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DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY of NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM a Major Natural History Museum DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM a major natural history museum The University of Nebraska–Lincoln seeks a Director for the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM). This is an opportunity to advance a major natural history museum with significant collections and strong research and public programs. UNSM has an annual budget of $3M, faculty and staff of 40, and visitation of 100,000 at its campus headquarters and two remote locations. The Museum will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2021. The Museum is a comprehensive natural history museum with research collections of more than 5 million specimens in paleontology, parasitology, entomology, geology, zoology, botany, and anthropology. It is among the 25 largest natural history museums in the U.S. The Museum has strong, federally-funded research, education and outreach programs and close collaborations with university programs, school districts and the public. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a Smithsonian Affiliate. The Museum’s exhibits are primarily housed in Morrill Hall, a four-story building that includes permanent and changing exhibit galleries, the Mueller Planetarium, the Marx Discovery Center, and the Discovery Shop. Research collections are housed in nearby NebrasKa Hall. The Museum also operates two remote locations, Ashfall Fossil Beds State ParK near Royal and the Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State ParK in Crawford. For more, visit http://museum.unl.edu The Museum is part of the University of NebrasKa-Lincoln (UNL), which is a member of the Big Ten Conference and its academic equivalent, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. UNL is a land- grant university with three primary missions: teaching, research and service. The state’s flagship university, UNL offers undergraduate and graduate education to a student body of close to 25,000. In addition to the NebrasKa State Museum, UNL is home to two other accredited museums: Sheldon Museum of Art and the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, and numerous smaller galleries such as the Great Plains Art Museum. Director reports to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development. For more about UNL, visit http://irp.unl.edu/publications/JTF_2013- 2014.pdf Lincoln, the capital of NebrasKa, is a vibrant city of 269,000 people. It consistently ranKs high among U.S. cities for livability thanKs to low cost of living, great schools, low crime and unemployment rates, and friendly, community-minded residents. The city is home to numerous museums and galleries and several performing arts centers. Opportunities for outdoor recreation include several parKs and 130 miles of hiking and biking trails, as well as boating and fishing nearby. Sports enthusiasts can enjoy UNL athletics--NebrasKa fields 23 men's and women's teams in 14 sports--as well as professional baseball and hocKey. Near the geographic center of the U.S., Lincoln is conveniently located. Chicago, Denver, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Kansas City are only an hour away by air, or within a day’s drive. Omaha, the state’s largest city is only an hour’s drive from Lincoln. Both the east and west coasts are a half-day flight away. To learn more about Lincoln, see http://www.unl.edu/lincoln/ KEY OPPORTUNITIES The opportunities of the position include the chance to: • Direct a large highly-respected AAM-accredited natural history museum with regionally and internationally significant collections and strong research, education, and outreach programs • Develop a new vision for the Museum and oversee its implementation • Advance a museum that is on an upward trajectory and ready to move forward under a dynamic and visionary new leader • Oversee a major redevelopment of the fourth floor of Morrill Hall for new Museum exhibits. A campaign to raise $11.4 million is in progress. • Lead a museum that enriches the lives of a broad public audience, including many children (future scientists and policy makers), as well as serving the University community • Oversee important research in your academic field • Be tenured in an appropriate department, if merited JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide vision and dynamic leadership to continue to elevate the Museum’s national and international standing o Develop a vision for the Museum, and, with partners, create and implement a strategic plan o In Keeping with the vision and plan, oversee and expand facilities, including Morrill Hall redevelopment • Enhance and expand relationships within the University, including relevant academic departments and University administrators o Serve as the Museum’s liaison to academic departments, UNL administration, University of NebrasKa (NU) Foundation, and Friends of the University of NebrasKa State Museum • Develop a sustainable long-term funding model for the Museum, including for exhibits, education, staffing, and research o Develop external funding sources, including identifying potential corporate sponsors, grant-maKing agencies, and individual donors o WorK with the UNL Foundation to cultivate donors and secure donations • Enhance collections-based research in the Museum o WorK with curators and their departments to set goals for their worK with the Museum o Facilitate scholarly research utilizing the collections o Integrate Museum activities, such as exhibits and programs, with academic research to increase the public’s awareness, understanding, and support of research at UNL o Oversee care of and, as appropriate, expansion of collections 2 • Develop new external partnerships while building on existing ones o Utilize the Museum’s position as a major component of the public face of UNL in the community to engage new audiences and supporters • Enhance/expand current education programs and develop new ones • Collaborate on exhibitions and programs with other UNL museums and, as appropriate, with partners in the community • Oversee annual operating budget of $3M • Supervise staff of 40 • Oversee the Museum’s remote locations near Royal and Crawford REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND ABILITIES The successful applicant will have: • An earned doctorate in science, in a field related to the Museum’s collections o The Director may be tenured in an appropriate department, if merited. • Leadership experience in a natural history or science museum o Knowledge of how academic museums are organized and function o Experience in an academic museum setting desirable, but not reQuired • Proven track record of forming a vision for one’s museum or department and worKing with appropriate stakeholders to implement it o Experience in strategic and/or institutional planning a plus o Experience in building renovation/expansion a plus • Demonstrated leadership sKills o Ability to unite the Museum staff and the University faculty in a shared vision for the museum and to communicate that vision to University administration and supporters o Ability to balance the needs of multiple constituents, ranging from families with children to school groups to University students, faculty, and visiting scholars o Willingness to think creatively o Ability to meet the challenge of guiding an organization to its full potential • Demonstrated fundraising sKills and tracK record of fundraising successes o Knowledge of how research grants worK, and the ability to facilitate applications and monitor projects o TracK record of identifying and cultivating external funding sources, including individuals, government agencies and corporations o Experience worKing in tandem with a Friends’ group, Foundation, or similar group a plus • Strong interpersonal skills o Ability to worK with a variety of people, including museum staff, faculty curators, UNL administrators, Friends of the Museum, NU Foundation, community partners o A sociable personality that enjoys interacting with other people o TracK record of engaging new external partners o Successful at managing people, relationships, and, on occasion, conflict o Strong verbal and written communication sKills HOW TO APPLY • Apply in confidence. Send résumé (Word document preferred), cover letter, desired salary range, and names and contact information for 3 references to retained search firm: Gail Nessell Colglazier, [email protected] by February 24, 2015. 3 • Nominations welcome. Please send name and contact information of nominee(s) to Gail Nessell Colglazier, [email protected]. • References will not be contacted without prior permission of the applicant. • Screening of applications will continue until the completion of the search process. Position open until filled. • The University of NebrasKa is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action, eQual opportunity, worK-life balance, and dual careers. More about the Museum • The University of NebrasKa State Museum is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a Smithsonian Affiliate. • Morrill Hall: The museum’s Morrill Hall, where most exhibits are housed, boasts the world’s premier collection of fossil elephants, including the world’s tallest mounted mammoth (called “Archie”), on display in Elephant Hall Gallery. Visitors can interact with hands-on exhibits in the Marx Science Discovery Center or experience an immersive full-dome show in Mueller Planetarium. New exhibits include “Bizarre Beasts” and “Minerals & Meteorites.” Other highlights include exhibits on dinosaurs, evolution, NebrasKa wildlife, Paleozoic life, and Native American cultures of the past and present, as well as galleries with exhibits
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