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About the Role

This position offers the opportunity for a recent PhD in art history or a related field of visual study to enter the field of academic museum education. The Postdoctoral Associate will consult with faculty and graduate student instructors to co-develop and co-teach museum sessions, focusing primarily on artworks in the Johnson Museum’s permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. The Associate will also engage in scholarly reflection upon their practice as a museum educator and maintain an active research profile. In close collaboration with faculty partners, they will program rotating displays in the Johnson Museum’s new Richard Sukenik ’59 Teaching Gallery.

Responsibilities

Co-develop and co-teach museum sessions for university classes.
Focus on artworks in the Johnson Museum’s permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
Engage in scholarly reflection upon practice as a museum educator.
Maintain an active research profile.
Program rotating displays in the Richard Sukenik ’59 Teaching Gallery.
Support and promote new experimental pedagogical collaborations with faculty and instructors in the Sukenik Gallery.
Document and further explore key highlights by way of publication.

Requirements

PhD degree in art history or a related field of visual study.
Museum experience and/or college-level teaching/teaching assistant experience with works of art.
Capacity to respond quickly and effectively to class visit requests.
Ability to work well with colleagues in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent writing, research, and administrative skills.
Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing.

Skills

Interdisciplinary thinking
Object-based learning and inquiry
Collaborative approach
Scholarly reflection
Research
Administrative skills
Writing

Location

Onsite

Work Type

4-year postdoctoral position
Annual appointment

Experience Level

Postdoctoral

Education Level

Salary/Compensations

$63,480 - $67,000
$62,232.00 - $88,745.00

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package
Modest annual stipend to support research
Visa sponsorship is available

About the Company

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is invigorated by the creative potential of its global collections to impact teaching, learning, and research across Cornell University, and to broaden its reach as a world-class academic art museum.
The Johnson Museum enriches learning opportunities for Cornell students by promoting object-based instruction and inquiry, as a component of coursework or independent study, in any discipline across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
The Museum’s educators and curators develop and organize approximately 350 class sessions per academic year in the Museum’s galleries and classrooms.
The Johnson Museum’s permanent collection numbers 40,000 works, spanning six millennia and encompassing art from most world cultures.
Strengths of the collection include Asian art; more than 23,000 prints, drawings, and photographs ranging from the fifteenth century to the present; modern and contemporary painting and sculpture; European art from ancient times to the present; African sculpture and textiles; and pre-Columbian sculpture and ceramics.
Each year the Johnson Museum mounts major exhibitions and programs that present new scholarship and fresh perspectives on the works in our collection or on temporary loan.
Many of these exhibitions are inspired by the Cornell curriculum or are the product of partnerships with faculty, graduate students, other museums, research centers, scholars, cultural practitioners, and source communities.

Equal Opportunity

Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “... any person ... any study.” No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or be subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.