On Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 8:46 AM Michael Lorusso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Colorado College / Fine Arts Center is hiring a Museum Registrar, please > see below posting and link for more information. > > Sorry for the lack of salary information, this position is within band 5, > a range of: > > Minimum: $39,481 > Midpoint: $52,313 > Maximum: $65,144 > > https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/3842 > > Summary Description: > Colorado College is seeking applicants for a Museum Registrar to join the > creative team in the Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at > Colorado College. This is a full-time 12-month staff position reporting > directly to the Museum Director. > > Located in the vibrant city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the foot of > Pike's Peak, Colorado College (CC) and the Fine Arts Center share a rich > history. CC is a highly selective and nationally-ranked liberal arts > college, known for innovative teaching, and attracting students nationally > and internationally. Founded in 1936, the Fine Arts Center is an > interdisciplinary arts institution, home to a museum, an art school, and a > professional theater. The Fine Arts Center's Museum houses over 20,000 > objects of fine art and material culture and is an actively acquiring > institution. While the collection represents the art of the Americas > broadly, strengths are in 20th-century American art and historic and > contemporary art of the Southwest, including a renowned collection of > Native American and Spanish Colonial/Nuevomexicano art. The Museum hosts an > active exhibition schedule across media in gallery spaces of 30,000 sq. ft. > The alliance between the Fine Arts Center and CC joins the strengths of the > two institutions to offer a rich array of arts opportunities for the > Colorado Springs community, the CC campus, and the larger region of > southern Colorado and the Southwest. > > The Museum Registrar will be a key member of the Fine Arts Center Museum > staff, joining an ambitious and collaborative team of 12 professionals. The > Registrar is responsible for providing leadership and vision to the Museum > Collections department, overseeing all activities related to the museum's > collection (including acquiring, documenting, maintaining, caring for, and > lending objects). As well, the Registrar is responsible for the performance > of registration functions relative to temporary exhibitions (including loan > agreements, condition reports, insurance, and transit arrangements) and > actively manages the care and preservation of objects owned by other > institutions that are on loan to the Museum. The Registrar works closely > with the Curatorial, Exhibit, and Educations teams in planning and with the > Museum Director on grants, reaccreditation processes, and strategic > decisions. The Registrar supervises a departmental budget, two staff > members, interns, and volunteers. Collaboration and teamwork are essential > to this position, as are commitments to embracing new and innovative ideas > for best practices in museum work. The Registrar will have the opportunity > to enter into teaching collaborations with Colorado College faculty, under > the direction of the Director of Academic Engagement. Colorado College > offers a competitive salary and benefits package, that is commensurate with > experience. > > Colorado College offers a comprehensive package of benefits and > competitive salaries. As a leading institution in higher education, we > strive for inclusive excellence in access to and development and delivery > of outstanding learning opportunities. We support the success of the > diverse community of individuals who teach, learn, and work at the college. > We pursue the equal opportunity of individuals to fully participate in our > mission. > > Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing > the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of > race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or > expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs > and activities or our employment practices. > > Required Qualifications: > > - Master's degree in museum studies, art history, anthropology, or > related field or equivalent experience > - a minimum of five years of museum registration experience, including > a minimum of two years in a management or leadership capacity; > - knowledge of current policies and standards on collections care and > management, > - demonstrated experience with legal and ethical standards for > museums, including fair use, copyright, provenance, and accessioning and > deaccessioning processes, as well as insurance practices for fine arts; > - knowledge of archival storage and art handling best practices, as > well as conservation assessment protocols and exhibitions organization; > - demonstrated skills at departmental budgeting, management and > supervision, and fostering teamwork and collaboration. > - Proficiency with relevant computer software programs; > - excellent oral and written communication skills; > - excellent organizational and intercultural skills; > - good judgment and ability to handle confidential/sensitive > information with discretion; > - ability to think critically and solve problems; > - ability to operate standard office equipment and use small hand > tools. > - Physical requirements include ability to lift, carry, push/pull > objects up to 50 pounds, including rare objects; good vision (close, > distant, color and peripheral). > > Preferred Qualifications: > > - Experience in college teaching; > - knowledge of museum theory and practices; > - knowledge of The Museum System database. > > Full Job Description and Online Application: > https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/3842 > > Application Deadline is June 14 > > Cheers, > Michael Lorusso > Associate Registrar > Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College > [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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