"Assistant Registrar"

Assistant Registrar

Company: Dartmouth College

Job Location: Hanover, NH

Category: Arts and Museum Administration

Type: Full-Time

Posting date: 01/19/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Number: 0313400

Hiring Range Minimum: $25.88

Hiring Range Maximum: $32.35

Union Type: Not a Union Position

SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Category: Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year: 12

Scheduled Hours per Week: 40

Location of Position: Hanover, NH

Remote Work Eligibility?: Onsite only

Is this a term position?: No

Is this a grant funded position?: No

Position Purpose

As a member of the registration department at the Hood Museum of Art, the Assistant Registrar assists with the management of the museum's collections by supporting the Registrar with accessioning workflows, collection care, and registration activities for exhibitions. The Assistant Registrar supports all outgoing loans from the permanent collection, contributes to object and records digitization, and facilitates collection photography.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 2-3 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in art history, anthropology, museum studies, or the equivalent.
• Two to three years of experience in museum registration or collections management.
• Working knowledge of collections database software.
• Experience in registration methods, particularly object handling, loans, and rights and reproductions, with increasing levels of responsibility over time.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to lift objects up to forty pounds and use carts, A-frames, and other standard transfer methods.
• Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse population.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in museum registration or collections management.
• Working knowledge of the collections database software The Museum System (TMS).
• Experience with exhibitions development and implementation, including object condition assessment, tracking, installation/deinstallation, and maintaining related documentation.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries

Ramie Speicher

Department Contact Phone Number: 646-3852

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title: Ashley Offill, Curator of Collections

Quick Link

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/84366

Description

Registration Support:

Supports the Registrar and other department members with all workflows and documentation related to the permanent collection, including record management, inventory projects, digitization, conservation, and safe and secure storage.

Percentage Of Time: 40

Permanent Collection Loans:

Facilitates all aspects of outgoing collection loans, including communication, condition reporting, shipping, and documentation, progressing towards management of loan processes.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Permanent Collection Exhibitions:

Supports the Registrar with registration duties for permanent collection exhibitions.

Percentage Of Time: 20

Art Handling, Shuttle, and Object Photography:

Performs art handler duties, including pulling and staging objects in the Bernstein Center for Object Study (BCOS) as needed. Coordinates shuttle transportation between museum storage, BCOS, and campus locations and prepares objects for transport. Coordinates collection imaging sessions with a contract photographer, including scheduling and object preparation and handling.

Percentage Of Time: 20