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Collection's Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509440
Division/Organization: General Services
Department: Chazen Museum
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: ELVEHJEM BUILDING, CONRAD A
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.61
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Career Management, Honoring Context and Culture, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 The Chazen Museum of Art collects, preserves, interprets, and exhibits works of art and present related educational programs in support of the teaching, research, and public service mission of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Within the Chazen’s 176,000 square feet of museum space is a collection of approximately 25,000 works of art covering diverse historical periods, cultures and geographic locations, from ancient Greece, Western Europe and the Soviet Empire to Moghul India, 18th-century Japan and modern Africa.

Anticipated Start Date:

 September 22nd

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 8

Schedule:

 Working 5-8 hours a week during the hours of 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Days and hours of employment would be any day(s) Monday - Thursday.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: 15.61 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 No specific qualifications are required for this role. However, candidates with backgrounds in Theatre and Drama, Art History, Textiles & Fashion Design, and Studio Art may be helpful.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Good candidate is a careful and detail-oriented person with an interest in learning about museum operations and/or the visual arts. Training will be provided but must be willing to work independently and execute repetitive tasks.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Physical Care of Art Collection:
- Dust artwork and display furniture
- Build storage containers and mounts for objects, and storage folders for works on paper
Data Entry:
- Assist with specific data entry initiatives
Office Tasks:
- Prepare and organize files for artworks in the collection
- Photocopy reference information for object files
- File reference materials into object files
- Process digital images
Other Duties May Include:
- Conduct inventory of artwork
- Prepare condition reports for artwork
- Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW–Madison and the Chazen Museum of Art. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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