The curatorial division of European and American Art is responsible for the Gallery’s care, study, display, and expansion of a world-class collection of paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from Europe, America, and other parts of the world, from the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th-century, and 19th-century periods. The Senior Curator of European and American Art is one of four senior curators reporting to the Chief Curatorial and Conservation Officer.
Duties
As the Supervisory Museum Curator, you will:
- Shape the museum’s pre-1900 European and American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts program in ways that expand the contours of historical European and American art and its relevance to contemporary audiences.
- Plan future growth and contributes to the division’s goals and strategies in areas of collection management and expansion, donor development, research, exhibitions, installations, loans, and interpretive programs.
- Work collaboratively with curators across the Gallery to conceive and implement plans for new installations and displays of the permanent collection.
- Embrace innovative approaches to the fields of European and American art, as well as to DEAI principles as they impact scholarship, collections development, staff management, and audience engagement.
- Propose, organize, and review proposals by others for major and minor exhibitions of pre-1900 European and American art both from the Gallery’s holdings and from other institutions and private collections.
- Share or delegate collection management responsibilities for the department that aligns with own expertise.
- Expand and deepen the Gallery’s collections through the acquisition of works of art of the highest quality and relevance to the Gallery’s mission and collecting policies.
- Perform and oversee advanced scholarly research on European and American art in the collection, on prospective acquisitions, in areas of special expertise, and for inclusion or examination in exhibitions, scholarly journals, Gallery publications, lectures, and symposia.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the gallery to develop effective means of sharing scholarly information with diverse Gallery audiences; writes or reviews texts for the website, brochures, leaflets, and other Gallery publications or scholarly studies.
- Manage personnel and resources; responsible for developing and managing budgets and the allocation of space, time, staff, and equipment.
- Perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities for subordinates directly supervised and serves as second-level supervisor for employees who report to the division’s department heads.
- Participate in Gallery-wide activities and meetings related to curatorial or administrative matters of concern to the curatorial and conservation divisions or to the Gallery at large.
Requirements
- You must be a United States Citizen.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- See “Other Information” section regarding Selective Service requirements.
- 5. May be required to obtain/maintain the ability to carry a firearm.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
Qualification
Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the SL-1015-00. Specialized experience is at least one year of experience (combined), equivalent in responsibility to the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, serving as a senior curator, responsible for the overall management, safekeeping, and integrity of Western art before 1900, with a record of achievement in art museum management, art acquisitions, collection care and development, research, publications, exhibitions, interpretation, and programs, together with the breadth of curatorial experience to create dialogues with other media and the curiosity to forge connections across collections areas who specializes in one or more of the disciplines represented by the five curatorial departments that make up the division of European and American Art (American and British, Northern European, French, Italian and Spanish paintings, and Sculpture and Decorative Arts, before 1900), for a major organization or institution.
All applicants must have 1 year of experience. Experience is directly related to the duties and responsibilities of this position, referenced in the technical qualifications, that equipped the candidate with the scope and level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work. This level of responsibility is typically found at the GS-15 or equivalent level in the Federal Government. Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had professional training and experience of the scope, level and quality sufficient to carry out the responsibilities of the position effectively. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Address each of the following MTQ’s separately. MTQ Statements must provide specific examples that address relevant experience, accomplishments and evidence that you possess demonstrated superior technical and senior professional qualifications. Please note that the MTQs must be addressed individually and in narrative form. (Please see ‘Required Documentation’ section for more information)
(Maximum of 2 pages per MTQ):
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of art historical scholarly research methods.
- Expert knowledge and experience in building and managing an art collection.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the curation of artifacts and/or archival materials, experience in budget and staff management, strategic planning, and project management of collaborative and complex curatorial projects and initiatives. Demonstrated knowledge and experience collaborating with non-curatorial staff in exhibit design which may include visual information specialists, educators, interpreters, exhibit technicians, or exhibit specialists; managing a museum program that includes historic artifacts, textiles, documents, photographs, or historic objects; overseeing development and installation of exhibits, strategic planning and prioritizing of content and creation.
- Demonstrated experience and the ability to provide accurate and informative responses to inquiries from outside scholars, colleagues, and the public concerning works in the collection or requests for expert opinions.
Note: Your experience must be detailed in your resume and MTQ responses to receive full credit.
Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in determining an applicant’s ability to perform the duties of a position.
Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules.
“Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered “well qualified” you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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