Position Details
Position Information
Requisition Number S1547P
Home Org Name JCSM Operations Budget
Division Name Jule Collins Smith Museum
Position Title Chief Preparator
Job Class Code AB13
Appointment Status Full-time
Limited Term No
Limited Term Length
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Curatorial Affairs of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Chief Preparator is responsible for the overall safe, efficient, and highly specialized internal movement, housing, and installation of the university art collection and loaned objects, all to expand art’s impact and grow and enrich the relationship of the museum with its communities, the region, and the state.
Maintains professional museum standards of care and maintenance of collections and all exhibition and other curatorial areas. Serves as a key member of the curatorial unit team, whose work supports the implementation of the Museum’s vision of a highly-creative, outward-facing, visitor-centered institution in service to the university, the region and the nation that welcomes everyone to explore, experience, and engage with the visual arts.
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