Opportunity for experienced museum administrator with solid curatorial background to direct innovative, interdisciplinary university art museum. Haggerty Museum, hub of visual arts at Marquette, is located in downtown Milwaukee (metropolitan population, 2M) on Lake Michigan 90 miles from Chicago, known for its “hip” art scene. Livable, friendly city with renowned museums, performing-arts organizations, and sports teams. Haggerty is model for cross-disciplinary faculty/student engagement. Museum Director sets artistic vision, oversees operations for continued success at healthy academic museum. With over $1M operating budget and potential to grow programmatically, Haggerty is celebrating 30th anniversary with $2.5-million capital campaign to enhance its 20,000 square-foot Modernist building. Visit: http://www.marquette.edu/haggerty/about.shtml. Permanent collection features Renaissance painting to international modern/contemporary art; strengths in works-on-paper and photographs: http://www.marquette.edu/haggerty/permanent_collection.shtml. Position reports to a Vice Provost. Responsibilities: Oversee collections, exhibitions, programs; financial and personnel management; fundraising and community relations; work with university administrators, faculty, Friends group, donors, collectors, alumni. Qualifications: 5 years’ management experience (8-10 years preferred) at (preferably academic) art museum(s); curatorial experience; Master’s degree; broad knowledge of art, ability to elucidate art; track record of imaginative, cross-disciplinary exhibitions/programs; fundraising and collection-development experience. Details: http://museum-search.com/open-searches/. Marquette has 11,700 students, 110,000 alumni; and 100-acre, 71-building campus. Visit: www.marquette.edu/. A Catholic, Jesuit university; Director should be comfortable with service-oriented mission and Jesuit traditions, but job is secular position with academic freedom—no hiring discrimination, including religion. To apply by 2/16/2015, see: http://museum-search.com/open-searches/. Nominations welcome.Posted on: 01/14/2015
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