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mcn in chicago: opening plenaryi'm at MCN in Chicago for the next few days, and i'll be blogging my notes. first up, a day on professionalization and changes in the field, as th is is MCN's 40th anniversary.

Museum Studies Programs: That Was Then, This Is Now

Marla Misunas began this session by surveying the emergence of 'computer skills' as a requirement in collections management jobs advertised in Aviso. Amusingly, she notes, these were required first in assistant registrars, before registrars had to be computer literate. Marla suggests that the following skills are required for collections managers:

Further to our recent posting regarding the position of Digital Heritage Research Associate (see: http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/R3383-ra-ad.doc), another opportunity has arisen at the Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK.

We are seeking expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers with an exciting museum studies project which would benefit from a 9-10 month fellowship in the Department. Fellows are encouraged not only to conduct research but also to give lectures and seminars and to participate in the intellectual life of the institution.

This Leverhulme Visiting Fellowship:

• is for 9-10 months and must begin no later than February 2009
• has a living allowance of up to £1,750 per month
• pays for a return airfare between country of residence and the UK
• provides up to £700 towards travel and subsistence for conference attendance, research trips etc.

Eligibility:

• candidates with less than 8 years post-doctoral research
• candidates must be citizens of, and resident in, a country other than the UK, and should intend to return to that country at the end of the Fellowship.

Applications should consist of the following: