[SIGCIS-Members] FW: NMAAHC, Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology)

[Hintz, Eric]

Hi SIGCIS  - Please see the job announcement for a new Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology) at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Position is rated as an IS-12 on the federal pay scale, so starts at $89,834.00 + excellent benefits. For inquires, contact Michelle Wilkinson (WilkinsonM at si.edu<mailto:WilkinsonM at si.edu>) or Bill Pretzer (PretzerW at si.edu<mailto:PretzerW at si.edu>).  Best, Eric Hintz

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OVERVIEW
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). NMAAHC is a national museum for the study and exhibition of African American history and culture. The position is in the Office of Curatorial Affairs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Museum Curator (Caterpillar Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship) provides expertise and intellectual leadership for the museum's interpretation of African American innovation and entrepreneurship in science and technology. In this position, you will:


  *   Initiate and develop an intellectual framework and plans for collection and programming defining the museum's approach to African American innovation and entrepreneurship in science and technology.
  *   Guided by the framework and plan, develop the museum's collection in scope and scale.
  *   Conduct scholarly research which typically results in publications, digital materials, or exhibitions that make original and trust-worthy contribution to the field.
  *   Participate in conferences, symposia, programs for professional audiences and the public to share research, collections, and projects related to science and technology.
  *   Serve as expert in responses to public inquiries and media requests regarding topics relating to science and technology.

More details at the link below...Eric
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Eric S. Hintz, PhD (he/him), Historian, Lemelson Center
Office +1 202-633-3734 | Mobile +1 610-717-7134 |@EricSHintz
Email hintze at si.edu<mailto:hintze at si.edu> | americanhistory.si.edu<http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/> | invention.si.edu<http://www.invention.si.edu/>

Author, American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/american-independent-inventors-era-corporate-rd> (MIT Press, 2021)
Editor, Black Inventors and Innovators: New Perspectives<https://invention.si.edu/sites/default/files/Lemelson-Center-Black-Inventors-Innovators-Report-updated-2021-10.pdf> (2021)
Co-editor, Does America Need More Innovators?<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/does-america-need-more-innovators> (MIT Press, 2019)

From: Wilkinson, Michelle J. <WilkinsonM at si.edu<mailto:WilkinsonM at si.edu>>
Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2023 8:18 PM
To: Hintz, Eric <HintzE at si.edu<mailto:HintzE at si.edu>>
Subject: NMAAHC, African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Science and Technology)

Dear Eric,


Please see the position announcement and share to your networks....

Museum Curator (Caterpillar Curator of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Announcement Number: SITRUST-23-NMAAHC0506
https://www.si.edu/content/ohr/SITrustVacs/SITRUST-23-NMAAHC0506.pdf

OPEN DATE: June 1, 2023
CLOSING DATE: June 30, 2023

Thank you,
Michelle

Michelle Joan Wilkinson, PhD
Museum Curator, Architecture and Design
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian Institution
wilkinsonm at si.edu<mailto:wilkinsonm at si.edu>
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