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During the two-to-three-year fellowship, the Fellow will assist Blaffer Art Museum’s director and chief curator with the organization of exhibitions and publications for presentation at the Museum and subsequent circulation to other venues. If appropriate, the Fellow will coordinate and oversee the installation of exhibitions borrowed from other institutions. She or he will work closely with artists on timelines and budgets for works commissioned for exhibition purposes. The Fellow functions as the curatorial liaison for projects organized in collaboration with the School of Art and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, a collaborative center that provides funding and resources to implement interdisciplinary projects that connect with other areas of the University of Houston. The Fellow will work with the Curator of Education in conceiving public programs in conjunction with Museum exhibitions. Additional responsibilities include working closely with Museum's development and marketing staff to expand audiences and support for exhibitions and programs, and training and supervising curatorial interns to assist in the work of the department such as research, exhibition design and publication management . The Fellow will serve as an ambassador for the Museum in the local, national, and international arts community.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge of and passion for contemporary art; BA in Art History or Museum/Curatorial Studies; excellent communication, interpersonal, and management skills. The successful candidate will be collaborative, collegial, creative, and resourceful; demonstrate integrity in all professional matters; enjoy learning from objects and working with students, docents and volunteers. She or he will be committed to the vital academic and cultural life of the University and the surrounding Houston and central Texas community, which is known for its vibrancy and enthusiastic cultural participation. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred qualifications: MA, museum experience, publication history.

Applicants are required to submit an application, cover letter and resume through UH online employment system at https://jobs.uh.edu; posting # 066572.
Salary and benefits are competitive.
Application deadline: Sept. 23, 2011

The Core Program awards one- and two-year residencies to highly motivated, exceptional visual artists and art scholars who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training but have not yet fully developed a professional career. Established in 1982 within the Glassell School of Art, the teaching wing of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas, USA), the Core Program encourages intensive and innovative studio practice as well as the elaboration of an intellectual framework through which to understand that practice. Residents engage in ongoing dialogue with each other and with leading figures in art and criticism who are brought in as visitors.

In 1998, the program added critical studies residencies. These residencies also include a $10,000 annual stipend and access to facilities, including borrowing privileges at the museum's Hirsch Library and the Fondren Library at nearby Rice University. The program runs on an academic calendar, from September through May. Toward the end of each year, the artist residents mount a group show in the school's main gallery, and the critical studies residents prepare essays summarizing aspects of their independent research. These essays, as well as documentation of the resident artists' work, are gathered in a published catalogue. In addition to such writing projects, critical studies residents are challenged to curate their own separate shows using space allotted within the museum and/or school. Additional writing and curatorial opportunities are created through cooperation with other area schools and nonprofit art organizations. Like the artist residents, each critic in the program meets independently with visiting scholars and theorists, as well as the Program Director, to discuss his or her curatorial projects and overall research. In this way an environment is created that amply supports not only the production of individual work by both resident artists and critics but its reception within an intimate yet diverse creative and intellectual community. After the first year, residents may reapply for a second year.

To apply, please visit the Core Program website for further instruction. The application deadline is April 1, 2009, and all materials must be received by that date.