Why Guelph:
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of over 2000 employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment. As a single tier municipality, we offer a variety of occupations and career specialities within our organization. Guided by the goals and objectives of the Future Guelph: Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Enrollment in one of the following post-secondary programs of study: History, Art History, Studio Art, or Other Humanities/Social Sciences (3rd or 4th year undergraduate-level), Collections Conservation and Management (1st year college-level), or Applied Museum Studies (1st or 2nd year college-level).
• Strong organizational skills, good computer skills, digital programming skills, and some experience in research.
• Data entry skills and experience with PastPerfect (or other data management systems) are considered assets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be registered with Young Canada Works: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/heritage-organizations-students.html
• Must meet eligibility requirements as determined by Young Canada Works:
• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
• are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and
• are a high school, college, CEGEP or university student.

• Decommission of approx. 165 artifacts from the City Gallery:
• Updating records to current museological standards
• Incorporating exhibition text into the collection records
• Conducting new research to update exhibition narratives where required
• Completing condition assessment and photo-documentation of artifacts.
• Preparation of approx. 150 artifacts for the new Gathering Gallery:
• Updating records to current museological standards;
• New photography (where required);
• Incorporating current research;
• Conducting new scholarship (from recent exhibition development) into the records;
• Cross-referencing to ensure associated records (for artifacts not on display) are also updated to standard.
• Identify and resolve errors/misunderstandings in historical data:
• Address inaccuracies and/or problematic language in the catalogue records.
• Other duties as assigned.