Museum Collections Manager

Denison University is an academically rigorous liberal arts college with an increasingly diverse campus community. It offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Denison is located in the village of Granville, 30 minutes from Columbus, Ohio, the state capitol, which hosts a wide range of cultural and artistic opportunities. Granville also offers an excellent public school system and easy access to outdoor activities.

Denison invites applications for a Museum Collections Manager.  The successful candidates will manage the Denison Museum Permanent Collection, which comprises ~8,000 objects from Asia, Europe, and North and Central America in a wide variety of media, including stone, wood, paper, lacquer, metal, and oils. The Collections Manager leads both long-range planning efforts and day-to-day activities relative to the care and stewardship of the Permanent Collection. Priorities over the next three to five years include completing the online catalogue, working with external scholars on object identification and valuation, and overseeing the acquisitions and deaccession process. 

For additional information, requirements, and to apply, please visit employment.denison.edu. Applications received by August 20, 2021 will be assured full consideration. Position open until filled. 

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities.  Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.  For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our Diversity Guide (https://denison.edu/forms/diversity-guide).  Denison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.