This position is available through the Municipality of Anchorage
Employment Office.  Please refer all inquiries to the address listed at
the bottom of this announcement.

MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, VACANT POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

WHO MAY APPLY:
The general public and any current Municipal employee.  If the person
selected is not affiliated with the Anchorage Municipal Employees
Association (AMEA), he or she must become a member in good standing
within 31 days of beginning work.

MUSEUM REGISTRAR
POSTING DATE:  Dec. 1, 1997  8AM
JOB NO:  457
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled
PCN NO:  5210-0006

STARTING SALARY:  $16.78/hr+ DOE
PAY RANGE: 13
DEPARTMENT: Cultural and Recreational Services/Museum/Registration
PLACE OF WORK:  121 W. 7th Avenue
     [that's bureaucratic talk for ANCHORAGE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART,
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.]
HOURS OF WORK:  M-F 8-5

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION, THE FOLLOWING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
MUST APPEAR ON YOUR APPLICATION:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Museum Studies, Art, Art History, History,
Anthropology or a related field and three years of museum registration
experience.

Substitution:  Additional experience may substitute for the degree on a
year-for-year basis.

Prefer applicants with knowledge of museum registration and accessioning
procedures; familiarity with museum packing and shipping procedures; a
demonstrated competency in handling artifacts; and an appropriate
Master's degree.

NATURE OF WORK

The person selected will assume primary responsibilities for overseeing
all in-house organized and temporary exhibitions including packing,
shipping, loan agreements, condition reports, insurance reports, custom's
arrangements and secure-storage conditions' makes computerized records
for all museum organized and temporary exhibits' assists the collections
and permanent exhibitions section with their duties' and performs other
duties as assigned.

To apply, please submit a Municipal application or your resume to one of
the addresses listed below:

E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]
INTERNET: WWW.CI.ANCHORAGE.AK.US
SUITE 720, CITY HALL, 632 W. 6TH AVENUE, 8AM - 5PM
PHONES: (ALL AREA CODE 907)
     OFFICE 343-4453,  JOB HOTLINE 343-4451. FAX 343-4511  TDD 343-4889
MAILING ADDRESS:  EMPLOYMENT, PO BOX 196650, ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6650

The Municipality of Anchorage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

(Please forgive any typos - The original announcement is clean and neat,
but I had to retype it to send.  Diane Brenner, Museum Archivist)