----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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. __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]