[NHCOLL-L:4332] Curator of Collections position opening at Pratt Museum

Fri May 29 14:07:05 EDT 2009

Please pass this job notice on to any interested applicants. I would be glad
to answer any questions about the position, the Pratt Museum, or its
beautiful environs.
Jacqueline McDonough
Interim Curator of Collections 
Pratt Museum 
3779 Bartlett Street 
Homer, Alaska 99603 
(907) 235-8635 ext. 38 
FAX (907) 235-2764 
 <http://www.prattmuseum.org/> www.prattmuseum.org

Full-time position: Collections Manager and Curator

The Pratt Museum seeks an experienced and energetic Collections Manager and
Curator who excels in a highly creative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary
environment. The Pratt is a dynamic community-based museum of art, science
and culture. In 2005, the Pratt Museum was awarded the IMLS National Award
for Museum Service and the Museum has received numerous other state and
regional awards for its innovative programming. 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.

Position 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 collections database system, and increasing public access
through new media. Applicant will preferably have at least three years of
experience as a collections manager or curator and an advanced degree in one
of the museum's subject areas or museum studies. Applicants with expertise
in natural history or art are encouraged to apply.

Visit  <http://www.prattmuseum.org/> www.prattmuseum.org for more
information about the Pratt Museum and its programs

Visit  <http://www.homeralaska.org/> www.homeralaska.org for more
information about Homer, Alaska -- a vibrant arts town perched on beautiful
Kachemak Bay

Salary $40,000-45,000, DOE

Deadline: 5 p.m. July 1, 2009

Send resume, three professional references and cover letter to: Museum
Director, Pratt Museum, 3779 Bartlett St. Homer, AK 99603 or
<mailto:info at prattmuseum.org> info at prattmuseum.org

Target start date: Fall 2009

Contact number: 907-235-8635

Email:  <mailto:info at prattmuseum.org> info at prattmuseum.org

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.     Administers departmental budget, volunteers, planning, policies and
procedures, and communications.

2.     Incorporates collections information into database and stays abreast
of evolving disciplinary standards. Develops protocols for data retrieval
systems, including online access to collections, to ensure use by peer
curators, community collaborators, volunteers, and the public.

3.     Directs management and conservation of departmental collections of
anthropology, history, art, natural sciences, archives and library,
including accessioning, cataloguing, research and identification, specimen
preparation, storage, inventory, maintenance, and preservation.

4.     Calls upon peer curator(s) on staff, community curators and subject
experts for collaborative planning and implementation of best practices with
specific collections, including research, conservation and policy. Works
towards thematically integrating collections, exhibits and education
departments. Works with other core staff to accomplish the mission of the
Museum.

5.     Administers collections transactions such as loans, acquisitions, and
exchanges.  

6.     Observes all state, federal, and international law relevant to
collections and ensures Museum compliance. Responsible for permit
application and administration.

7.     Provides information services to the general public and staff,
including access to collections, correspondence, identification services,
and general queries.

8.     Assists educators and researchers in use of departmental resources.

9.     Enhances credibility of the Museum through presentations of research
papers and attendance at professional meetings, development of professional
contacts, and publication of research findings in collections-based
disciplines and museology.

10.  Assists in planning and provides educational programming through
lectures, classes, workshops, and field trips in cooperation with Education
Department.

11.  Conducts field/lab research in collections-based disciplines and
museology.

12.  Assists in planning and developing of temporary and benchmark exhibits,
refurbishing existing exhibits.

13.   Develops and administers grants for collections management,
conservation, and museum-wide projects in cooperation with the development
staff and Museum Director.

14.   Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:                  Bachelor's degree in a field related to the
mission of the museum or related to collections management, advanced degree
preferred

Work Experience:      Minimum 2 years experience in collections management,
experience developing online access to collections desirable

Skills/Abilities:          Basic knowledge of the techniques and procedures
relating to the management and conservation of objects in the collections;
exceptional organizational ability; ability to work collaboratively with
peer curators and staff team; supervisory and management skills; advanced
computer skills, including database management; excellent oral and written
communications skills; diplomacy and enthusiasm to work with public;
photographic skills desirable; grant writing skills desirable 

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