Museum Technician

Seneca Federal Health, LLC (SFH) provides solutions to federal health agencies that enable better health outcomes to those our federal customers serve. SFH is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visitthe website and follow us onLinkedIn.

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Seneca Federal Health is looking to hire aMuseum Technician - General to support our government client. This position provides critical support to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) at the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM). DHA is a combat support agency delivering integrated, affordable, and high-quality health services to beneficiaries of the Department of Defense's Military Health System. NMHM's mission is to explore and preserve the impact of military medicine.

This position provides general collections management support across all collecting divisions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assists collections specialists and registration staff in day-to-day collections management projects and special projects.
• Capable of carrying out inventory, cataloging, and organization of museum objects, specimens, and archives in accordance with best-practice museum standards of care.
• Assists in preservation and maintenance activities of a range of archival and object types such as glass, paper, artifacts, skeletal, and wet tissue collections.
• Assist collections specialists in fulfilling research requests for inventories, data, and images.
• Assists researchers in accessing materials, setting up equipment, and facilitates use of collections materials.
• Receives OSHA required annual physical for non-lab-based collections staff.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in museum studies, history, physical anthropology or a related degree.
• 1-2 years relevant collection management experience.
• Expert oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to acquire and maintain occupational health clearance for respirator use.
• Ability to work in confined collections storage areas and use basic materials handling equipment such as ladders, pallet jacks, and lifts.
• Excellent object handling skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with natural history or anatomical collections.
• Experience with museum collections databases, especially KE Emu software.
• Experience completing or supporting large scale inventory projects.
• Master's degree in museum studies, history, physical anthropology, or a related degree.