The Museum of Modern Art Research Fellow

Carl Jacobs Foundation Museum Fellow

The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for a Research Fellow in the Department of Photography. This is a two-year, full-time grant funded position.

Responsibilities:

• Assists curatorial staff in all areas of their responsibilities such as collections records, bibliographic and biographical records, files, and general curatorial inquiries.
• Performs work in relation to care of the photographs in the Museum Collection comprising 35,000 objects as well as the Departmental Collection containing approximately 30,000 images.
• Researches and catalogs the Museum Collection and archives under senior curatorial staff supervision.
• Performs in-depth research on subjects such as artists, periods, and countries of origin for each image of interest.
• Identifies exact locations for each image, assigns photograph sources, and rigorously documents the history and provenance of these works.
• Assists in the preparation of checklists and wall labels.
• Performs any other duties reasonably related to the functions described above.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and prior experience cataloging and conducting research in a museum, gallery, or art-related institution.
• General familiarity with 20th-century art.
• Knowledge of basic office procedures and skills.

 Reports to:

The Acting Chief Curator and Senior Curator of Photography and The Peter Schub Curator of Photography.

 Salary:

The salary for this position is $48,000 per annum.

No Deadline

 Application instructions:

To apply, please visit MoMA Jobs.  Applicants should submit a resume and a statement of interest.  Applications without cover letters will not be considered.