Education Collections Contractor

Education Collections Contractor Reports to: Associate Director of School Engagement Summary: The Learning, Engagement, and Belonging (LE&B) department seeks a contractor to review the Education Collection, about 400 artworks and artifacts that are used in Art Detectives, the Speed’s K-12 in-classroom program.
The contractor will complete an inventory of the collection and use best practices to organize, store, and preserve art and artifacts.
FLSA Status: This is a temporary contract position.
May - July or June - August Salary: $6,500.
00 Job Duties and Responsibilities: Use best practices for inventory management, care, and storage of the Education Collection.
Photograph and create a condition report for each item in the collection.
Write an object description for each item in the collection.
Update the Education Collection Register and add object records to The Museum System (TMS).
Archive and store objects using best practices.
Qualifications: Academic and/or practical experience as a registrar or curator.
Experience with collections management processes and software; experience with TMS a plus.
Interest in curation or collections management of Native American, African, European, and Kentucky objects.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Ability to complete the following tasks with/without reasonable accommodations so the requirements of this position can be fully met: Use of a computer throughout the workday.
Remain in a stationary position periodically during shift.
Occasionally ascends/descends stairs.
Ability to access materials, supplies, etc.
intermittently throughout the workday.
Communicates using English language.
The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Sees and hears or uses prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
Move equipment, supplies, etc.
, of up to forty (40) pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a temporary contract position.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
We are hoping to fill this position for summer 2024, however, the start and end dates are flexible.
For consideration, all qualified internal and external candidates must submit an application, resume, and cover letter through the Internet portal.
Please direct questions regarding this contract, responsibilities, or any other concerns, to Betsy Huggins at bhuggins@speedmuseum.
org.
DISCLAIMERS: The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position and in no way is to be construed as a contract.
As with all positions at the Speed Art Museum employment is “at will” on both the part of the organization and the employee.
Employment is not for a set period and may be discontinued by either party for any reason with or without notice.
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