Museum Technician (History)

About the role

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. As a Museum Technician at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the applicant will perform a variety of technical duties in connection with the management of the museum collection including inventory, registration, documentation and digitization of museum objects.

Responsibilities

• Work as an inventory team leader and ensure that inventory information is accurately and correctly recorded in the collections management database system.
• Apply agency-wide and site-specific methods and standards for accessioning and cataloging, including numbering, description, object labeling, and other associated tasks for museum holdings.
• Complete artifact housing and storage assignments. Report actual or potential risks to holdings from environmental conditions, pests, leaks, and other threats.
• Use digital camera(s) and/or scanner(s), create clear, appropriate digital images for a wide variety of artifacts and collection records following standard museum and NARA guidelines.