Curator - Medical Artifact Collection

3 weeks ago


London, Canada Western University Full time

**About Western**:
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

**About Us**:
The Department of History provides University students, faculty and staff with innovative and creative research and educational opportunities in History. We engage diverse, interested and enthusiastic students and internationally renowned faculty in unique learning opportunities in undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies.

**Responsibilities**:
**The Assistant Curator's key responsibilities are**:

- Research the history of medicine, including archival and material culture sources and conducting oral interviews with physicians, to contextualize the Medical Artifact Collection holdings
- Integrate research into PastPerfect artifact database
- Disseminate research through conference papers, publications, and an exhibit

**Qualifications**

**Education**:

- Masters in History, preferably with a focus on the history of medicine in Canada

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years of experience and training in archival research
- Experience and training in oral history including university ethics
- Knowledge of the methodology of combining oral history and the history of medicine
- Minimum of 3 years experience researching material culture in the history of medicine
- Minimum of 3 years experience handling medical history objects
- Minimum of 3 years experience integrating historical research into PastPerfect software
- Minimum of 3 years experience in exhibition development and installation

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:

- Proven ability to perform historical research; collections management; exhibit development; oral history; social media; writing for and speaking to the public
- Demonstrated digital skills, such as social media, digitization software, Audacity, MS Word, Powerpoint, Cascade, and PastPerfect
- Passionate about exploring the past through artifacts and disseminating information to the public
- Ability to follow processes and practices with high attention to detail
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability and natural inclination to interact with people in professional, respectful and diplomatic manner
- A strong record of working in a team environment, as well as the ability to work independently with little supervision and a desire to achieve results

**Why Western?**:
**Background Checks**:
While transcripts are not required for the interview, they are mandatory prior to any offer of employment.

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

**Western Values Diversity**:
**Please Note**:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.



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