Registrar 
Business Unit Salary Source 1031-7154
(Exempt:  $1,692.31-2,076.93)
The American Registry of Pathology, has an immediate opening for a
Museum Registrar to work at the National Museum of Health and Medicine
of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC

Responsible for assuring documentary and physical care of museum
collections, as well as being a point-person for planning, and
potentially implementing, a major move of the museum collections.
Creates and maintains complete legal records and permanent documentation
for collections.  Develops and administers policies and procedures for
acquisition, deaccession, loan, receipt, shipment, and care and handling
of museum collections.  Responsible for accountability and risk
management of loans, exhibits, shipping, insurance, and disaster
planning.  Maintains current inventories of collection objects at
offsite storage facility and develops long range plans for museum
storage.  Coordinates these activities with curators, collection
managers, and conservator within the museum.  Works with senior museum
staff to identify and pursue sources of external funding to continuously
improve care of museum collections. Develops forms and record systems to
maintain documentation and inventory of collection material.  Provides
legal documentation for ownership or temporary loans, and records the
loan, exhibit, restoration, condition, catalog information, and location
of the object in accession record files.  Records information in
permanent registrar's log of all accessions, deaccessions, loans, and
receipts.  Maintains and reconciles as necessary central museum
registration numbering system for collection objects.  Develops and
administers policies and formulates procedures for acquisition,
deaccession, loans, receipts, shipments, access, and overall care and
handling of collection objects.  Negotiates incoming and outgoing loans
of collection objects with other museums and borrowers, and secures fine
arts property insurance for loans.  Develops plans for long term
off-site storage for museum objects, including space planning and
equipment purchasing for storage purposes.  Coordinates work with fine
arts packing companies to provide museum quality crates for long term
storage and oversees contracts to do the same.  Provides assistance with
installation and de-installation of museum objects as necessary.
Provides condition reports and record photographs for incoming or
outgoing collection objects as necessary and in coordination with museum
conservator.  Consults with other museum staff regarding issues of
security and emergency planning as pertaining to collection objects.
Remains current in the field through review of museum periodicals,
attending professional conferences, and other continuing education
programs, as appropriate.  

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops and administers policies and procedures for acquisition,
deaccession, loans, receipts, shipment, access, and overall care and
handling of museum objects.

Develops and uses forms and record systems to maintain documentation and
inventory of collections.

Provides legal documentation for ownership or temporary loan and records
all necessary information in accession record files.

Records information in permanent registrar's log of all accessions,
deaccessions, loans, and receipts.

Maintains central museum registration numbering system for collections.

Coordinates all shipments on incoming and outgoing collections objects.

Negotiates incoming and outgoing loans of collection objects and secures
fine arts property insurance as necessary.

Plans and implements long term offsite storage for museum collections
and maintains inventory of offsite storage.

Assists with object installation and de-installation and condition
reports.

Remains current in the field through review of appropriate
periodicals, attendance at professional conferences, and other
continuing education programs.

MAJOR QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Required: Masters degree in museum studies, history or
anthropology

Prior Experience Required:  Professional knowledge of standard museum
registration practices, current legal issues of concern to museum
collections, packing and transportation of hazardous material,
negotiating loan agreements, securing insurance coverage for incoming
and outgoing loans, methods of fine arts transportation for museum
objects, care, handling, and packing methods of museum objects,
environmental and security requirements.
	
Other Mandatory Requirements:  Ability to work in confined collections
storage areas, ability to climb ladders and use basic move equipment and
tools such as dollies, pallet jacks, flatbed carts, hand drills, etc.
Occasionally lifts supplies or museum objects of 30-40 pounds.

No resume considered without salary history and current salary
requirements. If qualified and interested email cover letter, 3
references, and CV (Resume) with salary history/requirements to Dr.
Jeffrey Reznick @[log in to unmask]  (also advertised in
Careerbuilder.com)  (OPEN)  COD 14 July 06


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