[NHCOLL-L:3909] Curator of Collections job posting

[Heather Beggs]

Curator of Collections, Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska

The Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, is a vibrant museum of art, science and
culture with strong community and national partnerships. IMLS recognized the
Pratt's devotion to community engagement with the 2005 National Award for
Museum Service. 

The Pratt Museum seeks an experienced and energetic curator who excels in a
highly creative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment. The
applicant must have at least three years of experience as a curator and
preferably an advanced degree in biology, environmental science, or museum
studies. 

Submit cover letter, resume and three references by August 31, 2008 to
Museum Director, Pratt Museum, 3779 Bartlett St., Homer, AK 99603 or to
<mailto:info at prattmsueum.org> info at prattmsueum.org. Position begins November
10, 2008. Full-time with benefits. Salary DOE.

The Curator of Collections administers the Collections Department, with
responsibility to manage all aspects of collections management and care,
collections-based information services, research and publications, project
grantwriting, and actively contributes to program and exhibit development.

Areas of institutional emphasis are natural science and cultural collections
in anthropology, history, contemporary art, earth sciences and biology of
the Kachemak Bay region. The museum's research collections include
approximately 30,000 objects plus library, media collection and archives.

The Curator of Collections will play a vital team role in planning and
development of a museum expansion, renovation of permanent exhibits, and
expansion of outdoor exhibits. Priorities will include designing new
collections storage space, upgrading the ARGUS collections database system,
and increasing public access through new media.

Homer, situated on Kachemak Bay in southcentral Alaska, is an unusual
juxtaposition of culture and wilderness. Learn more about the Pratt Museum
at  <http://www.prattmuseum.org/> www.prattmuseum.org and the Homer
community at  <http://www.homeralaska.org/> www.homeralaska.org

 
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