Job Information
Washington State University Collections Manager and Assistant Director for the Hanford History Project in Richland, Washington
Collections Manager and Assistant Director for the Hanford History Project
Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:
September 23, 2024
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
1138-NN_ADMINPRO - Coordinator
Business Title:
Collections Manager and Assistant Director for the Hanford History Project
Employee Type:
Admin. Professional
Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
The Collections Manager & Assistant Director serves as day-to-day operations director. Responsibilities include but not limited to fiscal planning, budget management, supervision of volunteers and student interns, policy development and implementation, safety and security, and risk management for HHP (Hanford History Project) and its Hanford Curation Services contract. Oversight of all aspects of collections care and management for the U. S. Department of Energy's Hanford Collection and HHP/WSU owned and managed collections. Facilitates access to HHP collections, including the Hanford Collection, through loans to museums, assisting students and researchers, managing HHP's online archive (www.hanfordhistory.com), and leading outreach projects. Represents the director as required.
Required Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to area of specialization and three (3) years of experience directly related to the specialty area (relevant Bachelor's degrees include museum studies, history, anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field).
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in museum studies, history, archaeology, or related field.
• Two years of full-time experience with artifact preservation; and/or experience in research, writing, teaching, interpretation, or other professional activity with an academic institution, historic organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution.
Additional Information:
Area/College:
WSU Tri- Cities
Department Name:
Hanford History Project
City, State, Zip:
Richland, Washington 99354
Department Link:
http://tricities.wsu.edu/hanfordhistory/
Monthly Salary: $4383.00 - $6579.00
In accordance with https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For additional information, please review https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/classification-compensation/ap-compensation-structure/. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf and https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.
Overtime Eligibility: