REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
EDITOR
COUNCIL FOR NORTHEAST HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
The Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (CNEHA) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to archaeological scholarship in the American
Northeast, including the Canadian provinces and the U. S. states of
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward
Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.  The
Council’s purpose is to encourage and advance the collection,
preservation, and dissemination of knowledge derived from the practice
of archaeology on historic sites.  CNEHA is concerned with the entire
historic time period from the beginnings of European exploration in the
New World to the recent past.
CNEHA is currently soliciting proposals for the volunteer position of
Editor.  The Editor serves a 5-year, renewable term, beginning 1 July
2001.  The Editorial Search Committee encourages proposals from
individuals affiliated with universities, cultural resource management
firms, government agencies, museums, or independent scholars.
Responsibilities: •  Publish one issue of the journal Northeast
Historical Archaeology annually
  •  Solicit manuscripts
  •  Identify peer reviewers and oversee the manuscript review process
  •  Edit and prepare manuscripts and illustrations for publication
  •  Arrange for journal printing
  •  Store and inventory back issues of the journal
  •  Manage annual Editorial Office budget
  •  Maintain an Editorial space, with access to computer,
telecommunications,
      internet, and reproduction services.
  •  Display and sell CNEHA publications at CNEHA and other professional

      meetings
  •  Select and appoint members of the Editorial Advisory Board
  •  Report twice annually to the CNEHA Executive Board, on which the
Editor
      serves as an ex-officio member
  •  Arrange mailings of the journal, and of the newsletter, which is
produced
      elsewhere
 Proposals must be submitted by 15 January 2001, and must demonstrate
the candidate's approach to, and ability to fulfill the responsibilities
of the Editor within the Council's annual budget for the Editorial
Office of $6,000.00.  This figure does not include printing costs for
the Newsletter and Journal.  Although the Editor is a volunteer
position, part-time clerical and editorial assistants may be employed.
Candidates proposing to affiliate with an institution, or business, must
include a letter of support from the institution or business.
 For more information, and to submit a proposal, contact
Sara Mascia
Chair, CNEHA Editorial Search Committee
16 Colby Lane
Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510
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