Collections Assistant/Archives Coordinator [Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH]

Description

The Lamont Gallery has launched a Collections Management Initiative in order to identify works in its collections, conduct a complete inventory of objects, identify and care for these objects, and explore the future goal of creating a sustainable collections program.  The Collections Assistant/Archives Coordinator will contribute to research, inventory, and object care activities in support of this initiative. This position will report to the Lamont Gallery Director and Curator and Collections Manager

• Assist the Collections Manager in the comprehensive physical inventory of objects in Lamont Gallery storage and throughout campus.
• Under the direction of the Collections Manager, contribute to processing of the Lamont Gallery archives for short-term functionality (including contributing to provenance research) and for long-term sustainability (the future development of a searchable electronic record of the gallery’s history and that of the individual objects in its collections).
• Assist in compiling a narrative timeline of the Lamont Gallery’s collecting history; contribute to reports on key objects, donors, and related gifts.
• Assist Collections Manager and Gallery Manager in the proper installation of art for gallery display, using the standards/best practices as articulated by AAM and AAMG.
• Provide access to the collection as directed by Collections Manager in support of PEA community members engaged in research and scholarship pertaining to Lamont Gallery collection;
• Identify and organize materials and documents for Lamont Gallery Director and Curator for donor and advancement reports and for collections/archival research for special projects.
• Guided by Director and Curator and/or Collections Manager, conduct archival research in other institutional archives to support Lamont Gallery Collections Initiative.
• Support other special collections-related projects as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in art history, museum studies, library science or related field required
• Minimum of one year of fine art handling or equivalent gallery or collections experience is required.
• Some experience in archives management strongly preferred.
• Experience in conducting art historical and/or archival research.

HOW TO APPLY

Dowload an application (www.exeter.edu/jobapplication) and submit with your cover letter and a current resume to recruitment@exeter.edu.  Please indicate in the subject line:  Collections Assistant.  The deadline for submission is July 31, 2016.  The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment background check.