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More details about the Drexel project on the history of women in
medicine are available at http://archives.drexelmed.edu/ip_home.php

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The Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center is seeking a
Project Manager for the Legacy Center Interpretive Planning Project.
The Project Manager is responsible for executing a planning grant
awarded by Pew Charitable Trust’s Heritage Philadelphia Program. This is
a 12-month, part-time (30-39 hours/week) position.

The Planning Grant process will explore dynamic and interactive means
for online engagement of young audiences with our digital collections on
the history of women in medicine. Working with students and educators
the Project Coordinator will gather data through focus groups and
usability testing to understand what activities and processes will most
effectively engage the 6th – 12th grade user group.

The Project Manager reports to the Legacy Center Director and will work
with Archives staff, project Consultants and the Advisory Team.

Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for executing planning project
to develop interpretive programming from project start up through
completion of implementation plan.

Explore creative and effective approaches and technologies for
interpretive youth programming, identify specific ideas to pursue and
develop a plan for implementing those ideas.
Research existing models of online cultural heritage programs geared to
6th-12th grades for effectiveness, applicability, potential
collaboration, and marketing and outreach.
Work with Archives project staff to design, compose and orchestrate
usability testing and focus groups.
Hire, direct and collaborate with focus group facilitator.
Gather and assess focus group feedback and use to influence subsequent
focus groups as well as inform development of implementation plan.
Communicate with Advisory Team on development of focus groups, outcomes
of focus groups and development of implementation plan.
Explore and present final ideas for interpretive programming using
digital collections.
Write plan for developing and implementing interpretive programming
based on outcomes of the planning grant research.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a history of managing projects
incorporating technology in museum or historic interpretation.

Required: Advanced degree in field relevant to Digital Humanities
(Public History, Education, Information Science, Museum studies or
related discipline); experience applying technology to interpretive
projects; demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate programs and
projects; ability to lead and collaborate; effective organizational
skills. Preferred: Background working with middle and high school
students; experience with educational gaming; experience in
user-centered design; subject expertise in history, women’s studies or
women’s history, science or medicine.

Inquiries to: Margaret Graham, Managing Archivist – mgraham@drexelmed.edu

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From Tammy Gaskell
Date Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:57:49 -0400
To SEDIT-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject [SEDIT-L] JOB Posting – Historical Society of Pennyslvania

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania seeks a Project Manager/Assistant Editor to plan and develop a digital historical documentary editing project and to provide general editorial assistance for the society’s print publications, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and Pennsylvania Legacies. This half-time (20 hours per week), two-year, grant-funded position reports to the Director of Publications and Scholarly Programs.

Responsibilities include:

Serve as project manager for the Greenfield digital project. This interpretive project, based on HSP’s Albert M. Greenfield Papers, one of HSP’s largest and most significant collections documenting Philadelphia’s 20th-century history, will focus on the early years of the Great Depression in Pennsylvania. Project manager will:
Select, transcribe, and XML encode documents and images from the Greenfield Papers and related collections
Work with HSP digitization staff to digitize documents and images
Research and write annotation and contextual essays
Oversee development of related educational resources
Work with Director of Information Technology to develop user-friendly, engaging public interface on HSP’s Web site
Supervise part-time project intern

Serve as assistant editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and of Pennsylvania Legacies, as time permits. Assistant editor may:
Track manuscript and book review submissions
Handle routine correspondence with authors and reviewers
Manage subscriptions and relationship with JSTOR
Fact check, copyedit, and proofread articles and reviews
Handle copyright and permissions issues
Lay out pages for PMHB (in QuarkXPress)
Conduct historical and image research in HSP’s collections
Write copy for Legacies
Maintain publications Web pages

Qualifications: Master’s degree in American history or related field, specialization in 20th-century history preferred; experience in scholarly editing; knowledge of XML encoding, TEI preferred. Computer skills and willingness to work as part of a team essential. Salary $18,500 plus benefits, for 20 hours/week.

Send letter of application with resume, list of references, and writing sample to: Tamara Gaskell, Director of Publications and Scholarly Programs, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, or to tgaskell@hsp.org. Deadline August 6. EOE. www.hsp.org.

Tamara Gaskell
Historian and Director of Publications and Scholarly Programs
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-732-6200 x208

Inspiring People to Create a Better Future through Historical Understanding

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
Room 503
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://aphdigital.org
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html

From http://bit.ly/djwNoD — probably a particularly good job for someone who has worked with the
Access database on the Sanger papers:

*Primary Duties *
Works as a member of a team of technical and subject specialists to
create comprehensive web site on the American Revolution

Coordinates development of content, writes web pages on a range of
historical topics, edits text, identifies digitization priorities, and
advances web site priorities throughout the Research Division

*Qualifications *
Graduate degree with academic specialization in early American history
of American studies

Advanced research in a museum or an academically related position

Ability to work independently and as a member of a research team

Advanced knowledge of history of the American Revolution and early
American material culture

Knowledge of web site design and basic web editing tools

Excellent written and oral communication skills

*Highly desired:* Experience with Microsoft Access database system,
collections management software and ColdFusion software; advanced
knowledge of web site design and principles; knowledge of XML and Text
Encoding Initiative DTD

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Amanda French
amanda@amandafrench.net
720-530-7515

http://amandafrench.net
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