Deadline: December 12, 2017

Assistant Curator, Contemporary Projects

The Assistant Curator, Contemporary Projects is a temporary full time 18 month position created to assist in the development and delivery of the NGA’s new exhibition series, Contemporary worlds. The incumbent will provide curatorial and organisational assistance to the departments of Contemporary Art – Global and Asian Art for the purposes of this new initiative. General duties include undertaking administration, curatorial research, cataloguing of works as well as preparation of works for exhibition.

The successful applicant will have a demonstrated broad knowledge of contemporary art globally, with particular knowledge of practice in South East Asia, and relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience.

Demonstrated curatorial skills and experience in museum practices and procedures, including sound cataloguing, data entry and documentation skills and knowledge of collection management databases is required.  Experience in the use of KE EMu and in the cataloguing and co-ordination of digital born media is essential.

This is a full-time non-ongoing employment opportunity available from the end of February 2018 for 18 months.  Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Jaklyn Babington on (02) 6240 6544 or jaklyn.babington@nga.gov.au.

Applications including a current resume/CV and a statement of claims addressing the selection criteria of up to 1,000 words in total (selection criteria don’t need to be addressed individually) must reach the Recruitment Officer by close of business Tuesday 12 December 2017 at recruitment@nga.gov.au.

Information regarding eligibility requirements for employment at the Gallery together with documentation outlining the duties, selection criteria and the skills, experience and qualifications required for this position is available at www.nga.gov.au/jobs. The Recruitment Officer can also be contacted on (02) 6240 6447 or recruitment@nga.gov.au.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Parkes Pl E,
Parkes ACT 2600, Australia
https://nga.gov.au/