Research Fellow jobs in Topeka, KS

Interns will participate in a full range of professional staff activities. They will have the opportunity to conceptualize and write for gallery installations and exhibitions when the exhibition schedule allows. All interns will assist with a variety of departmental duties in order to gain broad understanding of museum operations, including attending various staff meetings and assisting at the visitor services desk.

Arts Research Integration:
With the Arts Research Integration program, the Spencer Museum of Art (SMA) at the University of Kansas (KU) proposes to transform the art museum into an active hub for collaborative research between the arts and other disciplines. Research generated by the initiative will foster reciprocal exchange and the production of knowledge driven by scholars from multiple disciplines. By providing opportunities for motivated KU students and faculty to participate in deeper and more sustained interactions with the Museum, ARI will deepen engagement with university audiences and collaborators.

The Spencer Museum of Art (SMA) is seeking a full-time KU graduate student to serve a one-year term (11-month appointment) as a Graduate Research Fellow during the 2024-25 academic year in conjunction with Arts Research Integration (ARI). The ARI Graduate Research Fellow will work with SMA academic staff on research projects that develop through a collaborative exchange of ideas, integrate different disciplinary methods, and connect with the goals and/or resources of the art museum. For this Graduate Fellow, the Museum specifically seeks a candidate with interest in exhibition development and publication management and editing. Areas of focus will include organizing artistic and scholarly content that examines access to land, water, air, and fire for an exhibition, publication, and programming scheduled for 2026. Other overlapping projects will also be in different stages of development and archiving.

Duties

• The ARI Graduate Research Fellow will contribute to the development and promotion of a collaborative, interdisciplinary research culture at the Museum and KU.
• Collaborate with SMA academic staff and may work with faculty and undergraduate research fellows.
• Opportunity to work with invited creative specialists and/or visiting scholars in conjunction with the project.
• Give a presentation to Museum and KU audiences.
• Contribute to the Museum’s online research platform in the form of blog entries, video, images, white papers and the like, depending on the research project and process.

Please provide the following information in your application materials (CV and cover letter), attached as one document, PDF preferred.

• The Spencer Museum of Art currently has multiple internship opportunities available beginning August 2024 through July 2025. Please rank in order of preference which internship you prefer to be considered for, as well as be sure to apply to EACH of the internships you are interested in.
• Museum or related career goals.
• Educational experience in relevant fields of study.
• Work experience and research and/or your interest in collaborative interdisciplinary research (limit of 500 words).
• Brief writing sample (limit 2,500 words) or other scholarly product.
• Other skills such as computer use, video production experience, database experience, etc.
• Provide telephone number and email address where you can be reached.

Additional Information:

• This position is an hourly, approximately 20 hours/week, position for 24, 2-week pay periods.
• This position is an 11 month (24 pay periods) appointment beginning August 8, 2022 and ending July 7, 2023.
• This position is also eligible to participate in the university health insurance program. Visit http://policy.ku.edu/graduate-studies/benefits-for-GRAs-GTAs-GAs for more information.
• Students may apply for one or more positions.
• Students who previously have held an SMA internship are also eligible to apply again for the same or different internships.
• Interns are also eligible for a $500 travel stipend contingent upon available funding.
• SMA interns qualify for in-state tuition and fee rates, and will also receive a tuition waiver for 3 credit hours.

Statement on Diversity & Inclusion
As a premier international research university, the University of Kansas is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that nurtures the growth and development of all. KU holds steadfast in the belief that an array of values, interests, experiences, and intellectual and cultural viewpoints enrich learning and our workplace. The promotion of and support for a diverse and inclusive community of mutual respect requires the engagement of the entire university.

Applicants may contact Joey Orr joeyorr@ku.edu Curator for Research, or Jennifer Talbott jtalbott@ku.edu, with questions. Please complete all areas of the application, including all application questions. Applications will not be accepted without all questions answered.

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20 hours per week, based around class schedule.

Monday August 19, 2024

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