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Company Name : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Location : Tucson, AZ 85743
Position : Curator – Exhibits
Job Description : The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and collaborative individual to join our Exhibits Department as an Exhibits Curator.This is a Full-time/Salaried Exempt Status position that is eligible for benefits. Benefits include ASDM paid life insurance and long-term disability plans. On a shared premium basis: PPO medical insurance with HRA, a choice of two dental plans, an optional vision plan, additional voluntary life insurance, optional short-term disability, and 403(b) retirement plan with ROTH option. Active staff receive a complimentary dual-level Desert Museum membership and admission passes. Staff are also eligible for discounts at our gift shops, on ASDM’s Public Programs & Trips, and for Adult Art & Photography Classes.About UsThe Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a fusion experience zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, aquarium, and research institute. Not a “museum” in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and valued. We are widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured together in ecological exhibits. The Museum’s living animal collection contains 4,892 specimens of 242 species. Plants number 56,000 specimens of 1,200 taxa; mineral and fossil collections include 16,853 specimens. Represented in the living collections are 110 to 120 species considered to be of conservation concern._______________________Please note: Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Be prepared to include a resume with your application. Resumes should not be submitted without a completed questionnaire. Please understand that if offered a position, you will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and provide the equivalent of a satisfactory 3-year Driver’s History Record as a final condition of employment._______________________Position Description**Job Title: CuratorDepartment: ExhibitsReports To: Director of Living Collections, Maintenance and ExhibitsCompensation: Anticipated Starting Salary $53,500 plus a comprehensive benefit package, which includes medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance, FSA, HRA, 403(b) retirement plan, paid holidays, personal business, sick leave, and vacation.SummaryThe position is responsible for the creation of exhibits at the museum, the design coordination of exhibits and related projects. Coordinates with outside designers, contractors and with Museum staff to accomplish these projects. The position is part of the team working on the long term planning of the museum and capital projects.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Daily supervision of and collaboration with paid staff, interns, and volunteers.Facilitates goalsetting and evaluation of departmental activities.Project development and management.Budget preparation and management.With other staff, participates in planning, experimental design and development of habitat-based ecological exhibits, and museum displays.Experiments and creation of new environmental enrichment items for various species.Oversees technical training of staff and volunteers on the proper use of equipment and proper use of PPE.Secondary Duties and ResponsibilitiesExhibit maintenance activities.Research and development of exhibit concepts.Oversight of construction/fabrication of exhibits and related projects.Review proposals and selection of designers/fabricators.Facilitate in-house design workshops.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesDirectly supervises in the Exhibits Department: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.Job Type: Full-timePay: $53,500.00 per year
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