About the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.
At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.
Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.
Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.
Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.
Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.
Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
You will plan, facilitate and implement a Museum-wide Fellowship Program for art historians, conservators, scientists and educators at the pre and post-doctoral level. You will establish short and long-term goals for high quality, intellectually engaging programs for the fellows, identifying opportunities to expand the reach of the fellowship program and contribute to the field of museum education. You will work with staff within Education and across the museum, to contribute to the strategic planning and resource building for Academic and Professional Programs.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
- Oversee the planning and execution of year- round Fellowship program activities including orientation, research sharing workshops, talks and exhibition tours with members of the professional staff
- Plan, produce, and implement the Research Out Loud: Met Fellows' Present series in the late Spring.
- Manage Fellows arrival to the Museum and meeting with fellows and supervisors on a regular basis throughout the Fellowship term.
- Develop marketing strategies for promoting and diversifying the fellowship program.
- Collaborate with the Digital Department, Design and Editorial to review/update fellowship section of Website and co-develop high impact online resources and digital tools that support the fellowship program, department and museum goals.
- Supervise an Education Program Associate and guide in building Fellowship Alumni program and related resources.
- Help plan the International Staff Exchange Programs' travel, including initial contact with exchange participants; arrangement of airfare/hotels and scheduling of meetings at MMA and other institutions. Coordinate the MMA's staff participants travel on these same Exchange Programs.
- Oversee Fellowship and International Exchange Program budgets, tracking expenses and preparation of Donor reports.
- Participate in Fellowship Grants Committee meetings and assisting with the processing of incoming fellowship applications, preparation and dissemination of fellowship financial grids and applicant information and taking minutes at the Grants Committee meeting.
- Assist on other visual culture programs related to Universities and Academic Partnerships. Teaching audiences of all ages and abilities across program areas as needed.
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters' degree in the Humanities or Social Sciences
- 5 years’ experience working on Academic and Professional Programs
- Background in History of Art and Visual Culture
- Knowledge of foreign languages
- Excellent organizational skills, follow-through, problem-solving skills, and ability to develop effective program structures and work processes, ability to manage multiple projects.
- Demonstrated management experience, including experience supervising staff, fellows, and/or interns
- Demonstrated experience and commitment to working with individuals from a wide range of social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
COMPENSATION RANGE:
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Pay Range: $75,000 - $82,000
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The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.
Benefits Offerings
The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
- Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
- Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
- Free financial-planning services
- Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
- 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
- A subsidized staff cafeteria
- Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.
The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact
benefits@metmuseum.org
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.