Museum Technician (History) - Seasonal

Located at Pullman National Historical Park in Chicago IL.  We’re seeking qualified candidates to help us organize and manage our small park museum collection.  

Six month seasonal position ($21.00/hour).     Accepting applicants April 1-8, 2025.  No government housing is available. 

Federal position.  Apply online at USAJobs

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/834551100

Major duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Creates and manages museum records that prove ownership, describe materials in the collection, document loans, locate objects, and ensures that museum collections are physically and intellectually available for collection management, interpretation, exhibition, and research.
• Provides daily and cyclical cleaning and monitoring of artifacts, examining and monitoring environmental conditions. Implements a preventive conservation program based on an understanding of good collections management techniques, the museum environment, and basic materials science.
• Uses computers and digital cameras and digital photography and collection management software to create high-quality web-ready catalog records.
• Organizes museum records, identifies and labels artifacts, and supports the accession review team in evaluating objects for the collection
• Serves as a team member on curatorial projects (such as conducting 100% baseline inventories of park museum collections; the elimination of cataloging backlogs; organization of photograph and archival collections; creation of missing documentation for accession, loan, and deaccession files; photo documentation of collections; and the reorganization of storage areas).