Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history.

The individual in this position will support efforts to renovate and update the Museum’s Halls of Africa and Ancient Egypt. Duties may include object installation and de-installation, collections care, and exhibition development. Particular emphasis will be placed on activities involving physical interaction with and care of the Egyptian mummified human remains. Such activities may include: documenting, housing, moving, organizing, photographing, and digitizing information from the Egyptian mummified individuals, as well as occasionally completing similar tasks for other human remains housed within the Museum’s Collections Center. This position provides support to collections management staff for their duties involving the care of human remains, facilitating research and cultural heritage visits and inquiries; overseeing interns and volunteers; and maintaining collections management materials and equipment. This is a 3-year term position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collections handling and care for ethnographic items, archaeological material culture, and human remains and funerary objects
• Exhibit install, deinstall, object movement
• Human remains documentation and rehousing, particularly for Egyptian mummified individuals
• Data entry and organization (KE EMu, Excel, Google Suite)
• Intern /volunteer supervision
• Integrative Pest Management (IPM)
• Supply inventory, stocking, prep
• Records research and digitization

Qualifications:

• Experience with collections handling and exhibit install and deinstall, osteological documentation, data management, records research, and Integrated Pest Management
• Education/experience level: B.A. / B.S. required, M.A. / M.S. or beyond preferred
• Clear evidence of extensive experience with human osteology, particularly assessment and documentation
• Have complete thorough skeletal documentation and analysis (osteobiographical and pathological skeletal assessment);
• Must be able to clearly organize data in various forms (paper and electronic files, spreadsheets, database management and data-entry standards)
• Familiarity with digital photography
• Must work well in various settings – can be independently productive as well as communicate clearly and share tasks and ideas in a group setting
• Can produce clear documentation and communication with others at various levels of experience (basic reports for non-specialists, more detailed reports for experts, appropriate, respectful communication with Community Representatives)
• Must be comfortable supervising interns and volunteers
• Must have respect for and maintenance of confidential information

Important Note: In order to protect the health and safety of our employees, guests and their families, the Field Museum is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Requests for exemptions from the vaccine will not be considered as given the nature of this position, we are unable to provide an accommodation for anyone who has not been vaccinated.

The Field Museum is an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, to identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Field Museum strives to ensure that our career website and recruiting process are accessible to all. If you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application, or if you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accessibility@fieldmuseum.org