Museum Curator

City of Mesa•Mesa, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The current vacancy is in the Arizona Museum of Natural History; however, this recruitment will also be used to establish an eligible list for possible future vacancies in other assignment areas. The Museum Curator develops, interprets, evaluates, communicates, and curates the collections of the Arizona Museum for Natural History for the fields of natural and social sciences. Responsibilities include: developing and implementing procedures of a general curatorial nature relating to the fields of Social Sciences (history, ethnology, archaeology, anthropology) or Natural Sciences (paleontology, geology, biology); conducting original and secondary research; ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws in the acquisition and collection of objects; writing policies, plans, grant proposals, reports, etc., regarding museum collections, general curatorial information, or a designated subject area; and providing curatorial expertise on certain changing and permanent exhibits. The Museum Curator also supervises full-time, part-time, contractual, and volunteer personnel. This class is also responsible for performing related duties as required. Anthropology Assignment: Conducts primary and/or secondary research in anthropology or related disciplines; oversee the disciplines of ethnology, and archaeology; coordinates the permanent gallery rotations, changes and updates exhibits, public engagement, and educational programming. General supervision is received from the Chief Curator, who reviews work through conferences, meetings, reports, and overall results achieved. This class is FLSA exempt professional.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science, Natural Science, or related field such as Museum Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Geology, Paleontology, or a closely related area.
Considerable (3 - 5 years) collections experience in museums, cultural centers, institutes, academics, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Social Science, Natural Science, or related field such as: Museum Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Geology, Paleontology, or a closely related area.
Experience in responsible positions in a museum.
Experience in Triassic paleobiology field collection and publication.
Experience in application and administration of grants, permits, and federal and state repositories.
Experience in large museum projects.

Responsibilities

Develops, interprets, evaluates, communicates, and curates the collections of the Arizona Museum for Natural History for the fields of natural and social sciences.
Develops and implements procedures of a general curatorial nature relating to the fields of Social Sciences (history, ethnology, archaeology, anthropology) or Natural Sciences (paleontology, geology, biology).
Conducts original and secondary research.
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws in the acquisition and collection of objects.
Writes policies, plans, grant proposals, reports, etc., regarding museum collections, general curatorial information, or a designated subject area.
Provides curatorial expertise on certain changing and permanent exhibits.
Supervises full-time, part-time, contractual, and volunteer personnel.
Conducts primary and/or secondary research in anthropology or related disciplines (Anthropology Assignment).
Oversees the disciplines of ethnology, and archaeology (Anthropology Assignment).
Coordinates the permanent gallery rotations, changes and updates exhibits, public engagement, and educational programming (Anthropology Assignment).