GRI Chief Curator
The J. Paul Getty Trust | |
vision insurance, paid holidays, 403(b), retirement plan | |
United States, California, Los Angeles | |
1200 Getty Center Drive (Show on map) | |
April 12, 2024 | |
GRI Chief Curator Job Family
Curatorial Type
Regular Full-Time Position Status
Getty Center Workplace Type
Hybrid/Partially Remote Salaried/Hourly
Salaried Hiring Pay Scale
$150,077 - $206,354 Annually Salary
Commensurate with experience and internal equity Program/Department
Research Institute - 0440-Curatorial Requisition Number
2024-4403 ERRP Eligible
No Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion at Getty Getty believes diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion are essential to our excellence and to the execution of our mission. The Getty community values differences in the pursuit of inquiry and knowledge, mutual understanding, respect, trust, transparency, and cooperation. We are committed to creating a welcoming workplace that reflects the various backgrounds of the communities we serve and includes individuals who bring a diversity of values and experiences. Individuals of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Job Summary With up to 20 staff members and a robust acquisitions budget, the Getty Research Institute's (GRI) Chief Curator will have the opportunity to create world-class collections to advance research at the Getty and around the globe. Reporting to the Associate Director of Collections & Discovery and working in close partnership with other members of the GRI management team, the GRI Chief Curator will develop and implement the GRI's strategic priorities for Special Collections in an academically stimulating environment. To accomplish this ongoing effort, the GRI Chief Curator will oversee a team of 11 Curators who collectively manage roughly 72,000 rare books, 27,000 single prints and drawings, 800 collections of rare photographs, and over 120,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives, along with optical devices, architectural models, audiovisual recordings, and digital-born materials. The focus of the GRI Chief Curator will be to oversee the acquisition and collection process from a wide variety of perspectives reflecting a collection mission and strategy that focuses on shifts in scholarship, engaging new audiences, and creating access and amplifying the acquired and newly-acquired content with the curators and institutional partners while emphasizing a current initiative to promote cataloging of large collections alongside reducing the number of incoming acquisitions. The efforts of the GRI Chief Curator and curators will be anchored in a strong interest to bring existing departments and work processes into alignment and center the work along the core set of values: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion, as well as Sustainability and Education so that the GRI can more effectively advance the local, transnational, and global discovery of research materials essential to the study of art history, visual culture, and the built environment. The GRI Chief Curator works closely with other institutions within Getty, including the Museum, Conservation Institute, Foundation, Getty Digital, Development, Communication, and the Trust, to encourage further discourse and partnership (acquisitions, exhibitions, and programming) and strengthen this department's work in furthering Getty's mission. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will be a scholar and a strong administrator and manager who may come from art libraries, rare book libraries, special collections, university libraries, academia more generally, or from a foundation, museum, or other cultural institution focused on humanistic inquiry. They will manage a department noted for its collegiality among the staff who embody a willingness to experiment with new ideas and approaches. The department will continue to work on generating groundbreaking exhibitions, publications, and research projects that the ideal candidate will influence. The new GRI Chief Curator will oversee the growth and shift of this department into one that reflects 21st-century collection best practices, with particular attention to ethical stewardship, and will be noted for their administrative, management, and problem-solving abilities. Growth, passion, and excitement will result from inspired partnership from the curators advocated by the new GRI Chief Curator, particularly with the institutions within the Getty and, most importantly, with The Getty Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity for a candidate passionate about the centrality of visual culture to join the management team at one of the world's premier humanities-based research institutes. APPLY The position will remain open until filled. Applications received by May 30 will be given first consideration. The letter of interest should outline your interest in joining GRI and relevant accomplishments. Please provide two examples of why you would be a strong candidate and the key attributes you would bring to this . COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The Hiring Pay Scale for the position is $150,077 - $206,353 annually. Getty offers a comprehensive full employment benefits package. To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and a long list of perks, go to GettyHR.com. Major Job Responsibilities Strategic Goals:
Establish a collection acquisition framework, strategy, and process that shapes the planning and execution of all department efforts, with a current emphasis on strategically managing the number of large collections requiring intense cataloging.
The following responsibilities represent the encompassing portfolio of the GRI Chief Curator: Management
Acquisitions
Registrars and Exhibitions
Library Reference
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Benefits and Perks Here are just some examples that Getty offers/provides for full-time employees:
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and long list of perks, go to Getty HR. Equal Opportunity Employer We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status. |