JOB- Putnam Museum- Education Assistant Deadline May 1, 2013

Education Assistant
Love what you do!  Use your terrific presentation skills, knowledge and curiosity to create memorable experiences for museum visitors.  The Putnam Museum seeks an energetic, flexible Education Assistant to round out our team of informal educators.  Using museum resources, the Education Assistant works with Education Specialists to provide interactive, engaging, and inspirational informal learning in the areas of STEM, history and culture for the general public and groups of all ages.  This is a temporary position available immediately through August 9, 2013 with part-time hours increasing to 40 hours during summer camps.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS include ability to work independently, flexibility, versatility, and adaptability. Also required is the ability to retain learned information and use it to engage audiences. Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills and reflect a polished, professional demeanor in a variety of public situations. Comfort and ability with technology strongly desired.  Must be willing to work a flexible schedule corresponding to the needs of the Museum and including weekends and evenings.  This is a temporary position – applications will be accepted until May 1, 2013.

Email cover letter and resume to myles@putnam.org.

Putnam Museum is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Internship- Ankeny Art Center

Ankeny Art Center has unpaid internship openings 04/23/2013

Organization name: Ankeny Art center Internship contact person:  Barbara Vaske,  Director.    barb@ankenyartcenter.com/ 515-965-0940 1520 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023 Beginning/ending dates of internship: June 1-July 19 or longer Hours per day/week/month: Hours for the Art Center are 9-1pm Tues-Friday, Sat 9-12 noon.  Work time is open to accommodate student schedules. Paid/unpaid:::unpaid Description of position, including responsibilities and intern projects: The Ankeny Art Center is a non- profit art gallery with rotating art exhibitions and classrooms for  Drawing, Painting and Ceramics.  Interns will learn to hang a show, do press releases, write articles for our e-newsletter, The Sketchbook. Each intern will write a grant for the Ankeny Art Center’s programs.  This is a strong hands-on experience. The Art Center is committed to helping interns learn day-to-day operation skills and will assist interns in learning successful grant writing skills. Skills needed are strong writing skills, computer ability and ability to finish a project on time. Additional desirable skills are computer graphics, marketing , or Past Perfect database experience. Our summer interns are also requested to help with our summer art camps. Each camp is 1 week long and has students in classes for K-4 and grades 5-8. Classes include Drawing, Pottery, and Art Exploration; a program with drawing, painting and sculpture to introduce a variety of media to students.  Interns will help assist teachers in classes,  monitor students between classes and  answer questions by parents and students so they feel comfortable with their experience at the Art Center. The intern will be an ambassador for the arts, a helping young people feel comfortable with art and the Art Center programs.

JOB- Part-time Wartburg College Director- Waverly, IA

Wartburg College Seeks Art Gallery Director

Job posted: 04/10/2013

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Art Gallery Director and Exhibition Manager

April 2013

Responsible for overseeing the Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery and Art on Campus collection. The Art Gallery Director/Exhibition Manager reports to Professor of Art (Barbara Fedeler). This is a part-time hourly position (up to 825 hours per year from August 15 through June 15).

Duties and Responsibilities:

1) Coordinate public relations for the Art Gallery. (15%)

2) Provide educational outreach and programming. (15%)

3) Establish exhibition calendar for the gallery. (10%)

4) Manage installation of exhibitions in the gallery. (10%)

5) Manage the gallery budget. (10%)

6) Manage the Art on Campus collection. (10%)

7) Designate archival storage procedures. (10%)

8) Evaluate the Art on Campus collection and determine parameters. (10%)

9) Manage art collection gifts. (5%)

10) Oversee a student employee. (5%)

11) Other related duties as needed.

Supervision:

Definite objectives are set up for the employee by the supervisor, requiring the use of a wide range of procedures. The employee plans and arranges his/her own work in conjunction with the department.

 

Qualifications:

Requires knowledge equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Art or a related field and one year of effective experience, which may be gained through student employment.

 

Application Process:

Send letter of interest, including a statement regarding qualities you offer within the context of the Wartburg College mission, résumé, and contact information for three references electronically to: hr@wartburg.edu or by mail to Jane Juchems, Director of Human Resources, Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, Iowa 50677-0903. See http://www.wartburg.edu for further information about the college. Screening begins immediately and continues until position is filled.

 

WARTBURG COLLEGE is a selective liberal arts college of the ELCA, nationally recognized for community engagement. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution, Wartburg College actively seeks applications from women and members of ethnic and minority groups.

 

JOB- Part-Time Exhibit Preparator- University of Northern Iowa- Cedar Falls, IA

UNI Museums

Cedar Falls, IA

Exhibit Preparator

 

Reports to the Department of Museums & Collections; selects, schedules, researches, and rotates museum exhibits; designs exhibit layouts using aesthetic elements and signage; oversees the physical creation of exhibits; supervises student and volunteer exhibit technicians; conducts inspections of exhibit items and coordinates repairs as necessary; maintains electronic media and websites; maintains and purchases all exhibit furniture, props, equipment, and supplies; and provides guest lectures and other presentations on museum topics as needed. Bachelor’s degree plus at least two years of experience with display or art construction, power tools, and materials such as wood, plexiglass, and acrylic required. Experience in digital photo manipulation, graphic design, social media, website maintenance, and spreadsheet and word processing computer software also required. This is a part-time position scheduled to work approximately 20 hours a week. Criminal and other relevant background checks required. The University offers an excellent benefits package including a vacation plan, employer sponsored retirement plans, health and dental insurance, and life and disability insurance. Application materials received by April 29, 2013 will be given first consideration. For more information or to apply, visit http://jobs.uni.edu. UNI is a smoke free campus.

