Educator, Academic

Educator, High School, College, and University

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The Education Department of the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) is seeking an Educatorforsecondary school,college,and university audiences. Reporting to the Head of Education, this position will cultivate and strengthen the YCBA’s relationship with

Greater

New Havensecondaryschools, colleges, and universities,and develop opportunities fortheirstudents and educators to engage with the museum as a resource for teaching, learning, professional development, andsocialgathering.

Through innovative museum-based engagement and teaching practices,the post-holderwillencouragestudentsand educators to make use of the YCBA’s collections and spaces in ways that support curiosityandlearningand allowthemtoexploretheirown lives and the world through art.

Working closely with faculty,teachers,andstudentsin

Greater New Haven,as well as colleagues in theYCBA’sResearch

Department, Study Room, and Reference Library, this role supports both the integration of the YCBA intolocallearningand engagementandthe development of co-curricular pathways that foster students’ intellectual, professional, and personal growth. Through mentorship and sustained relationship-building, the Educator oversees and expands opportunities for interacting with themuseumand its collections,including through cross-institutional initiativesandinternships for students in the city and atYale.

The post-holder willexpandourpartnerships withsecondaryschools, colleges, and universitiesbyprovidingnewopportunities for curriculum developmentandteacher training inobject basedlearningandbycreatingandfacilitatingcurricularvisits using input fromschool staff and faculty.

They will also oversee existing programs that support visitor engagement,such as teacher workshops, the summer teacher institute, instructional webinars, summer art programs, and writing and photography classes and competitions.

The YCBA is a world leader in the study and display of British art and culture and is uniquely positioned to serve both public and academic audiences.

This is a fixed duration position of 18 months starting from the date of hire.

• Strategizes ways to build reciprocal relationships between the YCBA and the Greater New Haven community.
• Prioritizes diversity and inclusion in programming and teaching practices.
• Strongly advocates for the integration ofYCBAcollections into teaching across disciplines.
• Oversees existing andnew programs that support community engagement with original works of art.
• Grows collaborative relationships with a wide range of New Haven high schools, community colleges, and universities.
• Represents the YCBA in the national and international museum community to share innovative collaborations.
• Supervises students, fellows, interns when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 1. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.
• 2. Ability to think strategicallyaboutthe growth and development of educational and community outreach programs.
• 3. Capable of developing effective collaborations between the YCBA, schools, local institutions, and community groups.
• 4. Excellent organization and management skills.
• 5. Previousexperiencewithandexpertisein high school and college teaching in art, art-historicalorobject-focused research,and community engagement.
• 1. Strategizes and strongly advocates for the integration…