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Recent Job Postings

April 17

LOCAL

• RFP: Research Exhibit Planning Services - Lyon County Historical Society, Marshall, MN
• Administrative & Development Manager - Douglas County Historical Society, Alexandria MN
• R.D. Hubbard House Assistant - Blue Earth County Historical Society, Mankato, MN
• Facilities Manager - Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Janitor - Night Shift - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Content Strategist - Minneapolis Institute of Art - Minneapolis, MN

REGIONAL

• Museum Curator - Badlands National Park, National Park Service, Interior, SD
• Retail & Theater Representative - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Collections Move Technician, Geology - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI 
• Education and Community Program Director - Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 
• Registrar - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
• Executive Director - Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Green Bay, WI 
• Laboratory Coordinator/Archeology Curator -  Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
• Junior Graphic Designer - Wisconsin Historical Foundation/Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Volunteer Services Manager - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
• Volunteer Services Coordinator I - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
• Seasonal Historical Site Interpreter - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Vincennes, IN
• RFP: Develop educational lessons for grades 7 through 9 - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Associate Director of Experience & Education - Minnetrista Museum & Gardens, Muncie, IN
• Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer - The Morton Arboretum - Lisle, IL
• Development Officer - Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum, Detroit, MI
• Chief Executive Officer - Motown Museum, Detroit, MI
• Features Editor - Historical Society of Michigan, Lansing, MI
• Collections Manager - Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum, Holland, MI  

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Conservation, Kress Fellow - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Summer Archives Fellow - Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
• Shaker Historical Society - Summer Photo Archives Intern, Shaker Heights, OH 
• Archives Cataloguer Intern - Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON

April 10

MNHS

• Senior Project Manager - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Events and Marketing Manager - Ramsey County Historical Society
• Museum and Store Clerk - The Watkins Company, Winona, MN
• Archaeological Field Technicians - 106 Group, St. Paul, MN
• Development Manager - Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
• Executive Director - Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, St. Paul, MN
• Planetarium Technical Coordinator - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Associate Curator of American Paintings -  Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Development Director - Great River Children's Museum,  St. Cloud, MN

REGIONAL

• Community Outreach Coordinator - African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Museum Educator - African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Membership & Development Coordinator - West Des Moines Historical Society, West Des Moines, IA
• Special Projects Coordinator - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
• Administrative Assistant - German American Heritage Center and Museum, Davenport, IA 
• Membership and Public Programs Coordinator - Luxembourg American Cultural Society, Inc, Belgium, WI
• Facilities Management Specialist - Villa Louis Historic Site, Wisconsin Historical Society, Prairie du Chien, WI
• Executive Director - Superior Public Museums - Fairlawn, S.S. Meteor, Old Firehouse & Police Museums, Superior, WI
• Advancement Coordinator- North American Bison Discovery Center, Jamestown, ND

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Museum Educator - Midway Village Museum, Rockford, IL
• Director - Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, Schaumburg, IL
• Designer & Creative Content Manager - National Public Housing Museum, Chicago, IL
• Facilitator, Visitor Experience - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Associate Director of Experience & Education - Minnetrista Museum & Gardens, Muncie, IN
• Collections Specialist and Preparator - Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, Cincinnati, OH
• Executive Director - Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum, Ashtabula, OH
• University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian - Denison University, Granville, OH
• Executive Administrator - Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, MI
• Development Director - Michigan History Foundation, Lansing, MI
• Chief Executive Officer - Motown Museum, Detroit, MI
• Director - Marilyn Horne Museum & Exhibit Center, Bradford, PA
• Executive Director - Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster, PA
• Curatorial Assistant, African Art & European Arts - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
• Architectural Historian - Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, Jefferson City, MO
• Program Director & Deputy - Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, Jefferson City, MO
• Oral History Specialist - Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA
• Archival Assistant – Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON
• Association Managing Director - Coalition of State Museum Associations, Remote

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Events and Marketing Intern - Ramsey County Historical Society
• Internship - Sanford Museum, Cherokee, IA
• Museum Education Assistant Internship - State Historical Museum of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
• Kress Fellow, Conservation - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Museum Education Internship - International Women’s Air & Space Museum, n Cleveland, OH
• Standards and Ethics Committee Nominees - American Association for State and Local History

April 3

LOCAL

• Request for Proposals, Facilitation of Partnership and Development Conversations for the Traditional Trades and Craft Training facility - Northern Bedrock, Duluth, MN
• Community Events Coordinator - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Indigenous Studies Scholar - Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul, MN
• Volunteer and Event Coordinator - Germanic-American Institute, St. Paul, MN
• STEM Summer Camp Assistant - The Works, Bloomington, MN
• Summer Visitor Experience Staff - The Works, Bloomington, MN
• Maintenance Technician - The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN

REGIONAL

• Curator of Indigenous Programming - Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
• Seasonal Museum Workers -  Dickinson Museum Center, Dickinson, ND
• Director of Development - Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Green Bay, WI
• Theatrical Technical Director - Circus World, Wisconsin Historical Society, Baraboo, WI
• Collections Move Technician - Natural Sciences, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI 
• Museum Maintenance Supervisor - Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI
• Resource Description Librarian and Cataloging Coordinator for Spec. Collections - University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Manager of School and Family Programs - Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
• Associate, Visitor Services - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Museum Educator - National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, OH
• Collections Coordinator - AMA Hall of Fame Museum, Pickerington, OH
• May 4 Visitors Center Assistant Director - Kent State University, Kent, OH
• Development and Communications Associate - Cleveland Restoration Society,  Cleveland, OH
• Digital Asset Management System Administrator - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH
• Programming Coordinator - Bytown Museum, Ottawa, ON
• Local History Manager - Greene County Public Library, Xenia, OH
• President & CEO - Gettysburg Foundation, Gettysburg, PA
• Exhibitions Curator - American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
• Manager of STEM Programs - Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
• Payroll Administrator - Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, MB  
• Operations Manager - Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, SK

