Graduate Fellowship – Liberty Hall Museum – Jan. 17

Liberty Hall Museum, a historic house and garden museum located on the campus of Kean University in Union, New Jersey, is currently accepting applications for the 2019-2020 May Kean Raynolds Graduate Fellowship in Museum Studies.

 As New Jersey’s premier American History education center, the museum traces nearly 250 years of New Jersey history.  The museum campus contains an extensive collection of artifacts and documents and includes the 1772 home of Governor William Livingston, the first elected governor of New Jersey.

The fellowship is designed to provide a mentored professional development opportunity with the objective of encouraging graduate students to explore interpretive careers within a museum setting.  The fellow will assist in the design, development and delivery of innovative programming for diverse audiences of all ages with the goal of strengthening the relationship between the museum and its surrounding communities.

 Fellows will work 20 hours per week over the course of the 30 week fellowship.  Work hours are flexible and will be scheduled during museum operating hours.  The fellowship will begin mid- September 2019 and continue through June of 2020. The museum is easily accessed by New Jersey Transit trains on the Raritan Valley line. 

 The fellowship includes an award of $1,000.00 along with a stipend of $8,000.00. Graduate level students currently enrolled in a Masters Program in Museum Studies or a related field in New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area are eligible for consideration. 

 Interested candidates should submit the following:

  • Full curriculum vitae of education, professional experience, honors, awards, and     
  • A statement, not to exceed 1,000 words, specifying what you wish to accomplish during the fellowship period and detailing how you can utilize the Museum’s resources to accomplish your goals. The statement must also discuss the issues pertaining to museum education and public practice you wish to investigate during the fellowship period, how this research is relevant to the field, and how it will advance the work of Liberty Hall Museum.
  • Two letters of recommendation

 Applications should be submitted to the attention of:

 MKR Fellowship

 c/o Mary Ellen McVeigh

 Liberty Hall Museum

1003 Morris Avenue

Union, NJ 07083

All applications must be submitted by March 15, 2019.