Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the safety and care of the Museum's collections as a primary motivation

• Establish a holistic IPM plan for the museum

• Coordinate (with the IPM-Working group and Scientific Research) to draft policy documents that outline measures to achieve the following goals and supervise their implementation and response action plans:

  • Met-wide monitoring, identification, reporting, and treatment processes

  • Comprehensive documentation of pest activity

  • Best practices for prevention

  • Quarantine and treatment systems for objects entering the museum and off-site storage

  • Pest emergency action plan

• Direct a contracted pest management (PM) company at the museum buildings and off-site storage

• Play a major role in the coordination and management of the museum's anoxic treatment and freezer facility

• Lead general training on IPM best practices for all staff and targeted training for collections care staff

• Partner with Custodial Services and The Met's PM contractors to incorporate and implement IPM best practices

• Oversees and consults on IPM efforts related to The Met's food service operation

• Advise and consults on IPM requirements for all exhibition and infrastructure modifications

• Maintain an IPM intranet site

• Participate in relevant conferences and collaborates with stakeholder departments, such as the Department of Scientific Research on research projects and the invitation of speakers on overlapping topics of interest

• Other related duties and special projects

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work and experience required

• 3 years of experience in IPM or collections care with a focus on administering an IPM program

• Extensive knowledge of collections care and collections management best practices in cultural organizations

• Experience with museum cataloguing systems (TMS preferred)

• Ability to work collaboratively with staff across the museum at all levels

• Knowledge of pest monitoring software

• Pest Management certification preferred

• Strong interpersonal, communication and project coordination skills

COMPENSATION RANGE:

• Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 / Annually

• The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.