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Position Summary:
The Central Arizona Project Repository (CAPR) seeks
a full-time Curatorial/Museum Specialist. The incumbent will be responsible
for the coordination of collections cataloging by a team of catalogers.
Cataloging activities include sorting, identifying, describing and storing
objects as well as entering catalog information into a database. The selected
candidate is responsible for maintaining consistency and accuracy in the
cataloging process and ensuring that collections are consistently sorted,
organized, and recorded by the cataloging team. Additional duties involve
editing catalog records, collections condition assessment, preparing
collections for transfer, and other curatorial tasks as they arise. The CAPR
houses U.S. Bureau of Reclamation archaeological collections associated with
the construction of the Central Arizona Project and other water projects in
southern Arizona. The Repository is located in the downtown Tucson Federal
Building at 300 West Congress Street.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates,
supervises, and participates in archaeological collections processing
and cataloging, including sorting, organizing, cataloging and packing
specimens.
- Coordinates,
supervises, and participates in entering catalog records into database,
standardizes cultural information used in data entry, and edits all
catalog records.
- Communicates
and coordinates with other repository staff members.
- Participates
in collections maintenance tasks, object condition assessment, program
planning, and other curatorial tasks as needed.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Anthropology, Museum Studies or related field and one year of
museum curatorial and/or registration experience; OR,
- Five
years of museum curatorial and/or registration experience.
- Working
knowledge of archaeological field and laboratory methods, Southwestern
material culture, and archaeological collections care and cataloging.
Preferred
Qualifications:
- Master’s
degree in Anthropology, Museum Studies, or related field.
- At
least four years of archaeological field/laboratory experience.
- At
least two years of supervisory experience.
- At
least two years of experience cataloging archaeological collections.
- Working
knowledge of prehistoric Southwestern material culture.
- At
least two years of data entry experience.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and
the names and contact information for three references to:
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The University of Arizona
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Human Resources
888 N. Euclid Avenue, #114
P.O. Box 210158
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158
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Fax: (520) 621-9098
Customer Service: (520) 621-3660
Telecommunication Device for the
Hearing Impaired: (520) 621-8299
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NOTE: Human Resources currently is unable
to accept application materials via e-mail or the internet.
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Please reference job number 17912.
For consideration, complete requested documentation
must be received by midnight of the closing date.
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