APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$49,694.40 to
$74,082.24
PAY GRADE: 37
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Museum Directors are responsible for the overall leadership, operation, planning, and management of a State museum in conformance with professionally accepted museum practices and standards for the management of collections held in the public trust and interpretation of those collections through research, exhibitions, education, and public programs.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
Museum Directors function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action. The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City is one of seven museums in the Nevada Division of Museums and History, an agency within the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The museum was established in 1985 and focuses on the role the railroad played in the development of the Hoover Dam, Boulder City and southern Nevada. The museum director supervises the work of two staff and several dozen volunteers. The primary public program is delivered via an on-train experience in historic railroad cars along 4.5 miles of the former Boulder Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. In addition to weekend train operations several seasonal and special trains are offered. An open-air public pavilion contains several locomotives and railroad cars. The museum director provides leadership to the staff and volunteers, sets short and long term priorities to advance the mission and vision of the museum within the goals established by the Division. The museum director is expected to be available to work some weekends and holidays. NOTE: Per NV State Legislature, State of Nevada Classified employees are subject to a mandatory unpaid furlough requirement of 48 hours per year (part-time prorated) through June 30, 2015.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in museum studies, public history, anthropology, history, art, or related field and three years of progressively responsible professional experience in a museum setting which included supervision of volunteers or staff and working with the public in a large program area; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
Requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment.
Willing to work a flexible schedule which may include some weekends and holidays in support of the program?
Additional Position Criteria
Must have experience with the operations or management of a tourist railroad or other general railroad operating experience.
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The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Please describe your experience supervising, training, mentoring and providing leadership and a collaborative team environment for staff and volunteers. Please detail this experience to include dates and employers.
2) Describe your experience overseeing museum collections, their development and care, especially large object collections such as railroad or other transportation vehicles. Please detail this experience to include dates and employers.
3) The Nevada State Railroad Museum is an entity of a state-operated museum system which receives its funding from three sources: State General Funds, the Nevada Commission on Tourism, and a Private Dedicated Trust Fund. Describe your experience with developing and managing budgets, with special emphasis on experience with budgets that include multiple funding sources. Please detail the extent and where you received such experience.
4) Describe your experience in working with outside non-profit organizations that provide support to museums, both financially and with manpower (volunteers). Please describe the extent of such experience.
5) Do you have any certifications from the Federal Railroad Administration. Please list with expiration if any.
6) Please describe any mechanical knowledge/experience you possess in railroad equipment maintenance.
