Museums
Assistant Curator for Historic Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, VA, Closes 12/1/09
Special Collections Librarian, Mount Vernon, VA, Closes 12/15/09
Technical Services Librarian, Mount Vernon, VA, Closes 12/15/09
Public History and Museum Director Mt. Pleasant, MI Posted 11/10/09
Administrative Assistant for Block Museum, Evanston, IL, Posted 11/3/09
NYC Police Museum Grant Writer, New York, NY, Posted 10/26/09
Transnational American Art Curator, Lincoln, NE, Posted 10/20/09
Administrative Assistant to the Director, Santa Clara, CA, Posted 10/19/09
Assistant Registrar at the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL, Posted 10/19/09
Collections Manager/Assistant Curator, Hempstead, NY, Posted 10/14/09
Chief Registrar for Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Posted 10/14/09
Executive Director for New England Museum Association, Arlington, MA, Posted 10/14/09
Hofstra University Museum Collections Manager/Assistant Curator, Hempstead, NY, Posted 10/8/09
Utah State University Museum Registrar, Logan, UT, Posted 10/2/09
Curator, Columbus, OH, Posted 9/23/09
Gift Shop Assistant, College Park, MD, Posted 9/23/09
Hearst Art Gallery Manager, Moraga, CA, Posted 9/23/09
Katonah Museum Development/Membership Manager, Katonah, NY, Posted 9/21/09
Part-time Tour Guides, College Park, MD, Posted 9/16/09
Exhibit Designer/Fabricator, Columbus Ohio, Posted 9/15/09
Museum Registrar, Tahlequah OK, Posted 9/15/09
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Preparator, Shawnee, OK, Posted 9/4/09
Hillwood Estate Museum Educator, Washington D.C., Posted 8/27/09
Preparator, Cooperstown, NY, Posted 8/26/09
Curator, Contemporary Art, Edmonton, Canada, Posted 8/26/09
Curator, Evanston, IL, posted 6/23/09
Registar, Morgantown, WV, posted 6/23/09
Curator, Contemporary Art
University of Alberta Art Collection - Museums and Collections Services
Competition No. - A10667844
Closing Date - Will remain open until filled.
The University of Alberta is seeking a Curator of Contemporary Art for the University of Alberta Art Collection (UAAC). The Curator, Contemporary Art, is a new position created to shape the vision for the contemporary art collection (1950 to the present), to creatively and cooperatively integrate the collection into the University’s academic and community outreach programs, and to advance the University’s vision “to inspire the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship in a creative community, building one of the world's great universities for the public good.” The vision will include collection expansion for a renewed Campus Public Art Program and projects that mentor students and volunteers.
The University of Alberta Art Collection is one of 35 collections that comprise the University of Alberta Museums, an award-winning and leading model for teaching, research, discovery learning, and access in post-secondary institutions. The UAAC consists of more than 8500 objects and includes paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures by Canadian and international artists, both historical and contemporary. The print collection is among the finest international contemporary collections in Canada, housed in the Print Study Centre, a model facility for discovery learning. For further information on the Art Collection, go to http://museums.ualberta.ca/art/
Reporting to the Executive Director, Museums and Collections Services, the Curator, (Contemporary Art), is accountable for the research, development, collections management and program implementation of the Contemporary Art Collection and the Public Art Program within the UAAC. The Curator, (Contemporary Art) works as part of a curatorial team which includes the Curator (Historical Art Collection), and the Curator (Mactaggart Art Collection), and works collaboratively with the Museums and Collections Services Management Team.
Major areas of responsibility include:
• Collection development and rationalization including new acquisitions and deaccessions
• Independent research resulting in exhibitions, publications, web-based projects/databases and targeted public programs
• Ensuring physical and intellectual access to the Collection and the Public Art Program
• Fund and resource development related to the Collection
• Teaching and or/delivering workshops, lectures, and seminars
• Management of the Print Study Centre, and the Volunteer/Student Intern Program for all of the UAAC Collections
The ideal candidate will have:
• A Masters or Ph.D. in art history (contemporary art preferred), studio art or related discipline
• Evidence of significant curatorial achievement (collections research, publication, exhibitions, and collections management)
• Knowledge of museum standards and collections management practices
• Excellent skills in project management, written and oral presentations, staff and volunteer supervision
• Core competencies including: achievement orientation, analytical thinking, conceptual thinking, flexibility, impact and influence, organizational awareness, planning and initiative, self-confidence, self-development, sense of urgency, and team leadership and cooperation
The University of Alberta has grown into one of the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world. The U of A serves 37,000 students with more than 14,000 faculty and staff in four campuses and offers close to 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties. It is located in Edmonton, Alberta--Canada's Festival City—which is home to more than a million people and boasts a river valley with North America's largest urban parkland of biking and hiking trails, and is less than four hours east of the Rockies in the heart of Canada's most prosperous province.
This full time, continuing Administrative Professional Officer position offers a comprehensive benefits package and annual salary range of $55,228 - $92,044. Consideration of applications will begin August 28, 2009; however, the position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
Apply Online
http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/apply.aspx?id=A10667844
Mail:
Marla Zubiak
Museums and Collections Services
Ring House 1
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1
Email: marla.zubiak@ualberta.ca
Fax: (780) 492-6185
The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.