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Form of workBurton and Deedee McMurtry Assistant Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Academic Engagement
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Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages and a growing online audience of scholars. The Cantor's encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission and programs year-round. It is consistently one of the most visited university museums in the U.S.
It is an exciting time to join the expanding team at the Cantor Arts Center-with a new director of the museum, a recently appointed Vice President for the Arts at Stanford University, a loyal community of donors and members, and bold curatorial initiatives that will shape a broader understanding of our collective art histories. Join us as we build capacity to achieve the museum's goals within an equitable, collaborative, and creative work environment.
The Burton and Deedee McMurtry Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Academic Engagement is responsible for the presentation, research, care, and growth of the collection of prints and drawings at the Cantor Arts Center. In addition, this role is responsible for facilitating teaching and collaborative projects with faculty and students across disciplines. Some of the highlights of the Cantor's holdings of approximately 13,000 prints and drawings include Richard Diebenkorn sketchbooks, the Joseph Rodota collection of LGBTQ+ art, works by Jacques Callot, Jacob Lawrence, Chiura Obata, and Honore Daumier, and a growing collection of works on paper by Asian American artists. Reporting to the Cantor's John and Jill Freidenrich Director and working closely with the Academic Engagement team, this position engages all departments, in addition to faculty, graduate students and other campus partners, collectors, lenders, supporters, gallerists, and researchers. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree, PhD preferred; teaching experience; a demonstrated commitment to DEIB values in their work; and expertise in art made prior to the 19th century.
In this role, you will:
Collection
Conduct research on prints and drawings in collection
Field gift offers of prints, drawings, and artist books and make recommendations for purchases, with a focus on diversifying the modern and contemporary collection
Cultivate support for this area, working with Development team and Director
Make recommendations regarding loans requested by other institutions
Academic Engagement
Foster collaboration with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students across disciplines, to deepen engagement with the Cantor's collections and exhibitions
Provide geographic, temporal, racial, and gender diversity in teaching activity
Lead and facilitate teaching in the museum galleries and Wilsey and Tanenbaum Study Centers, working closely with Academic and Public Programs and registrars
Organize occasional exhibitions in collaboration with faculty and students
Partner with other entities on campus with strong works on paper collections, including, but not limited to Stanford Libraries, the Hoover, and The School of Medicine
Exhibitions
Develop collection rotations focused primarily on drawings and prints, both pre-modern and modern and contemporary
Organize occasional special exhibitions and serve as in-house curator for shows that we host from other museums
Write labels, wall texts, press releases, and social media posts
Work with colleagues to develop related programming, including lectures, symposia, and other educational initiatives
Other
Collaborate with curators, Director, and other colleagues on special projects
Correspond and confer with scholars, specialists, and the public, attend conferences connected to this area, contribute to scholarly publications
Oversee occasional interns
Perform other duties as assigned
Please note that this position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered hybrid with the expectation to be on campus 3-4 days per week depending on events. In addition, this position may require working evenings and weekends as needed. Some travel may be required. You may work in areas with exposure to dust, paint, chemicals, and other toxins.
In order to be successful, you will bring:
Master's degree and three years of related experience or a combination of education and relevant experience. PhD in the History of Art preferred
Demonstrated commitment to promoting and supporting an environment of diversity and inclusion.
Highly specialized knowledge in art made prior to the 19th century preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism to interact with a wide range of people at different levels of an organization.
Exceptional verbal and written communication, demonstrated presentation skills.
Proven ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple priorities, with competing deadlines.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite and database management applications.
Demonstrated project management skills.
Don't meet every single requirement? At the Vice Presidency for the Arts and Cantor Arts Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Let us know in your cover letter how your experience makes you a good fit for us. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
The expected pay range for this position is $89,000 - 95,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
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- Schedule: Full-time
- Job Code: 1841
- Employee Status: Regular
- Grade: H
- Requisition ID: 101750
- Work Arrangement : Hybrid Eligible
