Description
The Conservation & Preservation Department and the Curatorial Department at the Getty Research Institute (GRI) seek a highly organized, personable, proactive, and flexible candidate to provide administrative support to the departments and associated staff. The successful candidate will have exceptional organization and communication skills; excellent ability to interact with all levels of staff, internal and external colleagues, and guests; and an ability to exercise discretion with matters relating to human resources, budgets, and collections.
This position will assist the Head of Preservation & Conservation and provide support for conservators in the department. The position will also support the Senior Curator of Architecture and the Assistant Curator of Architecture. The role entails managing busy and complex calendars, scheduling meetings, supporting purchase of equipment for the departments, assisting with the contracting of external consultants, and ensuring successful coordination and outreach for a variety of local and international programs, tours, events, and projects. The ability to attend to multiple deadlines is crucial to the position. This position will also serve as the programming coordinator for the internal training provided by the department to GRI staff, interns, and scholars such as the Special Collections Handling Trainings and Collection Salvage Workshop.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum 3-4 years related experience
- Experience working in a research library or museum environment preferred
Please note: This position is not eligible for employer-based immigration sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work for Getty in the United States without the need for sponsorship, currently or in the future.
