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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$59,257.44 to
$87,570.72
PAY GRADE: 33
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Curators perform a broad range of professional and technical museum work involving, but not limited to, assessment, evaluation, survey, inventory, preservation, research, education and planning for a specific collection and/or program area within a museum.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.
The Nevada State Railroad Museum located in Carson City is seeking a Curator 2. The Nevada State Railroad Museum is a public museum within the Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs.
The position is responsible for providing leadership, vision, access, planning and management of the museum's volunteer and educational programs and supervises the Museum Attendants and volunteers. Duties include developing educational activities; outreach programs; lesson plans; updating and maintaining procedures and policies; managing and maintaining relevant databases; strategic planning; budget management; personnel and volunteer supervision; project fundraising; participation in public programs; assessing user experience and use statistics; and providing information for reports. The Curator will help with the management of the museum's website, social media channels, and publications. This position will organize and deliver presentations for adults, children, and school groups, as well as interested organizations. Under general supervision, incumbents will maintain the Education Collection. The Curator may participate in the preparation of long-term and temporary exhibits; serve on exhibit teams with other curators, staff, and experts; develop outreach programs, concepts, and content and assist design; provide and prepare collections from the museum and other sources; manage conservation and security of collections on exhibit; research and write labels and interpretive media.
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in history, prehistory, natural history, museum studies, education, or closely related field plus two years of professional experience in a museum. This experience must have included experience in exhibit development, and collections registration, and/or developing, promoting, executing and evaluating educational programming; OR one year of experience as a Curator I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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Statewide travel is required. |
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Working outdoors is required. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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1) Describe your experience developing and maintaining educational programs.
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2) Describe your experience recruiting, overseeing, and developing training programs for museum volunteers.
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3) Describe your experience working with visitors and performing outreach in a museum setting.
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4) Detail your experience managing social media accounts and websites.
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5) Describe your experience in working with outside non-profit organizations that provide support to museums, both financially and with manpower (volunteers). Please describe the extent of such experience.
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