Assistant Manager (Assistant Curator, Museum Archives)
National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To acquire organise and maintain physical archival records / documentations, while proposing and establishing the appropriate digital infrastructure that preserves the pedagogy and curatorial impetus of the materials.
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the data in our collection management system and continually looking for ways to derive increasing value from the data, including monitoring cataloguing efficiency.
- Share responsibility for collection planning, development, including working with donors, archives specialists and faculty to preserve the heuristic potential of the archives in exhibitions and NUS courses.
- With keen interest in curating, contributes to relevant processes and content through research, writing, interactions and planning.
- Explore new areas for collection development as we take an expansive view of institutional assets, in alignment with NUS Museum's strategic collecting.
- Develop collection policies and conduct ongoing analyses of collection strengths.
- Relevant experience in maintaining Museum archives, records and documentation, as well as projection management, preferably in an academic setting.
- Bachelor's Degree from a recognised institution in Art History / Cultural Studies, Humanities, Museum studies with 2 to 4 years of professional practice in the relevant field. A Master's degree qualification is preferred.
- Familiar or experienced with the use of digital asset management systems for the purposes of record-keeping, knowledge management, and archival.
- Strong analytical ability, able to organize information logically, making use if intuitive taxonomies of classification for ease of retrieval and reference.
- Experience with project management, particularly in exhibition development and event production.
- Good communication, presentation, and instructional skills.
- Strong inter-personal skills, including influencing, and negotiating skills.