Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Stanley Museum of Art

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• A master’s degree in the humanities or other related discipline, or equivalent combination of experience and education
• At least three years of curatorial experience or equivalent record of academic accomplishment.
• Substantial knowledge of African and African Diaspora Arts, especially historical arts in museum collections.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with other staff, interns, and the Museum's stakeholder constituencies.
• Ability to work productively with international colleagues.
• Experience researching physical libraries, archives and online sources of research information and documentation of same.
• Knowledge of museum standards for collections security and management.
• Experience with collections management software.
• Excellent administrative, analytical, research, and communication skills.
• Reading comprehension of French and/or German is a plus.

Desired:

• A Ph.D. in the humanities, preferably art history, with a specialization in African studies is preferred.

TO APPLY

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must upload both of the following and mark them each as a “Relevant File” to the job submission:

• a resume and a
• cover letter

This position will remain posted through August 16th. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check.

Compensation: $65,000 anticipated starting annual salary. Salary will be discussed at time of interviews. 

This a full-time, two-year specified term appointment will full benefits.

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