Placer County is currently recruiting for one permanent full time Supervising Museum Curator. The Museums division is a part of the Department of General Services. The division manages eight individual museums throughout Placer County and operates the Placer County Archive and Research Center.  The division provides archival reference services, exhibits, educational programs such as living history, and special events for Placer County residents and visitors. Staff and volunteers process and preserve historic artifacts and documents, produce exhibitions, provide tours, and manage an extensive calendar of student programs. For more information about the Museums Division, please click here. 

With an office in the Historic Courthouse in Auburn, California, the Supervising Curator plays an important role in the Museums division. They will be responsible for supervising up to five professional museum curators, overseeing the division’s volunteer program, and participating in all preservation and historic interpretation activities. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and organizational skills supplemented with experience in research, historic interpretation, museum curation, exhibit development, volunteer management, and educational programs with significant knowledge of accepted historic preservation and museum standards, regulations, guidelines, and best practices.

This position works Monday to Friday, 8am-4:30pm and with occasional weekend or evening events as needed throughout the year.

The eligible list created by this recruitment may be used to fill future County-wide vacancies for permanent positions.

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.

Experience and Training:
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in archives, collections, education, cultural resources, or general museum duties, including one (1) year of functional and technical lead and/or supervisory responsibility.

Training: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in museum studies, history, art, anthropology, the humanities, or related field. A master’s degree in museum studies or related field is desirable.

Required License or Certificate:
May need to possess a valid driver’s license as required by the position. Proof of adequate insurance and medical clearance may also be required.

NOTE: Relevant, equivalent experience (performing the same or similar job requiring similar knowledge, skills, and abilities) may be substituted for the required education as determined by the Human Resources Department.

NOTE: Applicants receiving their degree outside the United States must submit proof of accreditation by a recognized evaluation agency.