The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust seeks a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Curatorial Research Assistant. This role is a full-time, early career position working closely with the Curatorial team to advance exhibition initiatives, and new acquisitions into the Permanent Collection, and provide essential research and curatorial support to the Collections & Exhibitions department.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform curatorial research for various initiatives related to collections and exhibitions.
  • Serve as a primary contact for the incoming new acquisitions process, liaising with potential donors, conducting object and historical research, participating in offsite and intake meetings, cataloging, and related documentation and administration.
  • Facilitate external research requests
  • Participating in outgoing loan requests
  • Provide insight and detailed reports into the Museum’s Collection for internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Collections and exhibitions and the Curatorial team to create exhibition checklists and perform documentation updates for existing exhibitions.
  • Ideate and suggest rotations as objects are added or excluded to exhibitions.
• Provide curatorial support for exhibitions, including tours, press, programs, and other appropriate initiatives.
• Assist with creation and/or editing of label copy, didactic text, database descriptions, etc.
• Attend exhibition planning and implementation meetings and assist in taking organized notes and following up on action points.
• Share responsibilities for the daily gallery walkthrough.
• In collaboration with more senior staff, participate in file system overhaul and maintenance.
• Liaise with Marketing staff regarding content research and creation for web, social media, press requests, etc.
• Together with colleagues, work with Department interns to assign appropriate research and other tasks.
• Additional projects as assigned and according to the level of training, background, and ability.

Requirements:

• B.A. in Holocaust Studies, Jewish Studies, History, Museum Studies, or related fields, and/or comparable work experience.
• Strong organizational, research/interpretive, writing, relationship-building, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills; TMS experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of relevant foreign language(s) a plus. (Polish, German, Russian, Hebrew, French, Yiddish, etc.)
• The candidate must also be available to work occasional weekends and holidays.

Position Details:

• Reports to Director of Curatorial Affairs
• Covered by the DC-37 collective bargaining agreement.
• Annual compensation rate of $42,328 ($20.35/hr.)
• Full-time, 40 hours weekly

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is an equal opportunity employer. As a cultural institution that teaches about the dangers of intolerance, the Museum is dedicated to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion in its hiring practices.

For consideration, qualified candidates should submit their resume and letter of interest including salary requirements to: humanresources@mjhnyc.org