Job Opportunity: Assistant Objects Conservator at Gilcrease Museum

The Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK is offering a full-time Assistant Objects Conservator position. This position joins Gilcrease Museum’s Conservation Department during a momentous period as it prepares to move into a new building that includes a new objects conservation laboratory. The new museum is due for completion at the end of this year and will open to the public in 2026.

The Assistant Objects Conservator participates in a wide range of activities within the Conservation Department, including conservation assessment and treatment of the museum’s collection, loan and exhibition preparation, and research. The position will have a key role in coordinating and implementing the preventive conservation program with the Chief Conservator at both the Gilcrease Museum and the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR), connected to the museum, and home to the Gilcrease Museum Library and Archive. This position will have a significant role in the tribal consultation process to help facilitate discussions around collection care options. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated abilities in examination, analysis, documentation, and treatment of objects and is a collaborative team player.

Salary/Benefits:
$50,000 – 57,000 (DOE)

 Benefits include:

• 12 paid holidays

• PTO rate begins at 18 hours monthly

• Dependent eligible health, dental, vision

• TIAA-CREF retirement program with a 5% employer-funded match with contributions vested immediately.

• Paid Parental Leave

• Community Service – 8 hours a month can be used for select/approved community organizations

• University of Tulsa tuition reduction discount offered by the university is 50% tuition discount during the first year of full-time employment and 100% tuition discount after you have completed one year of continuous full-time service. This benefit applies to you and your eligible dependents (e.g., children, spouse).

• Professional development and membership support for conservation-related organizations 

The University of Tulsa seeks to recruit and retain talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Tulsa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. The University does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or marital status. The University of Tulsa is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/ Veteran.

Visit: https://universitytulsa.peopleadmin.com/postings/8403 for more information and for instructions to apply. Position open until filled.