Assistant Curator [National Heritage Museum]

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library (National Heritage Museum) is seeking a full-time assistant curator. The Museum is an American history museum founded and supported by Scottish Rite Freemasons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. The Museum is located in Lexington, Massachusetts. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and a creative thinker with excellent attention to detail and strong writing skills. Although prior knowledge of the history of Freemasonry and fraternalism is not required, the successful candidate will be expected to gain subject knowledge on the job. The assistant curator will aid in the coordination of activities engaged in acquiring, cataloging, exhibiting and educating the public about the collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. The collection, which numbers over 17,000 objects, is strong in American Masonic and fraternal items and is one of the largest collections of its kind in the world. Primary activities for this position will include working to make the collection more accessible online and promoting the online collection through writing and speaking about it. Master’s degree, five to ten years experience or a combination, attention to detail, strong writing skills and self-motivation are required. Submit cover letter, resume and writing sample to Aimee E. Newell, Ph.D., Director of Collections, Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02124;anewell@srmml.org.