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About the Role
A six-month fellowship is available for an outstanding candidate to pursue research in the field of medals (circa 1400-1900). This fellowship offers invaluable curatorial training and provides the scholarly and financial resources required for completing the assigned research project. The ideal candidate will contribute to expanding knowledge in the field of medals, ideally focusing on objects within the Frick's collection.
Responsibilities
- Work with curatorial and educational staff on research for permanent collection displays and special exhibitions.
- Participate in the daily administrative routines of a small museum.
- Deliver a public lecture on the topic of their research at the Frick.
- Prepare research for publication in the Frick’s series of Scher Fellow Lectures.
Requirements
- Applications are invited from candidates at any career stage across academia, museums, and related fields.
- Particular consideration will be given to early-career candidates.
- A cover letter explaining the applicant's interest in the fellowship, including home address, phone number, and email address.
- An abstract, not to exceed three typed pages double-spaced, describing the applicant's area of research.
- A complete curriculum vitae of education, employment, honors, awards, and publications, including anticipated Ph.D. completion date if applicable.
- A copy of a published paper or a writing sample in English, no more than fifty pages in length.
- Three letters of recommendation (academic and professional) sent directly from recommenders to scherfellowship@frick.org.
- Physical requirements are comparable to most office roles: ability to interact in-person with colleagues, use common office tools and machines, and traverse throughout the offices and building(s).
Skills
- Research in the field of medals (circa 1400-1900)
- Object-based research
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Temporary
- Fellowship
Experience Level
- Early-career candidates will be given particular consideration
Salary/Compensations
- $31,250 for six months
Benefits
- 14 paid holidays (including Juneteenth and Election Day), plus four floating holidays.
- Accrual of up to 12 sick and 12 vacation days in the first year, increasing to 25 vacation days in subsequent years.
- Paid bereavement and family leave.
- Eligibility for employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance plans (employee contribution based on income and coverage).
- Defined benefit pension plan (equivalent to an additional 12% in compensation).
- Option to contribute to a Tax Deferred Savings Plan (403(b)).
- Frick covers the entire cost of short- and long-term disability and life insurance (life insurance up to three times annual salary).
- Employee Assistance Plan.
- Discount on Citi Bike memberships.
- Discount on bike helmets.
- Discount on food pickup or delivery through Seamless/Grubhub when working on-site.
- Discounted Metro Cards/Transit Checks.
- Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses, dependent care, and commuting costs.
- Discount on Museum Shop purchases.
- Travel expenses related to research will be covered.
About the Company
- Internationally recognized as a premier museum and research center, known for its distinguished Old Master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative arts.
- The collection originated with Henry Clay Frick and has grown significantly since the museum's opening in 1935.
- The Frick Art Research Library is recognized as one of the world's top art history research centers.
- The Frick Collection has undergone a comprehensive renovation and reopened in April 2025 after a period at Frick Madison.
Equal Opportunity
- The Frick Collection provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, or other characteristics protected by law.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.