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Director, The Lloyd Cotsen Textile Documentation Project
The Textile Museum, Washington DC, seeks a Director for The Lloyd Cotsen
Textile Documentation Project, a five-year grant funded project now in
its second year. Full-time (through 2002) position directing,
coordinating and supervising curatorial and administrative aspects of
preparing and publishing a comprehensive textile lexicon for use in
cataloging historical and ethnographic textile collections as well as
organizing scholarly seminars and documenting 15,000+ textiles in the
Argus collections database. Director supervises a staff of two and
administers project budget.
Job Duties:
Manage and supervise the LCTDP:
* Oversee, coordinate and contribute to lexicon development,
including developing agenda and directing lexicon meetings with
curatorial staff
* Collate and edit the TM Lexicon, supervise distribution of
sections to readers/reviewers and incorporate reviewer comments into
revised format for publication
* Work with curators to set priorities and identify participants
for Cotsen Scholars, Fellows and Lexicon Review Panels
* Organize visits by and work of Cotsen Fellows and Scholars
Plan and oversee scheduling of visits and panels
Work with curators to identify and select objects for
review during visits and panels
* Supervise publication of lexicon in print and electronic formats
(Editor)
* Plan and oversee yearly budget and expenditures
* Conduct annual planning and review process
* Supervise and train curatorial assistant and curatorial
associate
* Direct collections database/lexicon digital imaging projects
undertaken by Curatorial Associate
* Oversee and contribute to data cleanup and new documentation
* With Curatorial Associate, determine data development projects
for interns
* Attend textile-related conferences to identify possible
contributors to the LCTDP, and inform the field of its availability
Manage and maintain the Argus collections database as Project Manager
and overall System Administrator:
* Handle budgets, contracts, upgrades, and negotiations of same
with Questor Systems
* Handle in-house curatorial support requests, user queries, and
software problems as overall system administrator
* Act as liaison between curatorial TM ARGUS users and Questor
Systems support staff
Qualifications & Requirements:
* M.A. in related field with specialization in textiles a plus.
Database experience required, Argus (Classic or Open Edition) experience
preferred
* Familiarity with textile-related terminology, ethnographic,
historical and archaeological textiles desired
* Background in writing, editing and research skills essential
* Strong administrative, supervisory and leadership skills
* Requires a flexible, cooperative and motivated individual able
to manage and share in team effort to meet project- and museum-wide
goals and deadlines
The museum offers a competitive salary and benefits. Application
deadline: January 31, 2000. Search Committee, Cotsen Project, The
Textile Museum, 2320 S St NW, Washington DC 20008. Fax: (202) 483-0994.
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