Collections Management Assistant - Full-Time - $38,000 - $42,000 Annually

South Carolina State Museum - Columbia, SC

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative team of professionals dedicated to telling South Carolina's diverse stories? Then the South Carolina State Museum is the place for you. Located in the central part of South Carolina, Columbia is renowned for its vibrant downtown scene, affordable cost of living, and easy access to beautiful mountains and beaches.

As the storytellers of South Carolina, the South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) strives to share the rich cultural and natural diversity of the state through its permanent collections, exhibitions, and programs. The SCSM is the largest museum in South Carolina, stewarding over 1.1 million specimens, objects, and works of art, and has welcomed 5 million+ visitors over its 36-year history. The museum is embarking on a multi-million-dollar renovation of 150,000 square feet of its exhibition, programmatic, and collection storage spaces occupying four floors of a historic 1890s textile mill on the National Register of Historic Places. We are committed to sharing the numerous and intriguing stories of the state’s past, present and future with our audiences. Join our team as we "reimagine" what the South Carolina State Museum can be for our next generation of visitors, students, and scholars.

Job Overview
The South Carolina State Museum seeks a creative individual to work as part of a team on a two-year IMLS grant-funded project to digitize (3D scanning and photography) approximately 5,000 Pleistocene (Ice Age) fossils and type specimens in the SC State Museum's natural history collection. Additional responsibilities include the ability to:

• Review paper accession record files to ensure metadata is correct in collections management database, adding entries as necessary; review archival and digital files to ensure database entries meet standards
• Assist with obtaining & entering measurements of specimens, & associating this data with existing catalogue records
• Upload Darwin Core specimen data into biodiversity portals (i.e., iDigBio, GBIF)
• Manage and track project numbers for specimens digitized and web-ready items
• Participate in weekly project meetings
• Assist Curator of Natural History in repairing and consolidating fossils as needed for digitization

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a focus on museum studies, public history, vertebrate zoology, skeletal anatomy, or paleontology
• 2-3 years of experience working with standard collections management practices including object handling
• Proficient in museum best practices (i.e., collections database management)
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Proficient with word processing, spreadsheets (i.e., Excel)
• Intermediate proficiency in collections management software (EMu preferred)
• Must be able to lift & carry 30-40 pounds
• Ability to work safely & comfortably in dusty and/or dirty work environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate knowledge & use of biodiversity portals is a plus

Must apply online. Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm

https://scmuseum.org/who-we-are/human-resources/job-openings#full-time-positions