Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Western Art

Details

Location:

Oxford (OX1 2PH
). Home working is possible at least one day a week.

Category:
Curatorial Research

Salary:
Starting from £56,623 per annum

Contract type:
Contract

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

The Ashmolean Museum is seeking an outstanding Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art to lead the development, interpretation, and research of post-1945 collections within the Western Art Department. You will also be the curatorial lead for our experimental contemporary space, working with artists and colleagues across the museum to deliver an ambitious programme.

You will contribute to the museum’s research and teaching mission through publications, talks, and university teaching, while working closely with colleagues on collections care, conservation, digitisation and interpretation. This is a full‑time, fixed‑term post for five years.

You will have a postgraduate degree in modern and/or contemporary art together with significant curatorial experience within a museum or gallery environment. You will bring expertise in exhibitions, collections development and the presentation of modern and contemporary art.

You will have experience of working with contemporary artists, a strong research and publication profile, and the ability to engage specialist and non‑specialist audiences alike. Strong communication, collaboration and project management skills are essential, together with the ability to build effective professional relationships and support interns, volunteers and students.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer:

• Excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave (bank holidays inclusive)
• Comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family‑friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example shared parental leave.

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