[Hiring] Collections Associate @University of New Mexico

Role Description

The Harwood Museum of Art of the University of New Mexico seeks a collaborative and detail-oriented Collections Associate. This key staff member coordinates the stewardship, documentation, preservation, accessibility, and movement of the museum's permanent collection and incoming and outgoing loans in accordance with professional museum standards.

• Supports acquisitions, collections care, conservation, digitization, exhibitions, publications, research, and public access.
• Ensures long-term preservation and accurate documentation of the museum's 6,500-object collection.
• Manages the museum's collections management database.
• Coordinates all aspects of incoming and outgoing loans, object movement, condition reporting, packing and shipping, copyright and image permissions, and collections access.
• Assists with acquisitions, conservation projects, collections research, grant-funded initiatives, and institutional planning related to collections stewardship.
• Helps maintain the museum's commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards of collections care.
• Receives, prepares, and catalogs new materials.
• Coordinates and organizes exhibition-related movement of objects, including packing, shipping, and insurance for collections, exhibitions, and loans.
• Coordinates access to collection for study, teaching, and research.
• Coordinates and facilitates maintenance activity reports and other database management.
• Coordinates publicity and publications related to the collection and exhibitions, including copyright permissions and images.
• May supervise museum personnel, volunteers, and/or students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Requirements

• Knowledge of art and art history including identification of specific types of artworks.
• Ability to coordinate and organize meetings and/or special events.
• Ability to analyze project requirements and prepare work estimates.
• Knowledge of museum policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of budgeting, cost estimating, and fiscal management principles and procedures.
• Skill in budget preparation and fiscal management of project budgets.
• Moderate physical activity; requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds and/or standing and/or walking an average of four (4) hours per day.

Benefits

• This is a benefits eligible position.
• The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs.