Harvard Art Museums, Division of European and American Art
Rousseau Curatorial Fellow in European Art
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Fellow |
HARVARD ART MUSEUMS
Job Title: Rousseau Curatorial Fellow in European Art
Stipend: $50,000.00 per year
FTE: 100% This is a term position. Term duration: 1 year, with possibility of renewal
Summary
The Curatorial Fellowship Program at the Harvard Art Museums is designed to broaden the experience of scholars embarking on professional and academic careers in art history who are considering the museum profession.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Rousseau Curatorial Fellow will share fully in a range of curatorial activities pertaining to the collection of European Art including acquisitions, research and documentation of the permanent collection, preparation of interpretive materials, answering scholarly inquiries and correspondence, donor cultivation and speaking publicly about the collection for visitors and students. Because of the areas of strength of the collection, the curatorial fellow will undertake a collections-related project, under the supervision of the Margaret S. Winthrop Curator of European Art, in either Dutch seventeenth-century painting and sculpture, or French nineteenth-century art.
- Under the supervision of the Margaret S. Winthrop Curator of European Art, the fellow will also undertake research on an upcoming exhibition on the development and significance of color in eighteenth-century art.
- Foregrounding the museum’s teaching and research mission, the Curatorial Fellow helps provide content expertise for the Art Museums’ Art Study Center by supporting classes and individual appointments six hours a week, and contributes to a rich offering of public and academic interpretive programs across various platforms.
- The Fellow may supervise students and temporary employees.
Basic Qualifications:
MA in Art History with specialization in European or British art
Additional Qualifications:
- PhD preferred, with specialization in European or British paintings, sculpture or decorative arts from the Medieval period up to 1900
- Curatorial or related experience
- Written and spoken proficiency in French, Italian, Spanish, German or Dutch preferred
- Commitment to fostering the appreciation of works of art in a museum context
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; ability to work independently as well as collegially
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Application Procedures A complete application includes a letter of interest, résumé or curriculum vitae, transcript, English-language writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. Complete applications will be reviewed beginning March 1, 2016 until the position is filled.
Additional Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. |
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Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 02/01/2016 |
Closing Date | 03/18/2016 |