Employment, Blog News

Thanks to Elisabeth Bakker Johnson (BCon '02), for sending along three new job announcements today (please note we have not provided all information about job description, qualifications, etc. and therefore, follow up accordingly with appropriate people as described below):

-- The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH is hiring a Manager of Public Programs to develop and implement a varied schedule of public programs for adults and families based on the museum collections and special exhibitions. The museum is currently undergoing an expansion to increase gallery and public programming spaces. The Manager of Public Programs is responsible for working with cross-departmental museum staff, volunteers, and public stakeholders to develop interpretive programs using these new facilities that attract new and repeat visitors and enrich their museum experience. Qualifications: M.A. in Art History, museum education, or a related field, and experience developing creative museum programs. Excellent organizational and writing skills necessary. Fluency in a second language preferred but not required. Ability to work evenings and weekends as required for programs. Please inquire for a complete job descriptions. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to: Leah Fox, Director of Public Programs, Currier Museum of Art, 201 Myrtle Way, Manchester, NH 03104, lfox@currier.org.

-- The Trustees of Reservations is seeking a Farm Educator for Appleton Farm in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Appleton Farms is the oldest continuously operated farm in the nation and one of the largest remaining farms in Massachusetts. The property consists of 500 acres of agricultural land, 400 acres of woodland and the remainder designed landscape. The farm, which is open to the public, contains historic structures and landscapes, prime agricultural land as well as a wide diversity of natural features including forests, fields, wetlands and wildlife. The Farm Educator develops and implements site-based interpretation and education programs at Appleton Farms; the job encompasses a variety of tasks related to public interpretation and education of the agricultural, natural and cultural resources of Appleton Farms. For more information about qualifications, work experience, responsibilities, work benefits, schedule and salary, please contact: Peter Money, Northeast Region Education Manager, TTOR, 572 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, pmoney@ttor.org.

-- The Trustees of Reservations is seeking applicants for the seasonal (April - October) part-time position of Historic Site Assistant at The Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark in Concord, Massachusetts. This position is expected to start in April 2007. The Historic Site Assistant works closely with the Historic Site Manager in administering the operations at The Old Manse. There are four main components to this position, all of which involve working in conjunction with other staff: publicity and events coordination (posting flyers, sending press releases, and assisting with special events); bookstore management (placing orders for and re-stocking the small bookstore); head Historic Site Interpreter (scheduling guides, filling in where needed); collections management (cleaning and caring for the house and its objects). For more information or to apply, please contact, or send cover letter and resume to: Deborah Kreiser-Francis, Historic Site Manager, The Old Manse, P.O. Box 572, Concord, MA, 01742, dkreiserfrancis@ttor.org, (978) 369-3909.

Many thanks, too, to the Landmarks Society of Western New York, which included a description and link to our blog in the news section on their home page. If you are in the Rochester/Western New York region, you should consider becoming a member and getting involved in their advocacy efforts, tours, and wide range of activities. This spring, selected activities include (check the LSWNY web site for more information, ticket sales, and additional events/activities):

-- January 19-21, Rochester Downtown Design Charette (follow up January 26)

-- February 9, Walk the Walk: Encounters with Rochesters African American Ancestors


-- May 18, architectural tour of Buffalo.

-- May 20-23, tour of Victorian Cape May, New Jersey.