About the role

  • Collections Manager and Registrar managing a significant university art museum collection. Leading stewardship and facilitating access for teaching and research.

Responsibilities

  • The Collections Manager and Registrar is responsible for the continuity of care for works of art under RCCAM’s stewardship
  • Catalog, archive and inventory objects in a growing collection of more than 17,500 objects
  • Advise the Director and the Curator of Exhibitions regarding new acquisitions, storage, conservation issues, collections development strategies, as well as deaccessioning
  • Coordinate with the Curator of Exhibitions and the Preparator on exhibition checklists, loan agreements, insurance, and shipping arrangements
  • Collaborate with Preparator and other museum team members regarding storage facilities, exhibition mounts, and displays
  • Facilitate requests for collections access for teaching, learning, and research
  • Facilitate loan requests for collections internally at Miami University and for external museums
  • Interview, hire, and supervise student interns, graduate assistants, employees and volunteers

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Museum Studies, Library Science, Arts Management, or a related field (such as Art History or Anthropology)
  • 3 years experience in collections management and registration at a museum, arts, education, or non-profit institution.
  • Consideration may be given to candidates with a Master’s degree in Museum Studies, Library Science, Arts Management, or a related field such as Art History or Anthropology; 5 years experience in collections management and registration at a museum, arts, education, or non-profit institution; the ability to teach museum-related or collections-focused courses at Miami University is desirable

Benefits

  • Benefit Eligible

Job title

Collections Manager – Registrar

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$50,000 - $55,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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