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About the Role

The Morgan Library & Museum seeks a Curatorial Assistant for The Morgan Illuminated project, a three-year initiative to digitize and share its collection of illuminated manuscripts through a new online portal and programming. This role involves research, cataloguing, and content preparation to enhance manuscript accessibility for scholarly and public audiences.

Responsibilities

• Undertake research, cataloguing, and preparation of descriptive content to support manuscript digitization.
• Examine manuscripts and create descriptive outlines of their structures.
• Prepare and update image descriptions following established standards.
• Research and update collection database records for accuracy and consistency.
• Assist with the creation of metadata for digitization.
• Review descriptive content for accuracy.
• Retrieve and return rare materials to storage, recording all object movements.
• Write about selected manuscripts for blog posts and social media.
• Respond to inquiries from scholars and the general public.
• Contribute to presentations, outreach, and other programs related to The Morgan Illuminated.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Conservation, Imaging and Rights, Collection Information, Education and Public Programs, Communications and Marketing, and the Reading Room.
• Assist with other tasks related to the digitization process.

Requirements

• B.A. in a relevant field required.
• Experience working in a museum, special collections library, or digital humanities project.
• Experience handling rare materials, including using supports such as snakes and cradles.
• Excellent research skills and intellectual rigor.
• Strong written communication skills, including an aptitude for writing catalog entries and image descriptions.
• Excellent oral communication skills and experience in public speaking.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, work collaboratively, and contribute to a collegial environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Gmail, and Google Drive.
• Ability to learn and use the Morgan’s collections and information systems.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry manuscripts, moderately heavy boxes, and other materials.
• Ability to safely handle and move collection objects.
• Work includes time in climate-controlled vaults and exposure to moderate levels of dust and odor.
• Ability to undertake local travel as needed.
• Must have authorization to work in the United States that does not require employer sponsorship.

Skills

• Medieval manuscripts (preferred)
• Writing catalog entries
• Writing image descriptions
• Public speaking
• Communicating scholarly research to diverse audiences
• The Museum System (TMS) (desirable)
• Integrated library systems (desirable)

Location

• Local travel as needed

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• MA or PhD coursework in art history or medieval studies strongly preferred
• Equivalent knowledge or experience will be considered

Education Level

• B.A. in a relevant field

Salary/Compensations

• $54,000

Benefits

• Excellent benefits

About the Company

• The Morgan Library & Museum

Equal Opportunity

• The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
• The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.