Curatorial Research Assistant - Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Summary

The Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs seeks a part-time Research Assistant for 25 hours per week, for twelve months. The part-time Research Assistant will provide vital support for the associate curators in three major areas of department activity: exhibitions; acquisitions; and the Study Room for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Research Assistant provides research to support an active program of exhibitions in progress with their accompanying publications, checklists, and interpretive texts.
• The RA will support the acquisitions process by researching works and their provenance.
• The RA will help manage the Study Room by overseeing scheduling and monitoring appointments.

Qualifications: BA is required; MA in art history or a related field is preferred. Knowledge of TMS database helpful. Excellent research and writing skills are essential.

Additional Information:

Hiring range: $20.35 - $24.42/hour

Eligible to accrue PTO (3 prorated weeks) and Sick time (7 prorated days)

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