Registrar for Historic Sites

Job Requisition ID: 53863 
Closing Date: 04/29/2026
​Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Class Title: MUSEUM TECHNICIAN II - 83450 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: N/A
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $5,148 a month; Full Salary range $5,148 - $7,227 a month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: N/A

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking to hire a Museum Technician II (working title Registrar for Historic Sites) for its State Museum Division. This position provides professional technicial collection management services for IL State Historic Sites collections and serves as the registrar for the Historic Sites. Works with donors, agencies, and other sources of collections objects; conducts historical research related to the collection, exhibitions, and programs; manages these collections including accessioning, cataloging, inventory, entry of data into the electronic collections database, and online data management; writes descriptions and reports; conducts collection rehabilitation when needed; prepares objects and collections for long-term storage; assists with exhibition research, organization, and installation; executes various technicial assignments as delegated. Requires special expertise and skills in a wide range of content areas (e.g., history, historic preservation, decorative art, material culture, and collections management).

Division staff are impelled to engage in a regular cycle of professional development to maintain competence and currency in their areas of expertise or responsibility; and participate in relevant professional organizations. This position is expected to be able to occasionally travel locally, regionally, or statewide to fulfill the responsibilities of their position, participate in professional development, for outreach events, and for general operational needs of their work site. They may be requested to consult, advise, or present information to share their knowledge and experience with museum professionals, students, and the public.

Each staff member is expected to create work that is visible to the residents of Illinois; work in a team environment across geographic locations and disciplines; perform at a level that reflects national standards and best practices of an accredit museum and brings state, national, and/or international recognition to the IL State Museum and IL State Historic Sites; follow all relevant state and federal laws; and abide by professional museum ethics. We welcome all interested applicants to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Manage and maintain the Historic Sites collections of specimens, objects, artifacts, and associated data.
• Provide professional technica