The Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, is a vibrant museum of art, science and culture with strong community and national partnerships. IMLS recognized the Pratt's devotion to community engagement with the 2005 National Award for Museum Service.

The Pratt Museum seeks an experienced and energetic curator who excels in a highly creative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment. The applicant must have at least three years of experience as a curator and preferably an advanced degree in biology, environmental science, or museum studies.

Submit cover letter, resume and three references by August 31, 2008 to Museum Director, Pratt Museum, 3779 Bartlett St., Homer, AK 99603 or to [log in to unmask]. Position begins November 10, 2008. Full-time with benefits. Salary DOE.

The Curator of Collections administers the Collections Department, with responsibility to manage all aspects of collections management and care, collections-based information services, research and publications, project grantwriting, and actively contributes to program and exhibit development.

Areas of institutional emphasis are natural science and cultural collections in anthropology, history, contemporary art, earth sciences and biology of the Kachemak Bay region. The museum's research collections include approximately 30,000 objects plus library, media collection and archives.

The Curator of Collections will play a vital team role in planning and development of a museum expansion, renovation of permanent exhibits, and expansion of outdoor exhibits. Priorities will include designing new collections storage space, upgrading the ARGUS collections database system, and increasing public access through new media.

Homer, situated on Kachemak Bay in southcentral Alaska, is an unusual juxtaposition of culture and wilderness. Learn more about the Pratt Museum at www.prattmuseum.org and the Homer community at www.homeralaska.org