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Duties: Bring the Museum’s Permanent Collection and exhibitions to life for our visitors.  Collections and exhibitions should illuminate diverse areas of art history and artistic production; reinterpret familiar periods, styles, or stories; embrace themes or topics with strong community relevance; challenge our audiences’ preconceived opinions; and provide a platform for dynamic learning opportunities and meaningful personal experiences that further the Cummer Museum’s mission.

• Support the Cummer Museum mission, vision and values by exhibiting the following behaviors:  excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect for the individual, commitment to our community, and accountability/ownership.
• Develop temporary exhibitions and permanent collection displays that will engage existing and target audiences.
• Create gallery presentations that are aesthetically impressive and support visitor experience goals as described in the Museum’s interpretative plan.
• Integrate collection research and educational mission into gallery didactics, lectures, public programs, and symposia for internal and external audience.
• Research, write, and present in written and oral form, information on permanent and special exhibitions for local, regional, and national audiences and professional organizations.
• Assist Chief Curator with development and achievement of curatorial budget and multi-year exhibition calendar.
• Partner with Curatorial team members in the preparation of exhibition schedule and permanent collection displays.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure Museum goals and objectives are met.
• Maintain active relationships with artists, community members, lenders, donors, and professional colleagues.
• Represent Museum at Cultural fusion collaborative meetings and other area-wide multi-arts initiatives to build partnerships that enhance community engagement.
• Represent Museum through media/public interviews.
• Promote the Cummer Museum through the staff “Speakers Bureau” initiative.
• Participate in the development of grants and the cultivation of donors.
• Supervise library volunteers while overseeing processes including the cataloging and inventorying of the library collection.
• Develop long range plan for museum library.
• Research and recommend acquisitions for permanent collection.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and skills:

• Masters Degree in art history (Ph.D. preferred), with a principal focus on 19^th/20^th century American art but interests that reach across countries and chronologies.
• Five plus years of professional work experience in a museum.
• Knowledge of the methods, techniques, and procedures involved in the interpretation and exhibition of art for diverse audiences.
• Strong written/oral communication skills and public speaking abilities.
• Previous experience in exhibition design.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, visitors, volunteers, donors, collectors, professional colleagues, and other members of the museum community.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct original research that results in published scholarly materials.
• Strong organizational, planning, and research skills.
• Must have excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job done especially when important deadlines cause greater than normal departmental pressures.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Abilities

• Work in an office environment in a publicly accessible building
• Ability to do some heavy lifting
• Valid Florida driver license

Qualified candidates send cover letter, resume and salary requirements

DESCRIPTION:  The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) seeks applicants for a Head of Public Programs & Lifelong Learning to provide institutional leadership in audience development and engagement and to direct the program operations at the Minnesota History Center, including Museum Interpretive Programs, Family Programs, Adult Programs, Young Adult Programs and Lifelong Learning Outreach Programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:  1) develop long range and annual program plan for the Minnesota History Center and MNHS Lifelong Learning project that delivers on brand promise and supports institutional goals and initiatives; 2) manage the budget, operation and staff of Public Programs & Lifelong Learning department; 3) provide leadership in institutional sustainability and stewardship through evaluation, audience research, business planning, and fundraising activities; 4) provide institutional leadership in audience development, visitor engagement and public programming; and 5) participate in and assist the Director, Education with divisional planning and management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in History, American Studies, Education or related field plus eight years program experience or equivalent OR and advanced degree plus six years program experience or equivalent.
• Five years managerial experience, including fiscal and operational administration.
  • Five years direct experience with public program implementation for diverse audiences in a variety of program formats and venues.
  • Two to three years of experience with audience research and evaluation.
  • Extensive knowledge of audience segments and associated motivations, behaviors and learning preferences.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership and familiarity with business planning practices.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in program development, implementation and operations.
  • Experience working on exhibit development teams and familiarity with exhibit-based live programming models.
  • Strong skills in human relations, personnel management, interpersonal communication, team building, tact and diplomacy.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced degree in Museum Studies, Education or a related field.
• Broad knowledge of American and Minnesota history and familiarity with current trends in historiography.
• Knowledge of current trends in museum studies, audience research and education theory.
• Highly developed project management skills.
• Experience with development work, including member cultivation, donor relations and grant writing.
• Familiarity with ADA requirements and best practices in program accessibility for audiences with diverse physical and cognitive needs.

The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming announces two internship opportunities for the summer of 2015, for graduate students. The Lillian Thomason Gemar Education Internship is focused on art education responsibilities at the Museum. TheMcGee Foundation Curatorial Internship is focused on curatorial responsibilities. The preferred period of the internship will be 12 continuous weeks, but no less than eight continuous weeks and a maximum $6,000 stipend will be awarded for each internship. Internships will begin by June 15, 2015. For more information on these internships and application, please visit www.wildlifeart.org(see learn/students) or contact Carter Cox, Assistant Curator of Education and Exhibits, by e-mail at ccox@wildlifeart.org or by phone at (800) 313-9553 ext. 438.

The application deadline is December 9, 2014.

