Assistant Curator
Stuhr Museum
Grand Island, Nebraska
Salary: $31,200 –$35,000, depending on experience and qualifications
Full Time – 40 hours a week
Description:
Assists the Curator with the preservation, care, organization and development of the artifacts and objects within the Stuhr Museum’s Primary and Secondary Collections. Assists in the planning of major exhibitions, programming, educational opportunities, interpretation, conservation, and preservation, to expand the national impact and viability of Stuhr Museum collections. Assistant Curator helps lead and manage the Curatorial Department focusing on three-dimensional artifacts, objects, and exhibitions. Works within the policies and procedures adapted by the Stuhr Museum, the American Alliance of Museums, and generally accepted practices of sound museum science to keep the collections and department healthy, relevant, and publicly engaged; focusing on our mission to portray the history of Nebraska and the Great Plains with special emphasis on the history of Hall County from 1840 through the 1920s.
Job is open until filled. Interested applicants may send their cover letter, resume with three professional references to Stuhr Museum, Personnel Department, 3133 W US Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE 68801