Program Coordinator - Center

The Program Coordinator for the Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies works with the Director and Librarian to manage and develop the Center’s research, educational, arts, and public-facing programs. Part of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Kinney Center fosters programs and collaborations that extend across the Five Colleges and is a member of the New England Humanities Consortium.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in early modern studies together with strong administrative and organizational skills to expand the Center’s interdisciplinary partnerships and public humanities initiatives, including its artist-in-residence and fellowship programs and Renaissance of the Earth project.

Executive Area: Academic Affairs

College/School/MBU: Humanities & Fine Arts

Department: Dean's Office

Schedule: Full Time

Work Arrangement: Onsite

The Program Coordinator for the Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies works with the Director and Librarian to manage and develop the Center’s research, educational, arts, and public facing programs.

Identify, develop, and expand cross-institutional partnerships with educational and public art institutions by taking the lead on targeted outreach and program development. Meet with students, scholars, and administrators of other Renaissance Centers and scholarly programs.

Develop sustainable research partnerships with external Renaissance Centers.

Identify and research grant funding proposals on a regional and national level. Prepare, develop, and co-author, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of scholars, grant proposals and applications.

Steward designated financial resources of the Center toward mission goals.

Work collaboratively with Center staff, University Departments, and community organizations to identify and oversee the development of opportunities for new research networks, a wide range of educational opportunities, and public-facing arts projects that link the history, literature, and art of the Renaissance to modern times. Such projects include musical and theatrical performances; the expansion of the Renaissance of the Earth project across its educational, research, and public-facing agendas;

development of new focus on questions of social and environmental justice; expanding undergraduate opportunities for interdisciplinary work-study.

Cultivate relationships with local artists, herbalists, farmers, and orchardists to expand and market the Renaissance of the Earth research project and Grounded Knowledge Workshops.

Design, implement, and publicize public-facing output (e.g. workshops, performances, arts, and rare book exhibitions, one day symposia on research themes) in consultation with faculty and graduate student research teams.

Organize an annual meeting of 5 College librarians and faculty to identify topics of interest for cross-institutional exhibits, develop question driven pathways through book exhibitions that connect to the learning objectives of 5 College course offerings. Work closely with special collections librarians to identify texts and material objects that can be used for educational purposes in workshop and classroom settings.

Develop an artist-in-residence program at the Kinney Center. Working closely with the Director, develop relationships with arts programs and centers on the east coast identifying opportunities for short-term and long-term artist in residence programs. This may include inviting musicians of historical music, actors, playwrights, directors, visual artists, and authors whose creative work draws upon or adapts questions from the Renaissance. Extend invitations to visual artists to produce gallery shows at Center, musicians to…