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Curator 1-3
Salary
$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2023-181204-PW
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum
Opening Date
08/07/2023
Closing Date
8/12/2023 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
This position is located at the Office of State Museum in New Orleans, LA and is in a Career Progression Group to a Curator 3. This position may be filled as a Curator 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant.
- Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities page" for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.
Application Process
Qualifications will be based off of the Museum option.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
- Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
Job Duties And Responsibilities
30%
Lead exhibition designer. Lead exhibition graphics designer. In consultation with the appropriate museum staff and/or guest curators/historians/artists/scholars, creates original concepts and design ideas for temporary and permanent exhibits using drawings, schematics, graphic designs, etc. to produce visually compelling, informative, engaging, innovative, relevant, and inclusive methods for visitors to discover and connect with history, art, culture, and corresponding LSM artifacts and exhibitions. Recommends ways to meet exhibition needs within budget limits.
15%
Installs and de-installs museum exhibitions, resolving problems of design and installation; delivers and assists in the installation of exhibits at all nine LSM locations.
15%
Supervises assistant/graphics and exhibition WAE employees. Instructs employee to conduct gallery checks and museum exhibition work areas. Provides guidance and instruction for employee to have a better understanding of LSM exhibition work practices. Helps schedule employee when available to assist with collections department and educational programs when available.
15%
Designs and produces printed and digital graphics, text panels and interpretive labels for exhibitions using up-to-date professional methods that are experimental, engaging and accessible to diverse audiences.
10%
Communicates and works with outside partners and contractors, when needed, to ensure the appropriately priced, and timely production and delivery of required exhibition components.
10%
Communicates with other museum staff working on exhibition conceptualization, design, and installation in a clear and concise manner. Is familiar and adept at utilizing all appropriate museum policies, forms, etc. to effectively and efficiently accomplish tasks and goals. Helps maintain exhibit work areas by making sure department is clean and functional.
5%
Other duties as assigned.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For Further Information About This Vacancy, Contact
Pacee Wallace, HR Analyst
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
PO Box 94361
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9361
Email:
[email protected]
FAX: 225-342-7928
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any of the following will qualify (see note below regarding options):
- Historic Preservation Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, geology, cultural geography, museology, history, or historical geography.
- Historic Site Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, geology, cultural geography, museology, history, or historical geography.
- Preservation Area Option: A baccalaureate degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology.
- Museum Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, cultural geography, historic preservation, history, historical geography, museum studies, museology, or fine arts.
Note
All positions are of the Historic Site, Preservation Area, Historic Preservation or Museum type.
The minimum qualification option used to fill a vacancy is based upon the duties of the particular position and will be specified in the vacancy announcement when posted.
Note
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To perform and supervise the curatorial activities for a museum or historic sites program.
Level Of Work
Entry.
Supervision Received
General from a Curator 2 or 3, Historic Site or Recreation Area Manager, Parks District Manager, Museum Division Director, Historic Preservation Director, Archives Assistant Administrator, Architectural Historian Manager, or other higher ranking agency administrator.
Supervision Exercised
Functional over lower ranking museum or historic area personnel.
Location of Work:
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State Parks, Office of State Museum, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation; or Department of State or other agency responsible for operating a small museum (visitation of less than 50,000; less than 5 permanent employees).
Job Distinctions
Differs from Curator 2 by the absence of responsibility for a larger museum/program.
Examples of Work
Performs curatorial activities for a museum program at a state park Level I commemorative, preservation, or recreation area.
Plans, constructs, and displays exhibits both in the museum and on site.
Schedules and conducts tours; develops oral presentations for such tours.
Selects and assigns tour guides and maintenance staff.
Develops and implements conservation and preservation plans of historical artifacts and buildings.
Maintains records, prepares reports, and conducts correspondence regarding the museum or historic preservation program.
Performs research to develop interpretative items.
Performs accessing and cataloging activities of museum materials.
Catalogues site forms on historic buildings and places, checks and continually accessions additional site forms for inventory.
Develops projects to produce measured architectural drawings of landmark buildings, checks for quality and maintains archival collections.
Prepares and presents slide presentations and speeches to interested groups on and off site.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- New Year's Day
- Mardi Gras,
- Independence Day,
- Good Friday,
- Labor Day,
- Memorial Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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