Job title: Assistant Collection Manager, Palaeontology Collection Emergency
Company: State Government of Victoria
Job description: Assistant Collection Manager, Palaeontology Collection Emergency
- Rare opportunity to enhance one of Australasia’s largest Palaeontology collections
- Position based at Museums Victoria offsite Storage facility in Coburg
- Close to public transport
Australia’s largest public museum organisation is seeking a Museum Professional to assist in the management of one of the largest vertebrate palaeontology collections in Australasia.ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA:Museums Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building.To learn more about Museum Victoria, please visitABOUT THE POSITION:The purpose of the position is to transfer, register, rehouse and relabel flood-affected Palaeontology Collections housed at Merri-bek Collection facility to restore accessibility.Notable skills and experiences:
- Sound knowledge of and experience in Palaeontology disciplinary and collection cataloguing frameworks. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with palaeontology collections is an advantage.
- Sound knowledge and experience of managing and organising collections. Equivalent relevant logistics and distribution experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in handling museum objects, including awareness of typical object conservation techniques.
- Sound knowledge of and experience in using electronic collection management databases in museums. Experience with KE EMu and MVWISE is an advantage.
- Well-developed communication skills, both written and interpersonal, and the ability to work autonomously and in teams.
- Sound time-management skills and demonstrated attention to detail.
The successful applicant will have an appropriate tertiary qualification in Science, with extensive knowledge of palaeontology and geology, or experience deemed equivalent.OTHER INFORMATIONThis is a full time, fixed term (2 years) position. The salary on offer is $66,063 (pro rata) + 11.5% superannuation.HOW TO APPLY?To view the position description, visit ; for more information about this position, please contact Dr Joanne Taylor (Manager Natural Sciences Collections), jtaylor@museum.vic.gov.auTo apply, please send your Covering Letter, Resume, a statement addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria by visitingApplications close – 4 March 2025 (11:59pm)
Expected salary: $66063 per year
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:49:37 GMT
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