The American Philosophical Society (APS), the nation’s first learned society, invites applications for its two-year Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowship. The APS seeks applications from recent PhDs in the fields of history of science, art history, 18th- or 19th-century American history, or any other related humanities disciplines. The fellowship, based in the APS Museum, will provide hands-on experience in curatorial work and the opportunity to pursue an independent research project, preferably one related to the collections or programs of the Society’s library and museum.

The Mellon Fellow will conduct research in the APS collections in preparation for the APS Museum’s exhibitions exploring the intersections of history, art, and science. The exhibitions take place in Philosophical Hall, located within Independence National Historical Park. As the public face of the APS, the museum researches and interprets the APS’s extensive collections for the regional, national, and international visitors who converge on Philadelphia’s historic district.

Upcoming exhibitions include (working titles):

April – December, 2015:  Jefferson, Science and Exploration

April – December, 2016:  Jefferson, Native America, and the West

April – December, 2017:  The Artistic and Scientific Family of Charles Willson Peale

The Fellow’s primary responsibility will be to conduct scholarly research for exhibitions, programs, and other related activities. The Fellow will be fully integrated into the APS Museum staff, working closely with others on the curatorial team. He or she will select objects for exhibition and develop thematic narratives. The Fellow will gain extensive experience in planning and implementing exhibitions as well as researching and writing interpretive materials for non-scholarly audiences (exhibition labels and text panels, website text, etc.). Depending on the Fellow’s interests and the Museum’s needs, he or she may also participate in public programming, museum education, collections management, website development, and grant-writing. Twenty percent of the Fellow’s time will be reserved for his or her own independent research, ideally using resources at the APS or kindred regional institutions. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to network with APS Library staff and other post-doctoral fellows in the region’s cultural institutions.

This two-year Fellowship begins September 1, 2015 and ends August 31, 2017. Compensation is $45,000 a year plus benefits, along with additional funds for research support, travel, and relocation. The Fellowship may not be held concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.

The application deadline is December 9, 2014. Notification is in early spring 2015.

Qualifications:

• PhD in any humanities discipline, awarded within the past five years. The history of science, 18^th– and 19^th-century American history, and the history of art often relate most closely to exhibition content. However, the museum’s approach is interdisciplinary, and applications from qualified researchers in any humanities discipline are welcome.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills; experience in writing for different purposes and broad audiences (including but not limited to scholars).
• Broad interests, along with the intellectual and conceptual tools necessary for working across disciplines and time periods, and for making creative connections.
• Flexibility and the capacity to learn quickly and to work both independently and in collaboration with others.

• Project-oriented organizational skills.
• Strong interest in exploring a career in the museum field.

REQUIRED MATERIALS (APPLICATION CHECKLIST)

Applications must be submitted by EMAIL only to MellonFellowship@amphilsoc.org with the subject line as follows:  Last Name, First Name_Mellon Application 2015-17

Include:

• Cover letter stating interest in exploring curatorial work.
• Completed application form, found at http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/curatorialfellowship

• Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, with items listed within categories in reverse chronological order (Include external support received during graduate study: fellowships, teaching or research assistantships, tuition grants, etc.
• Statement of current research interests (no more than 1,500 words). This statement should include a description of a potential research project during the Fellowship, preferably one related to the APS collections or programs.
• 1) Excerpt(s) from completed dissertation or thesis (no more than 5,000 words); and 2) Example of non-scholarly writing if available.
• Confirmation Letter of Academic Status (candidacy or degree conferred).
• Three confidential letters of recommendation, which must be submitted on the APS recommendation form provided athttp://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/curatorialfellowship
• See application form for further instructions.

To Download Application Form and Recommendation Forms: 

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/curatorialfellowship

For further information on Library and Museum collections:

http://www.amphilsoc.org/library

http://www.apsmuseum.org/collections

Deadline for applications:  January 19, 2014.

Winterthur Museum seeks an experienced museum professional to serve as the curator/associate curator of fine art.  A key member of the curatorial team, the successful applicant will be a dynamic and innovative art historian with a deep knowledge of seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century American art.  Reporting to the Director of Collections, the curator of fine art is responsible for a collection of nearly 5,000 paintings, prints, and sculpture.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Curating Winterthur’s outstanding collection of paintings, prints, maps, photographic images, and sculpture, including acquisition, cataloging, research, exhibition, and publication.
• Teaching at graduate level for the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, including coursework and the supervision of theses, internships and independent studies.
• Participation in public programs for both specialist and general audiences.
• Development of relationships with museum donors, collectors, and members.
• Collaborating with conservation colleagues on both preventive care and conservation treatment of the collection.

Requirements and Qualifications

• PhD or MA (or equivalent) in history, art history, material culture, museum studies or a related field.

• Minimum of four years’ relevant curatorial experience.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement including evidence of original research, exhibition and publication.
• Experience in teaching and lecturing for both specialist and general audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with museum colleagues, donors, and the general public

The curator/associate curator of fine art at Winterthur is a full time position with full benefits.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.  To apply, send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, writing sample and three references to:  jobs@winterthur.org.

Deadline for applications:  January 19, 2014.