Museum Employment Resources
* WEBSITES:
American Association of Museums – Aviso
Searchable by position and geographic area
https://www.aam-us.org/aviso/index.cfm
Museum Employment Resource Center
Organized by position
https://www.museum-employment.com/jobindex.html
Museum Jobs
Searchable by location and position, you can register to store your resume with them and received employment email updates.
https://www.museumjobs.com/
Global Museum
Not searchable, for $20 you can post your resume
https://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/global_careers.html
Museum Job Resources Online
Articles, links to other sites, resources and internship listings
https://www.algonquinc.on.ca/museum/jobres/
America’s Job Bank
Search for any kind of job
https://www.ajb.dni.us/
Arts Wire
Art related job listings – visual artists, managers, administrators, and curator
https://www.artswire.org
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums
“Jobs For Living History Specialists"
https://www.alhfam.org/alhfam.jobs.html
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Science center jobs
https://www.astc.org/profdev/jobs/jobs.htm
Museum Resource Board
Searchable job database
https://www.museumwork.com/
National Association for Museum Exhibition
Job listings for exhibit designers
https://www.n-a-m-e.org/jobs.html
Preserve Net
Architectural preservation job listings
https://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ.htm
The Texas Association of Museums Job Listings
For Texas and neighboring states
https://www.io.com/~tam/jobbank.html
University of Leicester Jobs Desk
International job listings
https://www.le.ac.uk/ms/jobs/job_titles_jobid.htm
American Association for State and Local History – Dispatch
Searchable database
https://www.aaslh.org/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi
Association of Midwest Museums
Jobs in the Midwest states
https://www.midwestmuseums.org/
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
Jobs listed by position
https://www.altrue.net/site/midatlantic/section.php?id=3157
Western Museum Association
Listings for the western United States
https://www.westmuse.org/joblist.htm
Museum Stuff
List of links to job related websites
https://www.museumstuff.com/professionals/jobs/index.html
New England Museum Association
Must subscribe to paper version of job listings, for a fee
https://www.nemanet.org/memapplic.htm
* LISTS:
MuseJobs
Comprehensive listing of museum-related jobs, pulled from a variety of the above sources. Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseJobs/
MuseStudies
Set up specifically for museum studies students to discuss issues relating to school, museums, etc. A more hospitable environment for newcomers than the Museum-L. Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseStudies/
Museum-L
Largest online community of museum professionals. Job openings appear regularly, but soliciting for a job is not encouraged Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html
American Association of Museums – Aviso
Searchable by position and geographic area
https://www.aam-us.org/aviso/index.cfm
Museum Employment Resource Center
Organized by position
https://www.museum-employment.com/jobindex.html
Museum Jobs
Searchable by location and position, you can register to store your resume with them and received employment email updates.
https://www.museumjobs.com/
Global Museum
Not searchable, for $20 you can post your resume
https://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/global_careers.html
Museum Job Resources Online
Articles, links to other sites, resources and internship listings
https://www.algonquinc.on.ca/museum/jobres/
America’s Job Bank
Search for any kind of job
https://www.ajb.dni.us/
Arts Wire
Art related job listings – visual artists, managers, administrators, and curator
https://www.artswire.org
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums
“Jobs For Living History Specialists"
https://www.alhfam.org/alhfam.jobs.html
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Science center jobs
https://www.astc.org/profdev/jobs/jobs.htm
Museum Resource Board
Searchable job database
https://www.museumwork.com/
National Association for Museum Exhibition
Job listings for exhibit designers
https://www.n-a-m-e.org/jobs.html
Preserve Net
Architectural preservation job listings
https://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ.htm
The Texas Association of Museums Job Listings
For Texas and neighboring states
https://www.io.com/~tam/jobbank.html
University of Leicester Jobs Desk
International job listings
https://www.le.ac.uk/ms/jobs/job_titles_jobid.htm
American Association for State and Local History – Dispatch
Searchable database
https://www.aaslh.org/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi
Association of Midwest Museums
Jobs in the Midwest states
https://www.midwestmuseums.org/
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
Jobs listed by position
https://www.altrue.net/site/midatlantic/section.php?id=3157
Western Museum Association
Listings for the western United States
https://www.westmuse.org/joblist.htm
Museum Stuff
List of links to job related websites
https://www.museumstuff.com/professionals/jobs/index.html
New England Museum Association
Must subscribe to paper version of job listings, for a fee
https://www.nemanet.org/memapplic.htm
* LISTS:
MuseJobs
Comprehensive listing of museum-related jobs, pulled from a variety of the above sources. Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseJobs/
MuseStudies
Set up specifically for museum studies students to discuss issues relating to school, museums, etc. A more hospitable environment for newcomers than the Museum-L. Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseStudies/
Museum-L
Largest online community of museum professionals. Job openings appear regularly, but soliciting for a job is not encouraged Comes in individual emails or in a daily digest format. https://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html
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