AUTRY MUSEUM OF WESTERN HERITAGE



POSITION AVAILABLE:  ASSISTANT COLLECTIONS MANAGER



The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a non-profit institution devoted to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and material culture of the American West.  Located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, the Museum opened to the public in 1988 and is accredited by the AAM.  The collection of 40,000+ objects concentrates in two broad areas:  materials related to the historical West and materials related to the development of the fictional image of the West.  The museum pursues an active collecting program and an aggressive schedule of changing exhibitions.  The Collections Management Department is responsible for all registrarial activities and shares responsibilities for the day-to-day care of the collections with other departments.  The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is an equal opportunity employer.



Job Description:  This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with benefits.  The Assistant Collections Manager is a member of the Collections Management Department,  and assumes responsibilities under the direction of the Collections Manager for Permanent Collections and the Collections Manager for Loans and Acquisitions in areas including, but not limited to, pre-accessioning processes, accessioning/registering, processing and accountability for accessioned collections, incoming and outgoing loan activities, and traveling exhibitions.  All activities are supported by the ARGUS collections management database.  



Available:  Immediately.



Qualifications:  Minimum requirements are BA (museum studies, history, American studies, anthropology, art history, or related) plus two solid years experience in museum registration or collections management or MA in one of the above disciplines with one year experience in registration or collections management.  Preference will be given candidates with experience in automated collections records systems, especially ARGUS; proficiency in Word Perfect; experience in loans and shipping; museum studies education.




Application:  Mail or FAX resume, letter of interest, and at least three professional references to Human Resources at  Autry Museum of Western Heritage,  4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA  90027.  Fax:  213/660-5721