Remote Assistant Registrar: Museum Collections & Loans

Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 102,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, seeks an Assistant Registrar to manage the museum's permanent collection records and facilitate the interaction of people with the collection through loans, exhibits, and research.

You will maintain documents for the artifact collection, oversee domestic and international loans, negotiate loan terms, and support planning for computerization, packing, and shipping to protect objects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain documents and information regarding the artifact collection that are not more appropriately housed in the Museum's Archives or curator's files.
• Manage domestic and international loans to and from the museum, and ensure the accountability of all NMAAHC collection objects under loan contract.
• Negotiate terms of loans, create, and sign loan contracts on behalf of the museum.
• Monitor compliance with contract terms and requirements.
• Assist in the selection and implementation of cost-effective changes to the computer system to meet the needs of the staff and public.
• Assist in long and short range computerization planning.
• Provide object information and documentation relating to the proposed accession to the Collections Committee and Director to assist them in their decision to follow through with or deny the accession.
• Prescribe special packing materials and handling requirements in order to reduce the imminent risks of moving museum objects.
• Identify and select contract fine arts handlers and ensures the shipping logistics are made.

Job description

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, seeks an Assistant Registrar to manage the museum's permanent collection records and facilitate the interaction of people with the collection through loans, exhibits, and research.

You will maintain documents for the artifact collection, oversee domestic and international loans, negotiate loan terms, and support planning for computerization, packing, and shipping to protect objects.