Job Description

1. Serves as source of specialized information to the public, visiting scholars, and students. Explains and describes the collection and available reference material through workshops, lectures and in response to inquiries. 2. Maintains the order of and ensures the special care, security, and proper user handling of collections and exhibits. Reconstructs, repairs, and restores art/specimens using preservation and conservation techniques. Catalogues and makes routine identifications of new acquisitions. 3. Conducts research related to the collections and exhibits. Selects art/specimens for display. Prepares collection for exhibition. May assist with installing and disassembling exhibits. 4. Composes correspondence related to the collections and exhibits. Oversees and instructs support staff. 5. May prepare budget and financial material related to particular collection. May collect specimens for use in exhibits. Performs clerical functions incidental to curatorial activities.



Required Skill/ability 1: Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Ability and willingness to deal pleasantly and effectively with the public, including faculty and students.



Required Skill/ability 2: Demonstrated excellent computer skills. Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with and use of Microsoft Office suite and database applications. Willingness and ability to learn new computer technology.



Required Skill/ability 3: Demonstrated ability performing art historical, historical, and bibliographic research.



Required Skill/ability 4: Strong attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment. Excellent attendance, punctuality and reliability, as attested by references.



Preferred Education: Previous work experience in a museum, library or archive.



Work Week: Flexible or Non-Standard (for anything other than Standard)



Posting Position Title: Museum Assistant 1



University Job Title: Museum Assistant, Study Room



Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Previous work experience in a museum, library or archive.

Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and a high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

About Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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