Pay Range $20.50 – $24.50
Division Academic Affairs
Department Museum of Cultural & Natural History
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Summary
Responsible for accessioning, cataloging, preservation, storage, and care of museum collections, collections information systems, grant funding, and development of written collections policies and procedures. Teaches at least one class in the Museum Studies and/or Cultural Resource Management Program (undergraduate or graduate) per year.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree preferably in museum studies, art history, anthropology, or history.
- 3 years of experience working in a museum or similar organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Supervisory experience in museum collections management.
- Experience in space planning for museum storage.
- Experience with automated collections management systems.
- Project management experience.
- Biology Background
Duties & Responsibilities
- Teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in museum collections management and associated topics as needed.
- Generates and maintains all records information regarding collections, including accession and catalog records, loans, and inventories.
- Develops and maintains an automated collections management system including software and related hardware.
- In association with curators, develops collections management policies and procedures.
- Trains and supervises museum student staff to participate in collections management efforts.
- Recruits and supervises collections volunteers.
- Participates in an active grant writing and contracting program.
- Facilitates exhibition program, supporting work by Curators and creating periodic displays.
- Mentors Museum Studies / Cultural Resource Management students interested in museum collections and material culture studies.
- Provides opportunities for Museum Studies / Cultural Resource Management students to participate in collections operations.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director.
- May supervisor other office staff in absence of the Director.
Details at https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/24274