Job Description
The ASU Art Museum seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Assistant Registrar (Curatorial/Museum Specialist) to assist with overseeing all activities relating to the care and management of a 12,000 object permanent art collection. She/he will be responsible for applying policies and procedures encompassing collections care, risk management, incoming/outgoing loans, accessions/deaccessions, storage, packing, security of art work in the Museum and during transit, and fine art insurance. The Assistant Registrar will report to the Registrar and assist with supervising student workers and interns.
Working Environment
- Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
- Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
- Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
- Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions
Background Check Statement
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Minimum Qualifications
Two years of general museum activities experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Department Statement
The Herberger Institute comprises the School of Art; School of Arts, Media and Engineering; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; School of Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; and the ASU Art Museum. With 130 degree and certificate options, and programs ranked top 20 in art, design, music, theatre, digital culture, film, dance and more, plus a top university art museum, a leading immersive media facility, and national and international partnerships, the Herberger Institute is a powerhouse of art, culture and design.
Our mission is to position designers, artists, scholars and educators at the center of public life and prepare them to use their creative capacities to advance culture, build community and imaginatively address today’s most pressing challenges.
The vision of the Herberger Institute is to advance the New American University by embedding designers, artists and arts-based inquiry at its core and throughout the communities it serves locally, nationally and internationally. With 7,000+ students, mare than 700 faculty members, and 130 program options, the Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school.
As part of Arizona State University, the most innovative university in the nation, the Herberger Institute seeks to drive and scale new ways for arts and design to have impact in our world. We invite you to join our work.
Values:
• Creativity as a core 21st-century competency
• Design and the arts as critical resources for transforming our society
• Innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration and research
• Social embeddedness
• Projecting all voices
• Excellence
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Flexible work options
• Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
• Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with museum collection management database software, specifically The Museum System (TMS).
- Demonstrated knowledge of operating a PC Computer.
- Experience in handling multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Experience working in a team environment; strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated knowledge of photographic collection documentation procedures and experience using a DSLR and lighting equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of art history.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in cataloging, accessioning and preserving museum collections.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in museum exhibit development.
- Experience in research methods.
- Evidence of effective communication
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Essential Duties
- Assists in museum collection management
- Assists with planning and production of museum exhibits and preservation of the collection.
- Catalogue, preserve, store and evaluate museum objects according to museum standards.
- Research database of collection pieces, retrieve relevant information and prepare research documentation in response to requests from curators, staff or museum patrons.
- Processes new accessions into the museum’s permanent collection.
- Design and/or consult with technical personnel regarding database changes, development or enhancement for file management and retrieval.
- Maintain computerized management system regarding all information on collection pieces and loans; update information as required.
- Independently identify collection conservation problems including poor storage materials, problems with objects, insect infestations and dirt/dust problems, and alert Museum conservator as needed.
- Lead and instruct students and graduate assistants in preservation, cataloging and storage of museum objects.
- Maintain supply inventory; orders or purchases supplies according to established department procedure
Instructions to Apply
Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.