Curatorial Research Assistant
Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History
A.T. Still University, Kirksville, MO
www.atsu.edu/museum
Salary Hourly - Full time Starting July 2008  $14,123 a year plus benefits
Starting Date: July 2008
 
The responsibilities of the Curatorial Research Assistant position include:
Conducting curatorial research for Museum, ATSU/KCOM staff, faculty, and the general public.  This involves talking and/or corresponding with researchers from around the world to determine their interests and needs; identifying research resources; making judgments about scope and timing of assistance; handling reference services, including usage policies, reproduction requests, and fees; overseeing use of the reading room.  
Assisting Curator with donations.  This includes preparing and tracking gift lists and donor correspondence; maintaining donor records; cleaning and storing new acquisitions.
Assisting Curator with collections care.  This involves maintaining collections records; doing data entry for computerized inventory; monitoring status of stored artifacts; overseeing cleaning of storage areas.  
Conducting inventory of Museum collections. This involves combining three collections into one numbering system and placing this information into a computer program. Basic computer skills and digital/scanning skills are required.  This is a very detail oriented job; you will be researching past accession records and placing this information along with new information into the system.  This is an extensive task and you will work closely with the Curator. 
Working as part of a close-knit team.  Because we are a small staff with a large scope of activities, everyone is both a specialist and a generalist.  Staff members take individual responsibility for their own areas but also work collectively on group needs and fill in for other staff as needed, especially with public functions (front desk, etc.).
Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word (2007), Adobe Photoshop, Omni page, and Past Perfect preferred.
The position requires patience, creative problem-solving skills, discretion, integrity, initiative, and attention to detail.  It also requires the ability to lift and carry artifacts and boxes (approx. 40 lbs. max.) short distances and to stand on a ladder at times.
 
Please send your resume to:
Jason Haxton, Director
Still National Osteopathic Museum
800 West Jefferson
Kirksville, MO 63501
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Fax: 660 626 2984
Phone: 660 626 2359

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