Curator | UK
Designers in Residence Curator
Salary: up to £30,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience
Holidays: 25 days,per annum, pro rata
Contract: fixed-term (until end of March 2019)
Hours: 3 days/24 hours per week
Closing date for applications: 18 June 2018, 9.00am. Please note the museum may, at its discretion, close this vacancy earlier. Early application is advised.
Overview
The Design Museum is looking for an experienced and innovative curator to work as part of the museum’s curatorial team to manage the Designers in Residence programme. Designers in Residence is a core part of the museum’s annual programme. It has two main aims: to provide designers in the early stages of their careers with time and space to develop their practice and produce new work, and to offer museum visitors an opportunity to engage with live design projects. Each year the residency accommodates four designers, working in different disciplines, who develop individual responses to a set theme. After an initial six months’ research and development phase the residency studio is converted into a public showcase to exhibit the work.
The role
The curator will be responsible for supporting the residents during the development of their projects and assisting them in creating the public showcase.
The person
This role will suit a self-motivated and confident individual with excellent curatorial and project management skills, with the flair and creativity to maximise visitor engagement within a museum context.
The benefits
The museum offers many other benefits including cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, childcare voucher scheme, free entry to a wide number of galleries and museums in London, free entry for friends and family to the museum, access to a defined contribution pension scheme, a variety of staff discounts including the museum shop and restaurant.
For more information and to apply, please visit: http://designmuseum.azurewebsites.net/about-the-museum/work-at-the-museum
