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FW: Potential Job at NEH for experienced grad



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 

 Laura J. Word
 Senior Program Officer/Administrator
 Division of Preservation and Access
 National Endowment for the Humanities
 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 411
 Washington, D.C.  20506
 202/606-8570
 lword@neh.gov

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