Placer County is currently recruiting for one permanent full time Supervising Museum Curator. The Museums division is a part of the Department of General Services. The division manages eight individual museums throughout Placer County and operates the Placer County Archive and Research Center. The division provides archival reference services, exhibits, educational programs such as living history, and special events for Placer County residents and visitors. Staff and volunteers process and preserve historic artifacts and documents, produce exhibitions, provide tours, and manage an extensive calendar of student programs. For more information about the Museums Division, please click here.

With an office in the Historic Courthouse in Auburn, California, the Supervising Curator plays an important role in the Museums division. They will be responsible for supervising up to five professional museum curators, overseeing the division’s volunteer program, and participating in all preservation and historic interpretation activities. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and organizational skills supplemented with experience in research, historic interpretation, museum curation, exhibit development, volunteer management, and educational programs with significant knowledge of accepted historic preservation and museum standards, regulations, guidelines, and best practices.

Salary Range: $73,548.80-$91,852.80