Anthropology Collections Assistant – Indigenous North America

American Museum of Natural History; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 66.000 - 67.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The American Museum of Natural History in New York seeks a full-time Anthropology Collections Assistant to participate in special projects involving Indigenous North American ethnological and some archaeological collections. Duties include deinstallation from exhibit halls, rehousing, cataloguing, and database reporting under supervision of the Curatorial Associate and Chair of Anthropology.

This position runs for 12 months.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in anthropology or related scientific field required.
• Outstanding writing and communication skills required.
• Microsoft Office and database skills required.
• Ability to respectfully work with culturally sensitive collections required.

Aufgaben

• Prepare, identify, track, house/rehouse, label, organize, and shelve objects.
• Perform collection cataloging and database management.

Kenntnisse

Writing & communication

Microsoft Office

Database skills

Culturally sensitive handling

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in anthropology

Master's degree in anthropology

Jobbeschreibung

The American Museum of Natural History in New York seeks a full-time Anthropology Collections Assistant to participate in special projects involving Indigenous North American ethnological and some archaeological collections. Duties include deinstallation from exhibit halls, rehousing, cataloguing, and database reporting under supervision of the Curatorial Associate and Chair of Anthropology.

This position runs for 12 months.