JOB: Director of Old Masters Collection, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
Qualifications:
- Completed university education in the field of art history, cultural history or equivalent Ph.D. or other comparable university qualification
- Very good knowledge of at least two languages must be able to speak and write fluently in English; another language is an advantage
- Minimum 5 years of curatorial experience, scholarship and research
- Contributed significant scholarly research and/or curatorial activities with international impact in the field of art history or cultural history.
Other requirements:
- A strong personality with organizational and management skills, a good communicator and team player
- Ability to develop a concept for creating, protecting and presenting the collections
- Knowledge of basic legislation related to the protection of museum collections
- A good orientation of the Czech art scene and profound knowledge of the international context
- Very good computer skills (especially MS Office and database programs).
Job description:
- Develop strategies for the protection and presentation of the collections
- Managing the work of the NG Collection Department in scholarly research, methodology, and organization
- Responsible for the processing, documentation, preservation and storage of collections
- Provide suggestions for and cooperation in the organization of short-term exhibitions.
What we offer:
- A full-time position of unlimited duration with a 1-year probationary period
- Salary according to the pay scale, with potential bonuses based on personal assessment, management and extraordinary bonuses
- Employee benefits
- Attractive work in a prestigious museum and research institution
- Active cooperation on NG reboot with the aim of achieving the status of significant international museum institution
- Possibility of further education.
The application for the first round must include:
- A letter of motivation in English
- CV in English
- List of published articles
- List of research projects realized
- List of exhibitions realized
- Nostrification of your highest level of education
- Statement of knowledge of the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums
- Personal statement of concept of collection development in English (max. 5,000 characters, including spaces).
The selection process will be over several rounds; an expert commission committee will judge all applications.
Please send your application to hr@ngprague.cz.
Application deadline: 10 April 2015.
Source: H-ArtHist