Senior Curator Archeology in Ancient Worlds / / Museum Landmark

BLR WORLD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the museum sector seeks a Senior Curator to manage exhibition strategies and enhance the museum's reputation. The role involves developing research activities, managing budgets, and collaborating with national and international committees. Candidates should possess a PhD and extensive experience in curatorial practices.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of postgraduate experience in a museum or related institution.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• 5-12 published articles in international reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop medium and long-term proposals for exhibitions and displays.
• Manage and develop the unit's budget and administrative actions.
• Enhance the Museum's international reputation through research and publications.

Skills

Research

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Public Engagement

Education

PhD in History of Art, Archaeology, Museology, or Museum Studies

Job description

The Senior Curator / Curator is responsible for the strategy, narrative, collections proposals, and implementation for the department. The role holder will manage strategic goals, develop research activities and content that enhance the museum's reputation, and develop collaborative partnerships with national and international museum committees. The role holder will conceptualize new exhibitions related to the wing and work across the team to enhance the Museum's offerings.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Develop medium and long-term proposals for strategies defined by the SCCM Director on exhibitions and displays, proposing potential acquisitions and research opportunities relating to 10,000 BCE to 500 CE collections.
2. Manage and develop the unit's budget, along with the administrative, legal, and financial actions for the wing.
3. Review, advise, and refine the wing's project proposals and feasibility reports, supporting the provision of timeframes, funding parameters, and resource allocation.
4. Review the wing's progress, analyze reports on visitor activity trends, and provide advice and recommendations for further actions to the department Director.
5. Support the wing's activities in complex, blocked, and unforeseen circumstances impacting the delivery of daily activities, projects, or potential implementation.
6. Regularly evaluate and ensure the wing's research, implementation, and maintenance procedures align with internationally recognized standards.
7. Support initiatives across other departments within the Museum, including collections development, acquisition strategy, and content planning in mediation and education policies.
8. Serve as a subject matter expert in one of the fields related to 10,000 BCE to 500 CE, continuously self-learning to enhance the wing's knowledge offerings, understanding, and techniques related to current collections and researching artifacts of future interest.
9. Enhance the Museum's international reputation through active personal research, publications, conference contributions, and exploring opportunities for loans and development related to the collection.
10. Ensure knowledge transfer to team members and provide on-the-job training opportunities.
11. Manage the collection for the wing, developing preventive and curative conservation policies, supervising restoration projects in liaison with the Preventive Conservation Unit, and creating displays in coordination with the Museography Unit.
12. Create and develop content in line with the mediation and education policy related to the wing.

Ensure operational excellence in achieving KPIs, work towards establishing a sustainable financial model by meeting financial targets, and drive process improvements and efficiency.

• As a brand ambassador, consider the customer perspective in all projects, understanding and managing stakeholder relationships.
• As a leader, create learning opportunities through collaboration, knowledge transfer, and employee development to foster engagement and growth across the Museum.

Normal administrative hours are required, with occasional work on weekends and evenings as directed by the business.

Team Size

To be specified.

Minimum Experience Requirements

• 7-10 years of postgraduate experience.
• Experience as a Curator and Head of Section in a museum or related institution.

Institution

• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• PhD in History of Art, Archaeology, Museology, or Museum Studies.
• 5-12 published articles in international reviews.

Preferred Experience Requirements

• Experience teaching at the university level.
• Experience in public engagement, lectures, and presentations at the international level.

Location: Senior • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates