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Preparator/Registrar

Employer
South Dakota State University
Location
Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Nov 27, 2024
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Posting Details

Posting Details

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Institution
South Dakota State University

Working Title
Preparator/Registrar

Posting Number
NFE02548P

Department
SDSU-SD Art Museum

Physical Location of Position (City)
Brookings

Posting Text

The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University ( SDSU ) invites you to join our dynamic curatorial team as a Preparator/Registrar. We’re seeking a creative and detail-oriented professional to play a key role in the planning and execution of the Museum’s robust exhibitions and collections management. This position is located in Brookings, South Dakota and is a 12-month, full-time, benefits-eligible position.

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University serves the peoples and communities of the state and its visitors as South Dakota’s premier visual arts resource. With a mission to inspire creativity, connect people, and enrich lives through art, the Museum collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets visual art to provide access and education and to foster appreciation of the visual arts. The museum’s extensive permanent collection is comprised of nearly 7,000 items ranging from paintings, works on paper, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics, and includes significant collections of American Indian art. Seven galleries host about 12 new exhibits every year featuring a wide variety of artworks and themes, some from the permanent collection and others from traveling exhibits and loaned objects. Many of the exhibitions have ties to South Dakota and others bring national and international perspectives.

South Dakota State University promotes access to and opportunities for all to receive the benefit of and participate in education, research, and service and is especially interested in candidates that can contribute to this land-grant mission of access.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
A member of the Museum’s curatorial team, the Preparator/Registrar is integral to the consistent planning and implementation of the Museum’s robust schedule of special exhibitions, permanent collection rotations, object registration, and collections care.
  • Exhibition Preparation : Design, install, and maintain exhibitions, working closely with the curatorial team, artists, and contractors. Responsibilities include developing exhibit plans, selecting materials, fabricating mounts, overseeing installation teams, and maintaining exhibition spaces and lighting.
  • Object Registration : Manage the care, documentation, and transport of museum collections and loaned art objects. Duties involve condition assessments, packing/unpacking, coordinating shipments, maintaining collection databases, overseeing storage areas, and participating in inventory and disaster management.
BENEFITS :
South Dakota State University offers a wide range of excellent benefits including medical, dental, and flexible benefits, retirement plans, compensation packages, paid holidays, and vacation leave. We offer a generous retirement plan that includes 6% matching, 10 hours of annual leave each month, 9.34 hours of sick leave each month, and eleven paid holidays. Relocation benefits are available per university’s guidelines. Employees also have access to internal and state-sponsored training as well as reduced tuition for state-supported courses at all State of South Dakota academic institutions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
  • Bachelors degree in Museum Studies, Art History, Arts Administration, Studio Arts, Conservation, History, or a related field;
  • Valid drivers license or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire;
  • Must be able to lift over 40 lbs, climb a ladder, operate power tools, and operate a mechanical lift;
  • Minimum two years experience in the following:
    • Working with a Museum collections registration system;
    • Operating a Museum collections database, preferably Past Perfect;
    • Art exhibition installation;
    • Museum art-handling experience;
    • Implementing professional standards and procedures involved with art loans and exhibitions (incoming and outgoing);
    • Professionally framing art; and
    • Building exhibition mounts and displays.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
  • Carpentry and/or engineering skills preferred.

APPLICATION PROCESS :
This system will guide you through the electronic application form. This employment site will also require the attachment of a cover letter, which should specifically address how the candidate meets the qualifications as outlined in the advertisement, resume, and a reference page with the contact information for three professional references. Email applications will not be accepted. Please contact SDSU Human Resources at (605) 688-4128 if you require assistance with this process.

Any offer of employment is contingent on the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or university policies, including but not limited to, successful completion of a criminal background check.

South Dakota State University is a tobacco free environment. It is the policy of the University to maintain a drug-free environment and to thereby establish, promote, and maintain a safe and healthy working and learning environment for employees and students. This position is subject to South Dakota State University’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy 4:14.

Posting Date
11/27/2024

Closing Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

First Consideration Date
12/18/2024

Advertised Salary
The base salary for this position is $44,940.

Duration of the Term
12 months

If Other, describe duration

Appointment Percent
100

Work Hours

Weekdays, 40 hrs. a week. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, or as needed. Some nights and weekends may be required.

Typical Hours Worked Per Week

Appointment Type
Regular

Faculty Status
No

Scope of Search
External (includes Internal)

If internal, define scope of search

This position requires
Travel, Overnight stays, Weekends/Holidays, Valid Drivers License

If other, please indicate

Department Description and Cultural Expectations

South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university with over $60 million annual research expenditures, more than 200 academic programs and an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students. We offer a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusions and access. The university is part of a dynamic community for families, students, young professionals, and retirees, which offers an abundance of attractions and activities. S

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

South Dakota State University promotes access to and opportunities for all to receive the benefit of and participate in education, research, and service and is especially interested in candidates that can contribute to this land-grant access mission. SDSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to, and SDSU prohibits discrimination on, the basis of, sex, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, or any other status that may become protected in the offering of all educational programs and employment. Arrangements for accommodations required by disabilities can be made by emailing HR@sdstate.edu. Individuals with concerns regarding discrimination should contact: Equal Opportunity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, Human Resources, Morrill Hall 100, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007. Phone: (605) 688-4128 .

