[NHCOLL-L:1820] Position Available

[Beth Alberty]

Collections Manager position, full-time/good benefits, available at the
Brooklyn Children's Museum.  The Museum was founded in 1899 and has a
27,000-object collection.  About 17,000 are natural science specimens,
including 6000 rocks and minerals, fossils, skeletal material, insects, and
mounted specimens.  Cultural collections are mostly world cultures, largely
African, also Asian, Americas, Oceanic; some EuroAmerican.  Department of 3
FT, some part-time positions.  CM oversees storerooms, care & handling of
objects, procedures and policies, HVAC/pest control, photography
arrangements, improvements, NAGPRA request, license renewals, collections
database.   CM maintains colletions records, object slide collection.
Participates on exhibit development teams; installs and deinstalls exhibits.
Helps plan new collections storeroom in expansion being designed by Rafael
Viñoly.  Requires 3-5 years' experience in comparable position and
familiarity with natural science or cultural area represented in the
collection.  Because the Dept. is small, the CM must be completely
professional and responsible, work extremely well with a diverse and
multi-talented staff, and be prepared to do whatever is necessary to carry
out the Dept.'s functions.  EOE; minority applicants are strongly encouraged
to apply. 

Please send me cover letter and resume; email is fine.  Thanks,

Beth Alberty
Director of Collections
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY  11223
718 735 4400 x170
balberty at brooklynkids.org
fax: 718 735 5664

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