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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Associate Registrar, American Museum of Natural History</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Associate Registrar. As a key member of the AMNH Office of the Registrar, the Associate Registrar’s main responsibility is the coordination of loans to the AMNH traveling
exhibitions program.<span> The</span> position is integral in the development of procedures for ensuring that high standards are in place and enforced in the context of traveling loans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The Associate Registrar position is responsible for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Creating and maintaining records</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Organizing domestic and international shipments [including arranging transport, facilitating customs, applying for import/export permits and immunity from seizure]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Maintaining insurance records<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Reviewing facility reports<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Completing condition documentation (written and photographic)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Supervising packers and shippers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Creating exhibition budgets<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Supervising the transit, installation, and de-installation of traveling exhibition loans, involving a wide variety of materials (natural science specimens, anthropological artifacts, library collections, and fine art).<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The Associate Registrar will be expected to travel domestically and internationally; approximately 25% of their time will be spent outside of the office, with individual trips ranging from a few days to several weeks.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The position maintains many critical partnerships outside the Office of the Registrar including:<span> </span>curatorial and collections staff, conservators, exhibit designers and project managers, security personnel, packing
and shipping vendors, and brokers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; sound written and oral skills, and a flexible personality.<span> </span>Attention to detail, patience, adaptability, and strong organizational and problem-solving
skills are critical.<span> </span>He/she should have experience in records management; object handling; exhibition display and installation; conservation practices; legal issues; customs matters; fine art packing, crating, and shipping; traveling exhibition
registration and loan practices; and museum insurance practices.<span> </span>Candidates must have knowledge of museum policies and procedures according to AAM standards and must be familiar with various computer applications [Excel, File Maker Pro, Photoshop];
experience with KeEMu a plus.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; ">At least three years experience with Museum collections handling, registration, and traveling exhibitions is required.<span> </span>While formal training is preferable, experience is a key factor to performing
this job.<span> </span>The completion of at least a B.A. is required, although a degree in Museum Studies is highly recommended.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Qualified applicants may submit their resume with cover letter and references to: <a href="mailto:registrar@amnh.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">registrar@amnh.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; ">The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate due to age, sex, religion, race, color, national origin, disability, marital status,
veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law. Qualified candidates of diverse ethnic and racialbackgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants,
we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open positions.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Lisa Elkin<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Chief Registrar and Director of Conservation</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">American Museum of Natural History</div>
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