Description

The Curator of History is responsible for curating exhibitions, developing and presenting programs, and building the local history collections for the Museum of Riverside. Also included are curatorial responsibilities relating to informed care and interpretation of the Museum’s Victorian-era Heritage House (the only property currently open to the public and the location of the Curator of History’s office) and National Historic Landmark Harada House, and ensuring alignment with federal, state, and local historic preservation standards. In addition, the Museum of Riverside is under way on an exciting project to renovate and expand its historic main downtown museum site. The successful candidate for the position of Curator of History will be an experienced curatorial professional and will possess a distinguished curatorial record of achievement, creative storytelling skills, exceptional interpretive writing abilities, a commitment to scholarly integrity, and an engaging manner with the public. The Curator of History must be able to handle a demanding workload, managing multiple projects simultaneously within a work environment that will be in flux for several years until the new downtown site reopens. The successful candidate will be an analytical thinker and have a strong work ethic, sense of humor, can-do attitude, and the desire to be part of the team who will bring about momentous change for the institution. Collections care and management experience will be important, and experience with historic structures is a strongly encouraged. To learn more details and to apply, visit the City of Riverside link below.

Requirements

Education: Equivalent to a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major work in museology, history, anthropology, archaeology, geology, natural science, zoology, or a closely related field of specialization. Three years of experience in the field and the interest to pursue graduate studies may substitute for the partial fulfillment of the Master’s Degree requirement.  

Experience: Three years of experience in the collection, preservation, interpretation, presentation of materials for Museum exhibitions and the presentation of public programs.

Necessary Special Requirements: Ability to work irregular schedules, including evenings and weekends.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.