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Collection Management Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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Posted: 08-Nov-25
Location: Geneva, New York
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: 6708316
Collection Management Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Location: Geneva, NY
Open Date: Sep 04, 2025
Description
The Visual Arts Curator at Hobart and William Smith Colleges seeks a recent graduate for a
nine-month, fixed-term fellowship focused on the day-to-day care and management of the
institution's Art Collection. Reporting to the Visual Arts Curator, the Fellow supports their work
through cataloging and documentation, preventive care, processing loans, storage, and
facilitation of storage and object access, while receiving hands-on training in professional
collection-management practices and systems (e.g., PastPerfect or similar).
Essential Responsibilities
reporting, packing/unpacking, rehousing, couriering/overseeing transport, and basic
rights & reproductions documentation.
and IPM (pest management) practices; track storage needs and rehousing priorities.
improve data quality in the collections database (PastPerfect or equivalent).
Curator, faculty, and staff, on the selection, packing, transport, and installation of
artworks.
permissions; provide excellent service to stakeholders.
assigned and model safe, professional art-handling practices.
interns, guest curators, visiting artists, and facilities staff in exhibit preparation, including
object research, selection, mounting, and installation as needed.
Fellowship Learning Goals
preventive conservation.
inventory, and IPM.
Develop problem-solving skills for collection-care scenarios within a museum/gallery context.
Other Information
This is a 9-month (approximately September 15th - June 30th), full-time, benefits eligible, administrative hourly, non-exempt position. Work schedule is primarily weekdays with occasional evenings and weekends for loan moves, installations or collection access. Pay rate is $22/per hour.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Recent post-baccalaureate (B.A./B.S. or equivalent) in Art History or closely related field
with commensurate experience; minors/certificates in Art History or Museum/Curatorial
Studies welcome.
Experience handling artworks and/or working in galleries, collections, or relevant
courses/practica; strong references.
Ability to manage multiple projects, work independently and collaboratively, and
exercise discretion and responsibility.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with PastPerfect or another collections-management system
Coursework or experience in preventive conservation, registration, or museum standards
Strong writing, documentation, and data-quality skills
Comfortable with mentoring or training student workers/peers
Physical & Workplace Requirements
Ability to lift/move artworks and packing materials up to ~40 lbs with appropriate
equipment and assistance
Comfort with ladders, carts, and basic hand tools; adherence to safety protocols
Work in climate-controlled storage, galleries, and campus locations; some off-site
transport oversight
About HWS
A liberal arts and sciences institution, Hobart and William Smith is known for consistent success in preparing students for meaningful lives and fulfilling careers through an outcomes-based focus on their futures. Our nationally ranked faculty are accessible teachers and scholars known for the impact of their research and distinguished by the depth of their mentorship. World challenges are studied in the classroom where critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills are honed. In the field, knowledge turns into discovery. In office hours, plans are carefully crafted to tie interests and talents to an academic path that motivates beyond graduation.
Our location in the heart of the Finger Lakes allows faculty, staff and students to live and work collaboratively on the banks of a resource-rich lake. Student-athletes play for 30 varsity teams boasting 24 national titles, including the 2023 and 2024 NCAA DIII Men's Ice Hockey Championships. With three graduate programs, students can build on their undergraduate degree with a Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership, Master of Arts in Teaching, or a Master of Science in Management. Together, the experiences and mentorship at HWS prepare students to lead lives of consequence.
Application Instructions
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/173292
The Colleges are an equal employment opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment in their programs and activities against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, caregiver status, military status, including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, social class, or any other category or characteristic protected by applicable law.
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About Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are a future-focused liberal arts and sciences institution led by a faculty of accessible teacher/scholars known for the impact of their research and distinguished by the depth of their mentorship. Founded as two institutions - Hobart for men and William Smith for women - today's Colleges enjoy the exponential benefits of shared resources and combined spirit. Both maintain their own traditions, deans and athletic programs but together share a single administration, faculty, campus and curriculum. Located in Geneva, N.Y., a small, diverse city in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, the Colleges have an enrollment of approximately 1,800 students, and offer undergraduate, pre-professional and graduate programs. Students complement broad, interdisciplinary study with hands-on learning experiences made possible by a constellation of centers for experience, action and thought.
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