Curatorial Research Fellow [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]

Title: Curatorial Research Fellow
Department: Collections
Reports To: Curator of the Collection
Type of Position: Full-time, special project position for one year

Position Summary:
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston seeks applicants specializing in Renaissance art and/or art around 1900, for a post-doctoral fellowship beginning in March 2015. Available to outstanding scholars considering a curatorial career in art museums, this 12-month fellowship will provide curatorial experience while also supporting scholarly research, publication, and digital initiatives underway at the museum. The position has a competitive salary with employee benefits.

The Fellow will work closely with and report to the Curator of the Collection, and will also collaborate closely with other museum departments such as conservation, education, archives, registrar, and contemporary art. With access to the collection and research facilities at the museum, the Fellow will partake of all the professional privileges extended to museum staff.

Specific research projects will include assisting with: 1) the development of a new Guidebook to the Collection; 2) new digital initiatives and interpretive tools being launched as part of the museum’s new strategic plan; and 3) other projects that complement the Fellow’s research interests and the priorities of the museum, including those that contribute to the museum’s scholarly publications or exhibitions drawn from the permanent collection.

Please apply with a statement of no more than three pages (double spaced) describing your preparation, area of research, and potential relationship to the museum’s projects.

Applications must also include:

• A complete curriculum vitae;
• A writing sample such as an article or dissertation chapter; and
• Name of three professional colleagues who can be contacted as references

Deadline: January 31

To Apply
Join our dedicated, talented team of employees, interns and volunteers, who are passionate about the work they do to support the Museum’s mission. To apply for this position, please use our online application this is our preferred application method: https://isgm.applicantpro.com/jobs/179699.html. Both a cover letter and resume are required.

The Gardner Museum is committed to affording equal opportunities to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disabilities, marital status or sexual orientation. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The Museum is proud to embrace the goals of Commonwealth Compact (http://www.umb.edu/commonwealth_compact/about) and pledges to measure its progress toward those goals over time, using the Commonwealth Compact benchmarks.

We receive many resumes and kindly request that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application. Those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.