New application deadline of January 7, 2008.

High Point Museum
Registrar
Job Description

Title: Registrar
Duration: Through June 2009 with extensions contingent upon funding
Reports to: Curator of Collections
Salary: $29,500 includes health and retirement benefits.

Position Summary
The High Point Museum seeks an energetic candidate for a Registrar position.  This position will complete the final stages of a wall-to-wall inventory and assist with reconciling the inventory with official records.  The Registrar will be responsible for cataloging incoming, stored, and loaned collections, creating and maintaining computerized and manual records of the collection, and assessing collection conservation needs.  Additionally, the Registrar will assist with exhibit installation and information requests. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Complete the inventory of the museum collection. 
• Work with the Curator of Collections to manage the museum’s permanent collection and process new acquisition.  Produce incoming receipts and condition reports.  Assign and apply accession numbers.  Prepare forms, reports, letters, and evaluations related to the Museum’s collections. 
• Maintain the museum’s collections management database.  Enter inventory data and object information, scan images, and update collection information as needed.
• Assist with reconciling found in collections items.
• Assess collection conservation needs.
• Assist in preparing objects for exhibition and preparation of exhibit mounts.
• Facilitates access to the collection for scholars and researchers.
• Assist with processing incoming photographic reproduction requests and information requests. 
• Maintain the Museum’s Integrated Pest Management system.

Supervisory Responsibilities
The Registrar may supervise volunteers and college interns.

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in History, Museum Studies, or related field, Master’s degree preferred.  One to three years of museum experience in collections or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Experience with computerized relational database systems for museum collections, preferably PastPerfect. 

Skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team.  Strong organizational skills with accuracy and attention to detail.  Adept at prioritizing tasks and managing multiple priorities and deadlines.  Analytically skilled and likes the challenge of problem solving.  Knowledge of museum standards regarding the care and handling of museum objects. 

Job Conditions
Occasional contact with the general public in taking in donations and handling requests for information.  Must be able to sit for extended periods of time at a computer.  Ability to lift and transport up to 50 pounds.  Must be comfortable on short ladders (less than eight feet high) and movable stair units.

Send letter of application, resume and a list of three references to Jennifer Burns, Curator of Collections, High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Avenue, High Point, NC  27262.  Application deadline is January 7, 2008.

October 24, 2007

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Jennifer Burns
Curator of Collections
High Point Museum
1859 E. Lexington Ave.
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 883-3024
www.highpointmuseum.org

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