Curator, Tracey Moffatt Archive — Archival Research & Digitisation

The University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Curator, Tracey Moffatt Archive at Chau Chak Wing Museum. This is a full-time, 3-year fixed term opportunity to lead the management, development and accessibility of a nationally significant archive dedicated to Tracey Moffatt’s work.

The role encompasses archive stewardship, including project management, cataloguing, digitisation, conservation coordination and supporting research access.

Qualifications

• proven experience in a curatorial role, contributing to collection stewardship, research, interpretation and the development of meaningful cultural and scholarly outcomes
• advanced project management capabilities, including the planning, coordination and successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects and strategic initiatives
• well-developed organisational and planning skills, enabling effective management of complex workflows, resources and competing priorities
• excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence and collaborate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• awareness of and commitment to best practice in the care and management of culturally sensitive collections, including the application of appropriate cultural protocols and ethical standards

Responsibilities

• overseeing all aspects of archive stewardship and development
• project management, cataloguing, digitisation and conservation coordination
• providing research access and ensuring preservation to high professional standards
• contributing to scholarship, collection care and public engagement through archival and curatorial practice
• supporting collection-based research, exhibition development and strategic initiatives

Skills

Curatorial experience

Project management

Organisational planning

Interpersonal communication

Cultural stewardship

Job description

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Curator, Tracey Moffatt Archive at Chau Chak Wing Museum. This is a full-time, 3-year fixed term opportunity to lead the management, development and accessibility of a nationally significant archive dedicated to Tracey Moffatt’s work.

The role encompasses archive stewardship, including project management, cataloguing, digitisation, conservation coordination and supporting research access.