Agora Project Fellow at the Museum Association of New York

Job Title: Agora Project Fellow

Job Status:  1 -2 years, Part and full time. 

Job Location: Troy, NY

Salary:  $24.00/hr

Description

Project Overview

“A New Agora for New York: Museums as Spaces for Democracy” is a humanities discussion program series that will use the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Exhibition Voices and Votes: Democracy in America as a launching point to support the work of twelve museums and their communities to explore, reect on, and tell the story of their role in the evolution of American Democracy and envision the future of our nation as we approach the Semiquincentennial. The Voices and Votes exhibition will be installed for six weeks at twelve museums from March of 2024 through January of 2026. The project will help the museums build their capacity to engage with their communities with access to: Consulting and Advising Scholars, New York State Museum education and curatorial sta, AASLH’s Vital Resources program, training by HNY sta in leading Community Conversations, and access to the OurStoryBridge digital platform to produce oral histories. Programs will include two planning symposia for museum sta and scholars, the development and installation of an exhibition of materials from the museum’s collection that tells the story of their community’s relationship with democracy, a lecture by a project scholar, an oral history gathering project, a Community Conversation discussion program led by HNY sta, and a workshop for local teachers to help build their knowledge and leadership skills. 

General Responsibilities:

The Project Fellow will work with MANY and museum sta, project partners, and scholars to:

  • plan symposia
  • plan, implement, and document local exhibitions
  • work with project scholars to schedule consultations, lectures, and travel
  • help museums identify community partners 
  • plan, schedule, and help implement Community Conversation and Teacher Workshop programs

The Project Fellow will visit each museum twice: once for documentation and once for a program. They will digitally document the objects in each local exhibition for a web based gallery. They will help moderate a virtual discussion forum using MANY’s social media guidelines, and work with the Project Director to create social media posts about the project and help museums strategize publicity and execute marketing plans.

Position Type: Grant Funded, Time Delimited

From July-September 2023, this will be a part-time, maximum of 20 hours a week, position with a hybrid/flexible schedule at $24/hour. For the following 30 months beginning October 1, 2023 and ending March 30, 2026, the position is full-time exempt at a salary of $55,341. Starting October 1, 2023, hours will be Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, some weekend availability required as needed for travel within New York State. Benefits include paid time off. 

Location

The project fellow will be required to work from the MANY oce in Troy, NY starting October 1, 2023. A hybrid schedule July-September 2023 will be possible with one afternoon a week in the MANY office in Troy required. Project schedule and travel will necessitate occasional, independent, remote work. 

Requirements

Qualications/Required experience:

  • MA or PhD program in a humanities discipline (including public history or museum studies) completed within the last ve years.
  • Must either be either a U.S. citizen or a foreign national who has been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least three years.
  • Current driver’s license
  • Broad intellectual interest and commitment to museums, learning, and public engagement
  • Demonstrable experience in event planning and implementation
  • Demonstrable strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
  • Demostrable excellence in communication skills, including verbal, written, and visual presentational skills
  • Proven accuracy and attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal skills; highly capable of working independently and contributing to a dynamic team
  • Excellent computer skills with experience with Zoom, G-Suite, and Adobe Creative Cloud preferred.

Candidates from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the museum eld are encouraged to apply. MANY is committed to achieving and supporting a diverse workforce through all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, wage and salary administration, benets, and training. Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.

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