Duties & Responsibilities:

The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Associate Curator of Asian Art is expected to be an intellectual authority of, and assume the full range of curatorial responsibility for, the collection of Japanese art at the Museums. The Rockefeller Associate Curator will be responsible for the care, documentation, research, presentation, publication, and for strengthening of the collection of Japanese art. The curator crafts an ambitious exhibition, research, and publication program for Japanese art and works closely with students and faculty to foster a significant and sustained curricular use of the collection for both undergraduate and graduate teaching.  The curator works within a team environment and promotes dialogue, engagement, and collaboration with colleagues within the division and with curatorial departments that have overlapping collection holdings and expertise, including the Division of Modern Contemporary art for Japanese art post-1900. The curator promotes and strengthens the presence of Japanese art at the Museums and works closely with fellows, interns, and junior curatorial staff towards this end. The curator recommends purchases and solicits gifts for the collection and assumes an active role in soliciting funds for museum purposes, including acquisition, exhibition, conservation, and publications, from individuals, foundations, federal agencies and other sources.   Three-Year Term, with the possibility of advancement, as well as renewal.

Basic Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Art History or East Asian Studies; minimum five years progressively responsible curatorial experience; demonstrated record of scholarship and achievement in the field of Japanese art.

Additional Qualifications:

Commitment to working in a university setting.

Additional Information:

Position Reports To: Division Head

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