Title:                                         Collections Manager
Minimum Career Level:               Experienced
Education Level:                        Master's Degree
Salary Range:                            $33,000 - $36,000
Application Due Date:                 November 1, 2006
 
Job Description:
 
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the nation's premier destination
of heroism, adventure and fun, hosting over 7,000,000 visitors from
around the world each year. Through the museum's exhibits and programs
and special events, visitors experience her rich history of service and
learn about the humanity behind the hardware. The Intrepid Sea, Air &
Space Museum consists of the U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War II aircraft
carrier that is a National Historic Landmark, as well as a British
Airways Concorde and an early Cold War missile submarine, the Growler.
Join the crew of the Intrepid Museum as they set sail this winter to an
exciting new future which includes the restoration of its aircraft,
renovation of gallery and ship spaces, and the inventorying and
re-housing of its archival and artifact collection, its reopening slated
for 2008. 
 
The Collection Manager, working with the Chief Curator and relevant
museum staff, is an essential part of the team regarding the
implementation of an inventory, a database cataloging system, re-housing
archives, and assisting in the space renovation plans for collection
storage. The Collections Manger is the point-person for all museum loans
and gifts.  
 
The ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Library
Science/Archives Management or another Master's degree, and/or
equivalent collection or registrar experience in archival or museum
environments, particularly as regards handling a wide variety of
artifact materials. Knowledge of twentieth-century history and military
history is a plus. 
 
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is an equal opportunity employer.
 
For consideration mail/fax/e-mail resume to (NO CALLS PLEASE):
 
Intrepid Museum
Dept. HR
Pier 86, West 46th St & 12th Ave
New York City, NY 10036
Fax: 212-265-5176
E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
 
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
 
 

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