Museum Victoria is seeking a Curator, Politics & Society to provide curatorial expertise in social, political and institutional history, directed towards collection development, collection access, research, exhibitions and public programs.
ABOUT MUSEUM VICTORIA:
Museum 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 visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The position is accountable for research and documentation of the Politics & Society collection, including Royal Exhibition Building, Historical Archaeology, Institutional History, Military History and Politics & Protest collections, working closely with the Senior Curator, Public & Institutional Life.
Key Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated research expertise in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience in communicating research outputs. Specialist knowledge in one or more of the following fields is essential: social history, Australian history, political history, historical archaeology, international exhibitions, and material culture.
- Demonstrated experience in using collection management databases to manage collection information to make it accessible, especially through online access.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of archival records and in utilising material culture (including images and audio-visual materials) as historical sources.
- Demonstrated experience in writing historical narratives of a high professional standard.
- Excellent communication, written and interpersonal skills including the ability to represent the museum to peers and the wider community.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to a team environment.
- The successful applicant must be willing to undergo, and meet the cost of, a National Police Records Check and be assessed as suitable.
HOW TO APPLY?
To view the position description, search ‘employment’ at www.museumvictoria.com.au; for more information about this position, please contact Charlotte Smith 0432-847-152 (Mon, Tue and Fri)
To apply, please send your Covering Letter, Resume and a statement addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria by visiting http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/work-opportunities/employment/.
