Under the direct supervision of the Chief Curator of History, duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Conduct original historical research related to African American history, culture, communities, and lived experience in New York State; Develop, strengthen, and steward collections documenting African American history in New York, including objects, artifacts, documents, photographs, oral histories, digital materials, and other historically significant resources; Curate exhibitions and contribute to exhibition planning, interpretation, label writing, object selection, public programming, publications, media projects, and digital content related to African American history and broader New York State history; Collaborate with educators and curriculum specialists to support K-12, higher education, and lifelong learning initiatives related to African American history; Develop and deliver lectures, gallery talks, panel discussions, educational programs, public events, and other programs related to current exhibitions, collections, and ongoing research; Build and sustain partnerships with cultural, educational, and community organizations statewide to support community-engaged collecting, research, and interpretation of New Yorks diverse African American history; Produce scholarly and public-facing work for both specialized and family-based audiences, including articles, essays, exhibition texts, collection-based research, web content, presentations, and other interpretive materials that expand access to Museum collections and historical knowledge; Represent the New York State Museum in professional organizations, conferences, and meetings, and support statewide history initiatives, publications, commissions, commemorations, and other programs; Identify, pursue, and help manage competitive grants, partnerships, and other external funding opportunities; represent the New York State Museum in professional, academic, community, and public forums; and participate in Museum-wide planning efforts, collections committees, exhibition teams, and cross-disciplinary initiatives that support the Museum's mission. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Special consideration will be given to candidates who possess the following qualifications: Doctorate in History, African American History, Public History, Art History, African American/Africana Studies, American Studies, Museum Studies, or a closely related field; Two years' full-time experience working with collections, exhibitions, research, or public programs in a collection-based history institution, museum, historical society, archive, library, university, or comparable cultural institution; Demonstrated expertise in African American history through research, exhibitions, publications, public projects, presentations at professional and/or public meetings, and/or other content-driven public history projects; and.