 

AA/EEO

Paid Internship- Camp Algona POW Camp, Algona, IA

Camp Algona POW Camp is seeking a student intern for the summer. They need someone who will serve as a host at the museum Monday through Friday 9:00 – 4:30. In addition, they have a number of projects including inventory and working with Past Perfect Museum collections software as well as historical research on Kossuth County prisoners of war during World War II. Internship tasks can be tailored to student interest, skill and level of aptitude. Compensation: $15 per hour to a qualified person. Although housing would be the student’s responsibility, Camp Algona has several options that could be relatively inexpensive. They would like the person to work June 3 rd through August 16 th . More about the Camp Algona POW Museum can be found at http://www.pwcamp.algona.org . You may contact Jerry Yocum at yocumcampalgona@netamumail.com or 515-341-0507.

Cynthia Sweet, Executive Director

e-mail: imasweet@cfu.net

Iowa Museum Association

1116 Washington Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

(319) 239-2236

2013 Annual Meeting and Conference “Building Bridges: Growing Resources”

October 6-7-8, 2013 Sioux City, Iowa

http://www.iowamuseums.org

Facebook: Iowa Museum Association

The mission of the Iowa Museum Association is to provide quality training and development to Iowa museum professionals and volunteers, advocate for support of Iowa’s museums, and build a strong community of museums and museum supporters in Iowa.

Iowa’s museums include art centers and museums, botanical gardens, children’s museums, historic sites, historical societies, living history sites, nature centers, natural history museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, and zoos.

Job- Director of Volunteers and Interns- McLean County Museum of History, Illinois

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS
McLean County Museum of History, IL

The McLean County Museum of History is seeking a Director of Volunteers and Interns. The Director is the leader of a Volunteer and Intern Program which is a key component in the operations of the Museum. S/he manages the Volunteer and Intern Program; responds to visitor needs; and fosters an environment of respect, teamwork, and professionalism to ensure success. This is a highly successful program that currently serves 240 volunteers and 8 interns who provide over 17,000 hours of service to the museum and its community.

Typical Duties: Coordinates staff requests for volunteers and interns; develops volunteer and intern position descriptions; executes recruitment techniques screens all volunteer and intern applicants through applications, interviews, reference checks, and background checks; and matches volunteers and interns to organizational needs and opportunities. Creates and maintains volunteer program materials, including policies and procedures, applications, volunteer and intern agreements; and volunteer and intern handbooks. Plans, coordinates, and conducts volunteer orientation and training. Schedules all volunteers. Monitors volunteer, intern, staff, and visitor satisfaction. Evaluates volunteer performance and develops and maintains volunteer incentive programs. This full-time position is supported by a part time assistant.

Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree preferably in museum studies, history, management, marketing, human resources, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Work Experience: Minimum of 4 years experience in public and/or customer service, volunteer coordination. Work experience in a museum setting preferred.

The McLean County Museum of History is among the top 5% of museums nationally. It is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is an Illinois not-for-profit organization.

To apply: Please send a letter of application, a resume and two letters of recommendation to Greg Koos, Executive Director, McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main St. Bloomington IL 61701

(Posted 4/8/13)

JOB- Assistant Registrar: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the University of Oklahoma

Job title: Assistant Registrar

Institution: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the University of Oklahoma

Application deadline: Open until filled

Job Description:

Under supervision of the Head Registrar, the Assistant Registrar assists in the management of the Permanent Collection and the facilitation of temporary exhibitions. The position is responsible for a broad range of registration functions. Primary duties include assistance with the care, maintenance, and preservation of art works in the permanent collection as well as the performance of registration functions relative to temporary exhibitions including loan agreements, condition reports, and insurance and transit arrangements. The Assistant Registrar is required to exercise discretion and judgment in managing both the Museum’s collection and art works owned by other institutions or individuals that are on loan to the Museum.

Principal Responsibilities:

 * Assist Head Registrar and Associate Registrar with all duties.

* Conduct condition reports on artworks in the permanent collection and on loan.

* Assist with inventory of the permanent collection.

* Assist with accessioning and de-accessioning objects in the collection.

* Generate loan and acquisition paperwork.

* Update and maintain digital records on FileMaker Pro database.

* Monitor environmental conditions in the galleries and collection storage.

* Provide support for exhibitions such as packing and shipping arrangements, courier responsibilities, working with Virtual Gallery software, and generating appropriate paperwork.

* Assist with student, class, and scholar access to the collection.

* May oversee student interns and volunteers.

* Perform general administrative duties such as filing, copying, running errands, and general data entry as it relates to the permanent collection and temporary loans.

* Keep apprised of approved and current registrarial standards as well as basic conservation guidelines for the care and handling of artworks.

* Complete all other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibility and skill required for the job.

Salary: $13.27 per hour

Minimum Qualifications:

* High School Diploma or GED OR an equivalent combination of education/job related experience.

* 9 months of museum experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

* Bachelor degree from accredited college or univeristy with emphasis in museum studies, art history, art, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).

* Minimum 1 year of museum registration or related experience.

* Experience in administrative work and art handling.

* Experience using relational database, FileMaker Pro 10 preferred, Mac and Adobe Suite.

How to apply/contact information:

Full benefits package. All applications MUST go through the University of Oklahoma Office of Human Resources (Requisition # 16695). For more information please contact Becky Trumble at 405.325.0843. Please visit the HR website at http://www.ou.edu/ohr for more information. The University of Oklahoma encourages diversity in the workplace. The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal opportunity employer.