Collections Move Assistant Registrar
Full-Time, 18-month contract with possibility of extension
The Bruce Museum seeks a skilled museum professional for a contract role in the Collections Management and Registration Department. The Collections Move Assistant Registrar will be a supporting member of the Collections Move team during a major relocation and rehousing initiative of the Bruce’s permanent collection. The successful candidate will have experience using databases, will demonstrate an understanding of informational systems and organization, and will be responsible for location tracking and record reconciliation for collection objects as they are moved into permanent storage.
Responsibilities
Collections Care:
- Ensures compliance with AAM and professional guidelines and codes of ethics for the stewardship of collections, adhering to best practices for museums.
- Provides care for the permanent collection during the Collections Move, including object handling, condition checking, rehousing, and updating records.
- Performs light cleaning of collection objects when appropriate, as determined by the Collections Registrar and Collections Move Manager.
Collections Move – Administration & Documentation:
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate records of object status, locations, condition, images, housing, and movements as appropriate. Maintains location control through regular updates in the museum’s Collection Management System according to departmental data entry standards.
- Utilizes institutional records to reconcile collection objects to accession numbers as needed, physically numbering or adding object tags where required.
- Records incoming packing and condition, documenting and retaining records of unpacking and rehousing, physically numbering or adding object tags where required.
Collections Access and Facility Maintenance:
- Supports access to objects in storage during the Collections Move.
- Performs location audits in onsite and offsite storage as required.
Recommended Education, Skills, and Experience
- 2-3 years’ experience working in a museum, library, archive, gallery, artist studio, or art shipping company preferred.
- Experience and enjoyment in detailed work or data entry.
- Understanding of archival, library, or museum classification systems.
- Experience conducting inventories using databases. Strong computer fluency with ability to shift between operating systems. Experience with Microsoft Office suite, notably Excel.
- Experience handling and condition checking art and objects preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, highly organized, and should enjoy working on complex projects as part of a team using a flexible, solutions-oriented approach.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology, Art, Art History, Museum Studies, Science or related field, or equivalent combination of work and education experience.
Compensation: $50,000 - $58,000, commensurate with experience
To apply: submit a cover letter and CV to jobs@brucemuseum.org with the subject line applicant’s last name and “Collections Move Assistant Registrar”.
