25-26 Academic Year

Job Description

The Grohmann Museum is looking for a new team member to assist with a variety of duties that pertain to the care and maintenance of the museum and art collection. This is a hands on position that allows you to get up close and personal with priceless art and artifacts while we create and maintain beautiful and award-winning displays in the museum, across MSOE, and beyond campus. Experience in multiple disciplines (workshop, power tools, computer use, lighting, inventory management, etc.) is a plus but not required. The collection assistant will start at 10-20 hours per week, with the possibility to extend the position into the following summer. Schedule is flexible! 

Some duties of the position include:

• General Cleaning and maintenance of the museum, galleries, and displays
• Movement and inventory of art, books, catalogues, and other materials (able to lift/move 30+ lbs.)
• General collections support for museum and campus art projects
• Assistance in shipping, receiving, and packing
• Installation of Museum exhibitions
• Fabrication of display furnishings and framing
• Occasional computer data management and reporting
• Various (occasional) event assistance  
  • A/V experience or background is a plus! (but not required)           

The ideal candidate would have:

• A professional and courteous demeanor.
• The ability to work in a group setting, or independently.
• A detail-oriented eye, and strong communication.
• A working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, etc.); Google Office Suite is a plus!
• The ability to learn and work with new software.
• The ability to easily adapt to various work conditions and settings.
• Potential to extend employment into summer/following academic year.
• Willingness to learn new skills and grow with the position.
• Workshop and general safety experience. 

Supervisor 

Russ Piant
piantr@msoe.edu
414-277-2681