Posted on: 11/06/2014

Position Description Tufts University’s Museum Studies Program and Department of Art and Art History seek a qualified candidate to teach FAH0284 during Fall 2015. The course introduces students to the intersecting responsibilities of managing a collection while making it accessible. The course will address principles, policies, and practices relating to core collections management functions, from acquisition to deaccessioning, as well as the intellectual control and protection of collections both in storage and on display. Students will learn about collaborating with artists and community members, managing loans, and project administration, and will explore access strategies such as open storage, online high-resolution images, and call-up-the-art study centers. The three-hour classes meet weekly. Qualifications College-level teaching experience preferred. A minimum of Master’s degree and museum collections management experience required. Application Instructions Applicants should send an application letter describing professional and teaching experience along with a resume and draft syllabus, and ask three references to send confidential letters (preferably one reference should speak to the candidate’s teaching experience) to Interfolio at: https://apply.interfolio.com/27634. Questions about the position may be directed to Cynthia Robinson, Director of Museum Studies, via email at cynthia.robinson@tufts.edu. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.