PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation
- Charlottetown
- On-site
- $16.86-$20.03 per hour
- Posted: May 26, 2023
- 37.5 hours per week
- Starts: As soon as possible
- Contract
- Expires: June 4, 2023
- 1 Vacancy
- 264167
Job Description:
Join the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation’s Collections team!
Check us out on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @peimusem) and on our website www.peimuseum.ca!
Successful candidate will be compensated $16.86 – $20.03 per hour, depending on year of study.
We’re looking for a student with University studies focusing on natural history, history, archaeology or cultural studies interested in gaining skills in the museum profession with a focus on natural history collections. Ideally the candidate will have attention to detail, research skills, database experience and an excellent work ethic and flexibility and ability to multitask and work independently as well as with the collections team of museum professionals.
The incumbent must be a current post-secondary student and will return to post-secondary study in the Fall.
The candidate will play a supporting role in the museum’s natural history and historical collection division where these assets and artifact collections are managed, preserved, documented and programmed at sites, in exhibits and online for access by the public. This opportunity will provide meaningful job experience for the incumbent, not only in the cultural field but through the transferable job skills strengthened by the assigned tasks and collaborative work environment.
Specific duties include:
- accessioning newly acquired natural history specimens, including assessing condition, applying identification numbers and describing and researching the item to help create rich meaningful records about this collection;
- assessing the natural history collection storage requirements and housing these specimens according to bests practices;
- providing artifact information for our social media platforms;
- participate in pest management measures and monitoring environmental equipment to protect the collection; and
- other collections tasks which will support developing professional museum skills and future employment.
How to apply:
Send your resume and cover letter to Linda Berko, Curator of Collections and Conservator – ljberko@gov.pe.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!