The Montana Historical Society offers a unique workplace for its employees. It’s filled with friendly and creative staff members who work together to offer the public exciting and innovative ways to experience Montana’s history. MTHS has an opening for a full-time Registrar position. The ideal candidate will be a positive representative of the Montana Historical Society to the public, be skilled in collections care best practices and collection management software, PastPerfect Web Edition (PPWE) preferred, and will embody the MTHS culture of excellence, teamwork, professionalism, and passion for the work that we do.
The best candidate is a motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented team member who understands collections management best practices, the importance of balancing preservation of and access to material culture and is excited to be a part of the Museum Program efforts that support the Montana Heritage Center opening in Fall 2025 and ongoing operations of the State’s Museum.
Come join us at the MTHS where we work together to share Montana’s stories and inspire exploration.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Master’s degree in history, museum studies, library science, archival studies, or related field.
Experience:
- Three years of job-related work experience.
- Experience with proper artifact handling, familiarity with technology commonly used in museums. Specifically, experience utilizing PPWE.
- Experience with best practice cataloging standards, inventory work, basic preservation, and pest management.
- Other combinations of education or experience may be substituted.
The following documents must be submitted to be considered for this position (be sure to mark each attachment as relevant):
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- State of Montana Application (online) Home
- Closing date is midnight on Friday October 3 2025.
