Museum Library and Research Assistant

Overview

Job Title: Museum Library and Research Assistant

Report to: Museum Curator

Required

Education:

High School

• Responsible for organizing and maintaining museum archival resources, including technical manuals, drawings, diagrams, and photographs.
• Maintains accurate records of the collection via a computerized cataloguing system.
• Typing and filing Museum correspondence, forms, and reports.
• Regularly audits inventory locations of on-hand antiquities using in-house software.
• Assists with finding creative solutions to enhance museum efficiency and presentation.
• Organize new exhibits and displays.
• Researches and documents museum antiquities utilizing various available resources.
• Is willing to take direction from multiple management sources concurrently.
• Ensures tagging procedures are maintained for all inventory items.
• Locates inventory items upon request from management or another department.
• Assists with scheduled public tours and private events, occasionally outside normal business hours.
• Ensures timely and accurate communication of schedule information to other support functions.
• Supports, communicates and defends the mission, values, and culture of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Seeing:
  Required
• Speaking:
  Required
• Hearing:
  Required
• Standing:
  Often
• Walking:
  Often
• Sitting:
  Frequently
• Lifting:
  Often, up to 50-pounds
• Carrying:
  Occasionally, up to 25-pounds
• Pushing:
  Occasionally
• Pulling:
  Occasionally
• Climbing:
  Rarely
• Balancing:
  Rarely
• Bending:
  Frequently
• Twisting:
  Occasionally
• Reaching:
  Frequently
• Grasping/Handling:
  Frequently, for dexterity, fine finger handling
• Stooping/Crouching:
  Often
• Kneeling:
  Occasionally
• Crawling:
  Rarely

• Inside: 100%
• Outside: