[NHCOLL-L:1042] Employment Opportunity for Collections Manager at Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, VT

[steve.amos]

Employment Opportunity:

FAIRBANKS MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM
ATTN: STEPHEN H. AMOS, CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS
1302 MAIN STREET
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT  05819-2248
(802) 748-2372
   
COLLECTIONS MANAGER

The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, VT is seeking an experienced full-time Collections Manager who will participate in a phase of active institutional growth and reorganization. The museum's collections currently total over 185,000 specimens and objects, including northern New England's largest natural history collections, significant regional history and world ethnography collections, plus an archives related to the history of northeastern Vermont. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the general management, care, conservation, and storage of all specimens and objects in the Museum's diverse collections. S/he will be responsible for organizing and maintaining all forms, legal documents, files, and retrieval documents associated with all aspects of collections management. S/he will have a working knowledge of computer-based cataloguing systems, and experience supervising staff, volunteers and/or student interns. Specific knowledge or experience with natural history collections is a plus. Will report to the Curator of Collections. Position requires a B.A. in museum studies or a related field, and a minimum of three years of museum experience. Salary information is available upon request. For more information on the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, please visit http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org. To apply, please send a résumé and cover letter to: Stephen H. Amos, Curator of Collections, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, 1302 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT  05819-2248, or e-mail: steve.amos at connriver.net. 

 

  
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