant-making
> organization, or research institution; and (5) Broad knowledge of issues
> and trends affecting the preservation of and/or access to library,
> archival, or museum collections.
>
> For application procedures, see:
>
> http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IN7981.HTM
>
>

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