Museum Curator

Salary:  $66,542.32 - $92,983.49 Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 13310

Department: (H400)Arts and Culture

Opening Date: 06/30/2023

Closing Date: 7/27/2023 11:59 PM Arizona

Description/Duties

The current vacancy is for the Anthropology Assignment; however, this recruitment will also be used to establish an eligible list for possible future vacancies in other assignment areas.

The Museum Curator develops, interprets, evaluates, communicates, and curates the collections of the Arizona Museum for Natural History for the fields of natural and social sciences.  Responsibilities include:  developing and implementing procedures of a general curatorial nature relating to the fields of Social Sciences (history, ethnology, archaeology, anthropology) or Natural Sciences (paleontology, geology, biology); conducting original and secondary research; ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws in the acquisition and collection of objects; writing policies, plans, grant proposals, reports, etc., regarding museum collections, general curatorial information, or a designated subject area; and providing curatorial expertise on certain changing and permanent exhibits.  The Museum Curator also supervises full-time, part-time, contractual, and volunteer personnel.  This class is also responsible for performing related duties as required.

Anthropology Assignment:  Conducts primary and/or secondary research in anthropology or related disciplines; oversee the disciplines of ethnology, and archaeology; coordinates the permanent gallery rotations, changes and updates exhibits, public engagement, and educational programming.

General supervision is received from the Museum Administrator, who reviews work through conferences, meetings, reports, and overall results achieved.  This class is FLSA exempt-professional.

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Required:  Any combination of training, education, or experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science, Natural Science, or related field such as:  Museum Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Geology, Paleontology, or a closely related area.  Considerable (3 - 5 years) museum experience.  

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications:  A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university may be required (depending on assignment).  Ph.D. in a field of the Social or Natural Sciences and experience in responsible positions in a museum is preferred. 

Employee Values:  All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

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