Collections Care & Registration Assistant

Montana State University; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Montana State University, through the Museum of the Rockies, seeks an organized Registrar & Collections Assistant to support the care, documentation, and stewardship of the MOR cultural history collections.

You will catalog and track objects, assist with exhibitions, and contribute to digitization, inventory, and policy projects while collaborating with staff, students, and researchers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 2+ years of collections management experience.
• Knowledge of museum registration techniques, handling objects, and storage practices.
• At least 1 year of caring for textile, ethnographic, historic, archaeological, photographic, and fine art collections.
• Experience with NAGPRA and tribal consultation ethics.

Responsibilities

• Care for objects by maintaining proper conditions in storage and safeguarding loaned items.
• Catalog and track objects; prepare records and condition reports; update database.
• Assist with deinstallation and installation of traveling and in-house exhibitions.
• Participate in major departmental projects such as policy updates, digitization, and inventory.
• Represent the museum in public and professional settings and advise stakeholders.

Skills

Museum registration

Collections management

NAGPRA knowledge

Ethics & tribal consultation

Object handling & storage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

ARGUS

Job description

Montana State University, through the Museum of the Rockies, seeks an organized Registrar & Collections Assistant to support the care, documentation, and stewardship of the MOR cultural history collections.

You will catalog and track objects, assist with exhibitions, and contribute to digitization, inventory, and policy projects while collaborating with staff, students, and researchers.