Cleveland Museum of Natural History

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, founded in 1920, is a prominent institution in the Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos industry. The museum, located in University Circle five miles east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio, has been inspiring visitors for over a century. The museum uses its vast collections and state-of-the-art facilities to contribute to scientific understanding worldwide. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History currently has three open positions. * **Temporary (2yrs) Collections Assistant - Rare Books & Fine Arts:** This on-site position involves supporting the management, preservation, and accessibility of rare books and fine art. The responsibilities include a wall-to-wall inventory, cataloging items, replacing aging art racking, and rehousing rare books as part of an IMLS funded grant project for 2 years. The collections include over 7,000 objects including paintings, sculptures, prints, textiles, and photographs spanning the 15th through the late 20th century, along with a Rare Books Collection comprised of 1,829 volumes. Essential duties include overseeing tasks associated with collections, maintaining accurate reports, handling collections carefully, and ordering supplies. A Bachelor’s degree in museum studies or a related field is required. * **Security Guard:** The Security Guard ensures the safety and security of the Museum premises, exhibits, staff, and visitors. Duties include conducting regular patrols, monitoring surveillance cameras, responding to emergencies, verifying identification, enforcing museum policies, documenting security incidents, and providing visitor assistance. This entry-level position requires a High School Diploma or GED. * **Temporary Collections Assistant - Ornithology:** This on-site, donor-funded position, lasting 3-6 months, requires the Collections Assistant to work collaboratively with collections management staff to steward the Ornithology collection. Tasks involve moving study skins, eggs, and nests into a new storage facility, and updating associated records. Essential duties include specimen handling, rehousing, labeling, sorting, digitization, and imaging. A Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Museum Studies, or a related field, and one year of museum collections experience is required. The following technologies and skills are required for these roles, based on the job descriptions: * **Temporary (2yrs) Collections Assistant - Rare Books & Fine Arts:** Attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, collections management, database management, Microsoft Office, and strong written and oral communication. * **Security Guard:** Attention to detail, problem-solving, communication skills, customer service, emergency response, surveillance monitoring, patrolling, documentation, visitor assistance, and policy enforcement. * **Temporary Collections Assistant - Ornithology:** Attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, collections management, database management, specimen handling, digitization, imaging, communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. The Temporary (2yrs) Collections Assistant - Rare Books & Fine Arts and Temporary Collections Assistant - Ornithology positions are on-site. The Security Guard position is also on-site. The working conditions for the Temporary Collections Assistant - Ornithology position includes working indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, potentially requiring sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods, the ability to lift 50 lbs., and moving large carts and specimens. * **What are the key responsibilities of the Temporary (2yrs) Collections Assistant - Rare Books & Fine Arts role?** This position will focus on a wall-to-wall inventory, cataloging items, replacing aging art racking, and rehousing rare books and must have the ability to oversee tasks associated with collections. * **What qualifications are required for the Security Guard position?** A High School Diploma or GED is required. * **What are the main duties of the Temporary Collections Assistant - Ornithology?** This role focuses on specimen handling, rehousing, labeling, sorting, digitization, and imaging. * **What is the required level of education for the Temporary Collections Assistant positions?** A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as museum studies, anthropology, archaeology, or biology is required. * **Where is the Cleveland Museum of Natural History located?** The museum is located in the heart of University Circle, five miles east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. * **Does the Security Guard position require specific physical abilities?** Yes, this position requires the ability to handle a variety of situations in an appropriate manner. * **What type of experience is preferred for the Security Guard position?** Customer service experience is preferred.