March 27

MNHS

• Program Supervisor, History Day - MN History Center 

LOCAL

• Executive Director - North Star Scouting Memorabilia, North St. Paul, MN
• Field Supervisor - Blondo Consulting, LLC, Twin Cities Metro, MN
• Historic Site Interpreters - Gibbs Farm Historic Site, Falcon Heights, MN
• Community Events Coordinator - Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Logistics Coordinator - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Gallery Assistant Volunteer - Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
• Manager of Youth Programs - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Records and Registration Assistant - Carleton College, Northfield, MN
• Director of Art Exhibitions - Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

REGIONAL

• Site Manager - Death’s Door Maritime Museum, Ellison Bay, WI
• Historical Interpreter - Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Green Bay, WI
• Development and Communications Manager - Milwaukee County Historical Society, Milwaukee, WI 
• Annual Fund and Membership Manager - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
• Theatrical Technical Director - Circus World, Wisconsin Historical Society, Baraboo, WI
• Store Weekend Clerk - North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum, Bismarck, ND
• Membership & Development Coordinator - West Des Moines Historical Society, West Des Moines, IA
• Librarian 1 - Library and Archives office, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
• Administrative Assistant 1 - Terrace Hill, the Iowa Governor’s Residence and National Historic Landmark, Des Moines, IA
• Library Resources Technician - Department of Administrative Services & Library and Archives office, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Associate Director of Education - Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
• Executive Director - South Carolina Historical Society, Columbia, SC
• Vincennes Historic Site Manager - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Vincennes
• Early Childhood Summer Program Counselor - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN 
• Historic Interpreter  - Fort Meigs Historic Site, Perrysburg, OH
• Marketing Manager - Sauder Village, Archbold, OH
• Site Manager - Schoenbrunn Village, Ohio History Connection, New Philadelphia, OH
• Vice President, Exhibition and Collection Strategies - Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
• Guest Experience and Operations Manager - Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, Saginaw, MI
• Museum Interpreter - Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA
• Head, Arrangement & Description - Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
• Architectural Historian - State Historic Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, MO
• Soldiers Memorial Assistant Collections Manager, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Education and Community Engagement Coordinator, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Managing Director - Coalition of State Museum Associations, Fort Worth, TX
• Artifact Cataloger - Ingenium, Museum of Science and Innovation, Ottawa, ON

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Paleontology Fieldwork - Dickinson Museum Center, Dickinson, ND
• Paleontology Museum Center - Dickinson Museum Center, Dickinson, ND
• Archival Outreach Toolkit Designer Intern - LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, Remote
• Podcast Exhibit Creator Intern - LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, Remote

March 20

MNHS

• Program Facilitator III - Split Rock Lighthouse
• Vice President, People & Culture - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Director of Education/Associate Director of Operations - Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester, MN
• Site Educators (Tour Guides) - Dakota County Historical Society, Dakota County, MN
• Director of Art Exhibitions - Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
• Maintenance Engineer - Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Program Facilitator - Minnesota Children’s Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Summer Visitor Assistant: Galleries or Box Office - Minnesota Children’s Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Building Engineer - The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN

REGIONAL

• Supervisor Museum Operations - Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee, WI
• Visitor Services Manager - Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, Stevens Point, WI
• Front Desk-Greeter/Guide - RailsWest Railroad Museum, Council Bluffs, IA
• Pembina State Museum Interpreter and Store Clerk - Pembina State Museum, State of North Dakota, Pembina, ND
• Pembina State Museum Grounds Maintenance - Pembina State Museum, State of North Dakota, Pembina, ND

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Villager Interpreter - Midway Village Museum, Rockford, IL
• Senior Museum Program Representative - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Field Explorers Teaching Assistant - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Field Explorers Camp Instructor - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Archives Technician - National Archives and Records Administration, Valmeyer, IL
• Gift Officer - Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL
• Guest Services Representative - Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL
• Manager of School and Family Programs - Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
• Senior Curator of History and Culture - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
• Summer Camp Counselor - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
• Seasonal Historical Site Interpreter - Vincennes, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Vincennes, IN
• Public Engagement Specialist - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
• Curator - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH
• Museum Collections Manager – Greenmead Historical Park, Livonia Parks and Recreation, Livonia, MI
• Curator - Motown Museum, Detroit, MI
• Visitor Services Associate(s) - R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing, MI
• Assistant Director of Education - Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI
• Director - Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Archivist for Political Collections - Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 
• Associate Registrar - Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Exhibits Registrar - Missouri Historical Society,  St. Louis, MO
• Director, Evaluation & Impact - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
• Director - U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA
• Basics of Archives Online Course Instructor - American Association for State and Local history, Remote

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Lake Superior Ojibwe Youth Internship - Madeline Island Museum, La Pointe, WI

MNHS Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

• Evaluation Intern - Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN