Educator

Association of Academic Museums & Galleries.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale Center for British Art in New Haven seeks an Educator for secondary school, college, and university audiences. The role develops partnerships with area schools and universities, expanding curricular visits and object-based learning.

You will mentor students and staff, integrate collections into teaching, and help design programs that foster curiosity and education across disciplines. This is a fixed-term, on-site position with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration.
• Strategic thinking for growth of education programs.
• Ability to develop collaborations with schools and community groups.
• Strong organizational and management abilities.
• Experience and expertise in high school/college teaching in art & related fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop reciprocal relationships between YCBA and Greater New Haven community.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in programming and teaching.
• Integrate YCBA collections into cross-disciplinary teaching.
• Oversee new and existing programs for community engagement with art.
• Cultivate partnerships with high schools, colleges, and universities in New Haven.
• Represent YCBA in museum communities to share collaborations.
• Supervise fellows and interns when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Educator, High School, College, and University

Description

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Overview

The Education Department of the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) is seeking anEducatorforsecondary school,college,and university audiences. Reporting to the Head of Education, this position will cultivate and strengthen the YCBA’s relationship withGreaterNew Havensecondaryschools, colleges, and universities,anddevelop opportunities fortheirstudents and educators to engage with the museum as a resource for teaching, learning, professional development, andsocialgathering.Through innovative museum-basedengagement andteaching practices,the post-holderwillencouragestudentsand educators to make use of the YCBA’s collections and spaces in ways that support curiosityandlearningand allowthemtoexploretheirown lives and the world through art.

Working closely with faculty,teachers,andstudentsinGreater New Haven,as well ascolleagues in theYCBA’sResearchDepartment, Study Room, andReference Library, this role supports both the integration of the YCBA intolocallearningand engagementandthe development of co-curricular pathways that foster students’ intellectual, professional, and personal growth. Through mentorship and sustained relationship-building, the Educator oversees and expands opportunities forinteracting with themuseumand its collections,including throughcross-institutional initiativesandinternships for studentsin the city and atYale.

The post-holder willexpandourpartnerships withsecondaryschools, colleges, and universitiesbyprovidingnewopportunities for curriculum developmentandteacher training inobject basedlearningandbycreatingandfacilitatingcurricularvisits using input fromschool staff and faculty.They will also overseeexisting programs that support visitor engagement,such as teacher workshops, the summer teacher institute, instructional webinars, summer art programs, and writing and photography classes and competitions.

The YCBA is a world leader in the study and display of British art and culture and is uniquely positioned to serve both public and academic audiences.

This is a fixed duration position of 18 months starting from the date of hire.

Specific Duties

• Strategizes ways to build reciprocal relationships between the YCBA and theGreater New Haven community.
• Prioritizes diversity and inclusion in programmingand teaching practices.
• Strongly advocates for the integration ofYCBAcollections into teachingacross disciplines.
• Overseesexisting andnew programsthat support community engagement with original works of art.
• Grows collaborative relationships with a wide range of New Haven high schools, community colleges, and universities.
• Representsthe YCBA in the national and international museum community to share innovative collaborations.
• Supervises students, fellows, internswhen needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

• 1. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.
• 2. Ability to think strategicallyaboutthe growth and development of educational and community outreach programs.
• 3. Capable of developingeffective collaborations between the YCBA, schools, local institutions, and community groups.
• 4. Excellent organization and management skills.
• 5. Previousexperiencewithandexpertisein high school and college teaching in art, art-historicalorobject-focusedresearch,and community engagement.
• 1. Strategizes and strongly advocates for the integration of a collection or collections into teaching across the Yale curriculum.
• 2. Conceives and oversees programs that support faculty teaching from original works of art, including faculty seminars, workshops, and study days.
• 3. Grows collaborative relationships based on teaching from the collection(s) with a wide range of academic departments and programs.
• 4. Conceives and facilitates object study sessions, working closely on specific faculty collaborations that support the interdisciplinary growth of academic affairs in ways that strengthen future partnerships.
• 5. Conducts preparatory research necessary to ensure best practices in how faculty use the collection with their students.
• 6. Collaborates with other museums and other collections at Yale for teaching purposes.
• 7. Collaborates with Education staff to develop a pedagogical and philosophical approach to teaching with objects and cross-disciplinary thinking.
• 8. Represents the University in the national and international academic museum community for the purpose of sharing research and developments in museum-based course collaborations.
• 9. Supervise departmental staff, including assigned fellows and interns.
• 10. Other duties, as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s Degree in Arts, Art History, Education or related field and five years of professional museum experience in the areas of education or curatorial or an equivalent education and experience. Comprehensive knowledge related to one or more collection areas.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

Required Licenses or Certifications:

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements:

Job Posting Date

08/25/2026

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Galleries & Museums

Compensation Grade Profile

Curator 3, Education (24)

Salary Range

$68,000.00 – $120,500.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff Fixed Duration (Fixed Term)

Work Model

On-site

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