Archaeology Museum Assistant

Gannon University
$24,395 - $28,110 a year
Erie, Pennsylvania
3 weeks ago

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
08/01/2025

Job Posting Close Date
08/22/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants
n/a

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