Curator (Identified s105) & Education Producer (Identified s25) - UQ Art Museum

• UQ Art Museum
• Two positions open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates only
• Strong commitment and action toward a diverse and inclusive workforce
• Be part of an organisation with meaningful purpose and impact
• Based at St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including part-time work, hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $5.75 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About These Opportunities

An exciting opportunity is available for a Curator to join the UQ Art Museum. The Curator is a key contributor to the research, development and delivery of innovative exhibitions of Indigenous art and ideas, ensuring industry best practice for the museum, that artists are nurtured and critical conversations are encouraged that benefit and involve the University and broader communities. The Curator role is an integral collaborative role within the museum and will providing mentorship to students across the creative and administrative dimensions of intersectional curatorial practice.

This position includes the research and recommendation of works of art for The University of Queensland Art Collection, in discussion with, and alongside the Director and other members of the Curatorial team.

The position has delegated responsibility for the management, coordination, and supervision of paid assistants including casual staff and interns.

For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.

Another excellent opportunity is available for an Education Producer to join the UQ Art Museum as part of the Oceans Pathway Program. As the Education Producer, you will provide education and research assistance to the Programming Team. This includes research, writing, rationales, other texts, preparing and managing correspondence and coordinating assigned education projects associated with UQ Art Museum exhibitions and events. 

This is an inaugural opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), aimed to nurture entry-level and early-career individuals who are passionate about developing a meaningful and fulfilling career in the arts, along developing their leadership. This is a partnership between UQ Art Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales.

The Oceans Pathway Program is designed to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration across institutions (UQAM and AGNSW); and opportunities to work across both art museum’s program, projects and team will be provided in the form of an exchange through a dedicated residency at the alternate the art museum of up to 4-weeks, with all costs covered.

For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.

About You

The University of Queensland considers that the filling of the Curator position constitutes an equal opportunity measure under s105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991(Qld) and under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and that being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for the Education Producer position under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991(Qld).

These positions are therefore only open to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

The successful candidates will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

A degree in art history/museum studies or related degree is required. For further selection criteria please visit the UQ Careers portal links (below) and/or download the information booklets (above).

Questions?

For more information about these opportunities, please contact Peta Rake, Director, UQ Art Museum, at p.rake@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

To submit an application for the Curator role (Job Reference Number – R-38475), go to the UQ Careers portal here and use the Apply button.

To submit an application for the Education Producer role (Job Reference Number – R-37401), go to the UQ Careers portal here and use the Apply button.

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
• Resume

Applications close Sunday, 7 July 2024 at 11.00pm AEST

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, or age. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to talent@uq.edu.au.