Archaeology Museum Assistant

Position Details

Position Summary

Position Title Archaeology Museum Assistant

Posting Number

Division Department of History & Archaeology

Department Col.Humanities,Ed.&SocScience

Location Erie, Pa

Position Summary

Career Readiness Learning Objectives:

Professionalism: The student will demonstrate dependability in the work schedule as well as considerable attention to detail in maintaining databases and inventories critical to the work.

Technology: The student will use a range of technology, such as Photography, Photoshop and Excel, to maintain and supplement archival work and inventories.

This position is in the Department of History & Archaeology and the Collins Institute.

• responsible student to independently maintain open hours in the Museum
  
  

Gallery

• student needs a number of skills connected with the Museum and its
  
  

antiquities, including training in handling the collection, in being a docent for

visitors, in maintaining a database of the collection

• student must be able to work-up and aid in teaching K-12 children in
  
  

outreach activities

• student needs to help set up and organize museum trips/activities/events
  
  

(for K-12 and college students)

Required Qualifications

• student should have background in education or experience working with K-12 schoolchildren
• student needs organizational skills to manage Museum open hours
  
  

independently and keep database updated

• student needs a good, responsible work ethic and be able to assure safety
  
  

and security of Museum and its collection, especially handling of materials

• student needs good communication skills
• student needs good computer skills to maintain museum Facebook page
  
  

and database

• student needs to be open to training, working with director, and working
  
  

with the public

Preferred Qualifications

• work experience with K-12 students
• major in education
• creative abilities to develop teaching plans and activities for museum visits;
  
  

ability to help teach classes in museum

Physical Demands

• responsible and mindful awareness of fragility of antiquities in handling
  
  

collection and navigating between exhibit cases and objects not in cases

• mindfulness of not being clumsy in Museum
  
  

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1

Job Posting Open Date 08/17/2026

Job Posting Close Date 08/31/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

n/a