Description of WorkThis position is responsible for all aspects of the management of collections at the three maritime museums in Beaufort, Hatteras, and Southport. Duties include oversight of all acquisitions, de-accessions, incoming and outgoing loans, and the collections database. Employee conducts research on artifacts and archives in the collections; monitors the care and preservation of collections, and coordinates collection resources, concepts, and content throughout the museums, standardizing best collection policies and procedures. The position provides expertise to staff and patrons/researchers and supervises permanent, seasonal, intern and volunteer staff.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Manage all collections at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at Hatteras, the North Carolina Maritime at Beaufort, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport.
• Supervises two full-time positions, the Registrar and Conservator, interns, temporary staff, and volunteers and provides training and guidance to colleagues who document artifacts in Southport and Hatteras and may receive collections for consideration from donors.
• Interacts with donors, lenders, borrowers, and museum colleagues in the acquisition of collections as well as loans for the exhibition program.
• Interacts with conservators, archivists, and architectural historians to assess collections, determine preservation priorities, and to upgrade care for diverse collections.
• Works with staff of the Underwater Archaeology branch to coordinate the transfer of QAR collections to the storage facility in Beaufort and specific guidelines for borrowers.
• Provides expertise to staff and patrons for educational programs and exhibitions.
• Schedules and runs the Maritime Collections Committee.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
Recruitment Range: $35,984 – $50,337
To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.
Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following are preferred:
- Experience working with collections care and management.
- Experience in management of staff and schedules.
- Experience working on exhibition development.
Position/Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work Mondays-Fridays 8:00am-5:30pm.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, crouch, bend, and other forms of movement for the position with or without accommodation.
- Must have a valid driver’s license issued from within the United States or be able to obtain one within 90 days of employment.
This position is deemed eligible for hybrid telework under DNCR’s Telework Policy.
Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.
*THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY*
This position is located at:
315 Front Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
Minimum Education and Experience
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Biology, Botany, Conservation, Education, History or Zoology from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of museum or related work,
or
an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Section/Unit Description
The Maritime Museum is part of the Division of State History Museums and is dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and presentation of maritime history, shipwrecks, and related natural history of coastal North Carolina. The group’s interpretive region stretches from the Virginia border through Brunswick County including all contiguous sound and ocean waters in coastal counties. These museums preserve, research, exhibit, and interpret their collections for the benefit of the general public and diverse audiences in order to: inspire appreciation; encourage discovery; promote an active, responsible understanding for the maritime history and heritage of the coastal region in a local, regional, national and international context; and encourage visitors to reflect on their own lives and place in history.
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