PA Museums is looking for a Curator, African American Programs, The Senator John Heinz History Center
Location: USA
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: To be discussed
Responsibilities:
The Curator will assist with planning and facilitating an annual slate of already developed public programs and will assist in the development of new programs focused on African American history and culture connected to exhibitions. They will also contribute to outreach partnerships and collaborations with community-based institutions and organizations.
The Curator will work with the Director of African American Program in developing a strategic collecting vision that encompasses both archival and museum items. They will respond to inquiries both on the phone and in person related to offers of donations and the loan of archival and artifact materials. The Curator will disseminate information about incoming collections via the History Center publications, social media, the History Center website, and public programs.
The Curator will work closely with the Director in contributing to the research and development of new exhibits and updates to existing exhibits, as well as reviewing proposals for new exhibits. The Curator will be asked to represent the History Center at conferences and off-site meetings and attend division and other in-house meetings.
Reporting to: Director of African American Program.
Qualifications:
A minimum of a B.A. (M.A. preferred) in African American History, History, Museum Studies, or American Studies. The ideal candidate will possess skills that reflect an understanding and experience with museum and archival collections management and curation, including processing and cataloging collections and assessing and interpreting material culture and archives; will have some programming and community relations skills; excellent writing and research abilities, familiarity and practice with digital platforms and software, public speaking experience, and a knowledge of museum and / or archival standards and practice.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated historical knowledge of the African American experience – an understanding of that history in Western Pennsylvania is a plus.
Interested candidates please apply.
More Information
- Posting Date February 15, 2021
