Description:
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Curation
- Creates an inventory of all cultural and human remains held by the Anthropology department.
- Creates a strong records management system by organizing and digitizing existing documentation and creating a database for these records.
- Implements state-of-the-art curation methods.
- Responsible for selecting and ordering conservation materials, and oversees the transfer of the collections to new curatorial facilities when necessary.
Research
- Responsible for basic provenience research, including ascertaining where, when, and how human remains and artifacts were collected.
- Ascertains whether human remains and artifacts are part of larger collections that are partially curated elsewhere and/or reconstruct the chain of custody for collections that were obtained from other institutions or entities.
Reporting
- Provides quarterly written updates about project progress to the Chair of Anthropology and the collections committee.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.A/M.S in Anthropology, Museum Studies, or related fields or previous experience working in museums or collection management.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Experience in curating human remains and cultural artifacts.
- Experience creating or maintaining databases in a museum context.
- Knowledge of laws and regulations governing archaeology and cultural heritage.
- Knowledge of Indigenous history and archaeology in the United States.
- Experience conducting independent research in archaeology or biological anthropology.
Required Qualifications
- B.A/B.S. degree in Anthropology, Museum Studies, or related fields.
- Demonstrated training and experience in creating or maintaining databases, curation, and human osteology.
- Understanding of how to respectfully handle ancestral remains and funerary objects, and knowledge of eastern North American archaeology and Indigenous history.