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Norm MacLeod




>  DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
>
>The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) invites
>applications and nominations for Director, University
>of Nebraska State Museum.  The University of Nebraska State
>Museum is a natural history museum with a staff of 60 people, a budget
>of two million, and research collections numbering approximately 14
>million specimens (big collections of vert paleo, especially mammals, and
fairly big invert collection but unknown because no Invert paleo curator for
years, also collections in Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Parasitology, and
Zoology).  The Museum includes both a research building and an exhibits building
in Lincoln, the Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson and Ashfall Fossil Beds State
Park.
>
>Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Research, the
>successful candidate will have primary leadership and
>fiscal responsibility in furthering the mission of the
>Museum in research, teaching, and public service.
>Candidates for the position must possess an earned
>doctorate in science or other appropriate academic
>discipline, have a record of scholarly achievement and
>experience in management and administration, and
>faculty credentials consistent with those of a tenured
>full professor.
>
>This position is also responsible for the vigorous
>pursuit of extramural funding to support Museum
>research and public outreach activities.  The Director
>works with non-university groups and individuals to
>develop statewide support for the Museum.
>
>The Director of the University of Nebraska State Museum
>will work in cooperation with the Friends of the State
>Museum, Friends of the Trailside Museum, Friends at
>Ashfall, the University of Nebraska Foundation, the
>Director of the Museum Studies Program and the Dean of
>Graduate Studies and other external constituencies.
>The Director also cooperates with the academic units
>and university administrators in carrying out the
>mission of the Museum.
>
>Screening of applications will begin on March 15, 1995.
>Persons interested in becoming a candidate should
>forward a letter of interest, an up-to-date vita and
>the names and addresses of five references.  References
>will not be contacted without prior approval of the
>candidate.  Nominations and applications should be sent
>to:
>           Professor Raymond B. Hames, Chair
>  UN State Museum Director Search Advisory Committee
> 302 Administration Building - University of Nebraska-
>Lincoln
>            Lincoln, Nebraska   68588-0433
>      Telephone: 402/472-2411   FAX: 402/472-9642
>
>The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to a
>pluralistic campus community through Affirmative Action
>and Equal Opportunity and is responsive to the needs of
>dual career couples.  We assure reasonable
>accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities
>Act.  Contact Raymond B. Hames at the above address for
>more information.


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Patricia W. Freeman
Curator of Zoology                      Work 402 472-6606
University of Nebraska State Museum     FAX  402 472-8949
W-436 Nebraska Hall                     e-mail pfreeman@unl.edu OR
Lincoln, NE 68588-0514                  pfreeman@unlinfo.unl.edu
USA