Contact Information

For questions on the position, contact search committee chair, Abigail Gebro, Retail and Visitor Services Coordinator, South Dakota Art Museum, Abigail.gebro@sdstate.edu , (605) 688-5423.

Working Conditions

Cognitive Requirements

Please check the appropriate response that describe the cognitive requirements for this position.
Analyzing, Comprehend, Frequent Change, Intense Customer Interaction, Logic, Memory, Multiple Priorities, Pace-average, Reading, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Multiple Stimuli, Pace-fast, Perform calculations

Protective Clothing/Equipment

Please check the appropriate response for this position's use of the following protective clothing or equipment.
Ear Protection (including earplugs), Eye Protection, Other, Protective Clothing, Respirator, Surgical Mask

If other protection is used please identify
  • Nitrile gloves and cotton gloves (not latex) are utilized daily for art handling.
  • Ear protection and eye protection should be utilized during mount building and exhibition installation.
  • This position may be rarely required to respond to museum emergencies or disasters and would employ protective clothing, respirators, and/or masks at that time.
Physical Requirements

Please designate the physical requirements of this position
Balancing, Bending, Stooping, Twisting, Carrying, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs, Fine Finger Manipulation (keyboarding, pipefitting, bench work, etc), Grasping, Kneeling, Lifting Above Waist, Lifting Below Waist, Lifting moderate, Reaching, Crawling, Crouching, Driving, Lifting light, Lifting heavy, Pushing/Pulling, Repetitive Motion, Sitting for sustained periods of time, Squatting, Standing for sustained periods of time, Stretching, Use Both Hands, Use of Either Hand, Independently, Walking, Wrist Movement (twisting or rotating)

Describe any of the conditions selected

One of the primary duties of this position is to install exhibits, which includes installing art and adjusting lighting, both of which require the use of a ladder, heavy lifting, physical labor, nimbleness, operating power tools, and occasionally working within cramped quarters. Other duties require prolonged sitting for computer/database work.

Sensory Requirements

Please check the appropriate response that describe the sensory requirements for this position.
Color Vision, Depth Perception, Hearing, Speaking, Vision (With and without corrective lenses), Distant Vision, Near Vision, Peripheral Vision

Working Conditions & Exposures

Working Conditions or Exposures (or potential exposures) that this position may encounter during the course of the work day.
Electrical Current, Exposure to Dust, Exposure to Noise, Vibrations, Walking/Standing on wood, metal or concrete, Work in narrow aisles/passageways, Work Overhead, Working Around Machinery, Working from scaffolding and high places

Please describe, in more detail, any of the conditions checked above

Good vision and hearing are necessary to the appropriate installation of art. Corrective devices (lenses and hearing aids) are acceptable. It is necessary for the position to have full-color vision to perceive the art pieces fully. The installation process often includes more than one person, and as hands are occupied lifting artwork or operating tools, auditory communication is necessary. Exhibitions can be quite varied, items might require a tight squeeze to install properly or items might be suspended from the ceiling. Use of power tools for the installation of exhibitions includes electricity, dust, notice, and vibrations.

Working Environment

Check the appropriate box(es) that best describes the environment in which the primary function of the position is performed.
Other Environment (Please explain below), Office Environment

If you have indicated Other Environment, if work tasks involve one or more of the above, or if further explanation is necessary, please use the space provided.

This position will be working in the collections storage and exhibition galleries of the South Dakota Art Museum.

Supplemental Questions

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  1. * Where did you hear about this position?
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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Reference List
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Company

South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive higher- education institution. As South Dakota’s Morrill Act land-grant university, SDSU had a fall 2023 enrollment of 11,505, with students coming from 48 states and 74 countries. Students can choose from 88 majors, 38 specializations, 104 minors, 39 master’s degree programs, 16 Ph.D. programs and two professional doctorates. The university also offers courses at various off-campus sites as well as undergraduate and graduate programs online through the Office of Continuing and Distance Education.

Named the 33rd safest college town by SafeWise (2022), Brookings (pop. 23,993) is just 55 miles north of Sioux Falls on Interstate 29, 200 miles from Minneapolis and 400 miles east of Rapid City and the Black Hills. Students from communities in Nebraska, North Dakota and Iowa also find SDSU within an easy day’s drive.

The Division of Research and Economic Development works closely with university researchers, business leaders and other sponsors to promote faculty expertise aimed at solving real-world problems in society and industry. The university is a leader in bioprocessing, agriculture and precision agriculture, remote sensing and life sciences.

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