Job: Collection Registration Officer (Images), Museum Victoria, Australia

[Michael Wong]

Victoria's leading museum is seeking a Collection Registration Officer to assist with the registration of images and audiovisual material in the State Collection, within the History & Technology department of Museum Victoria. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with items of historical significance. The position is based at the iconic Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood and is full time for a fixed term until 31 October 2012.

The primary responsibility of the Collection Registration Officer will be to assist with the enhancement, management and accessibility of Museum Victoria's State Collection by physically and electronically registering priority sections of the History & Technology Images and Audiovisual Collection. Notable skill sets required for this position include: 

• Sound knowledge of and experience in museum disciplinary and collection cataloguing frameworks. 
• Sound knowledge of and experience in assisting with the management of historically significant items in museum collections. 
• Sound knowledge of and experience in using electronic collection management databases in museums, especially EMu. 
• An affinity for the history of photography and image making.

To view the position description, search 'employment' at www.museumvictoria.com.au; for more information about this position, please contact Lorenzo Iozzi on [phone]. To apply, please send your Resume and Covering Letter to [e-mail] quoting position number MV/8049 by Wednesday 21 September 2011.
Contact:	Lorenzo Iozzi on [phone] or via email.

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