Collections Manager for Art and Artifacts
Information Services

Bryn Mawr College seeks an experienced museum collections manager to oversee the inventorying, cataloging, preservation, and administration of its extraordinary collections of art works, archaeological and ethnographic objects, and minerals. Bryn Mawr’s art and artifact collections consist of approximately 50,000 items, and include significant holdings of works of art on paper; Classical and Near Eastern antiquities; ethnographic objects from Africa, the American Southwest, and Peru; decorative objects from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and minerals collected from around the world. The collections program plays an important role in both undergraduate and graduate education at Bryn Mawr, with faculty and students using the collections in classes and for research projects, and students serving as interns and curatorial fellows.

The Collections Manager will provide leadership in planning and implementing a major upgrade of the College’s system of managing and controlling the collections. The leading priorities are inventorying and cataloging the collections, acquiring collection management software, and providing public online access to collection information and images

Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the position include:

• Lead the effort to select, implement, and maintain an integrated database system across the collections, fully inventory the College’s holdings, and provide public online access to collection information and images.

• Oversee the cataloging of the collections, including setting and monitoring data standards.

• Partner with the Curator/Academic Liaison and other members of the Special Collections Department to set priorities, policies, and procedures for cataloguing, preservation and security of the collections.

• Play an active role in the development of grant proposals for the cataloging and preservation of the collections.

• Oversee collection preservation activities, including collections care planning, housing collections, monitoring the security and condition of objects in storage and on exhibition, and overseeing object restoration.

• Create, organize, and maintain forms, legal documents, and files associated with the donation and use of the collections.

• Supervise student assistants and interns.

• Assist the Curator/Academic Liaison in engaging faculty and students with the collections.

• Assist in the preparation of publications, websites, and exhibitions relating to the collections.

• Manage historic furniture and art objects housed in the College’s showcase buildings.

The Collections Manager will work closely with other curatorial professionals within Bryn Mawr’s Special Collections Department, a division of the College’s Information Services, a combined Library-Computing-Collections environment. Collections staff members also work collaboratively with staff at Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, the other members of the Tri-Colleges Consortium.

Requirements
Master’s degree in Museum Studies or relevant subject area, with at least three years professional museum collection management experience. Preferred qualifications include experience with museum collection software and the Cataloging Cultural Objects standards, supervisory experience, and demonstrated project management skills. Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people are essential.

Review of applications will begin March 17th and continue until the position is filled.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. For consideration, please send a cover letter (including salary requirements), resume, and list of at least three professional references to

Bryn Mawr College
Human Resources
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899

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FAX to 610-526-7478

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e-mail to libjobs@brynmawr.edu

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