The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is currently recruiting a Collection Manager. This is an opportunity to work with one of the most impressive Native language archives in the country. Over the past decade the Native American Languages collection at the Sam Noble Museum has emerged as a leader in in providing access to Native language archive materials and services to Native communities and language programs.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History website
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/nal.htm
Application Information
http://jobs.ou.edu (search listings for requisition 11275)
Position Description
Responsible for assisting Curator in the management and maintenance of the collections in the Department of Native American Languages at the SNOMNH.
Representative duties:
-Assists curator in maintaining the overall integrity of the Native American Languages collections at the SNOMNH. Achieves and maintains the highest professional standards in the long-term care and management of analog and digital audio and video collections. Investigates and learns the latest audio/video recording, editing, and storing best practices used by other archival professionals dedicated to audio/video documentation and archiving. Maintains and adds to the Department's reprint collection on language documentation, recorded sound collection care, and issues concerning endangered language archives.
-Maintains collection by testing and migrating data when needed, upgrading and replacing labels, boxes, and other physical and digital storage as needed, verifying location of originals and copies, and ensuring stability of collection room conditions, including cleanliness and environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. Follows all IPM protocol and procedures.
-Oversees the processing of incoming collections. Works with registrar to complete accessions. Catalogs the new collections and enters metadata into database. Follows exact procedures for digitization, copying, housing original materials, and integrating objects and data into the collection. Communicates effectively with depositors as needed.
-Maintains current collection database, which is available for searching on the SNOMNH website. Interfaces with the SNOMNH IT personnel to ensure the integrity of the database. Checks website frequently to determine whether problems have arisen. Works with personnel on national level (i.e., OLAC, E-MELD) to integrate collection data with national databases where appropriate.
-Maintains manuscript and ephemera collections. Is familiar with protocols for preparation and archiving of print collections.
-Responsible for all phases of loans, including digitization, copying, editing, filling out and maintaining loan forms, and corresponding with lenders to ensure the safe arrival and return of specimens. Handles access to collection and copying requested by curator and graduate students in Native American Languages and researchers (academic and private).
-Maintains inventory of all department supplies and equipment. In consultation with the curator, orders supplies and equipment as needed.
-Assists in and conducts collection-related research as directed by the curator. May assist curator in Native American Languages fieldwork locally and abroad. Assists in gathering data for the curator's grant proposals or with writing grant proposals. Develops professionally by being member of various societies as appropriate (i. e. ARSC, DELAMAN, SPNHC, AAM, LSA, SSILA) and attending annual meetings or workshops provided by these societies as funding permits. Engages in other professional development activities as approved by the curator.
-Oversees daily function of Native American Languages lab and research library. Ensures that all department personnel are informed of and adhere to all health and safety guidelines. Implements and monitors approved museum and department policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and operations.
-May give department tours, present lectures, or assist museum education and exhibit personnel with Native American Languages-related or collection-related topics. May participate in service to the SNOMNH, the museum community, university, and professional organizations at the local, state, regional, and national level.
-Conducts other tasks as assigned by the curator.
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