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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 19, 2008

To: All Staff

Subject: Job Opportunity in the Photography Department

Associate Curator

Photography Department

Reporting to the Curator/Department Head of Photography, the Associate Curator handles both curatorial and collections management related responsibilities for the Photography department, involving preservation of the Museum's collections, research and dissemination of information about the collection, as well as the organization of exhibitions and acquisition of art for the collection.

Some essential duties include: interpretation, cataloguing, and study of permanent collection; generating, planning, and implementing special exhibitions; fundraising for acquisitions and exhibitions; donor/artist/trustee relations; responding to both public and scholarly inquiries; docent training; collaboration with Conservation and Collections Management departments to ensure preservation of the collection.

The qualified candidate will have a Master's degree in Art History or in Museum Studies with a Photography specialization, and at least three to five years of experience involving museum curatorial work, collections management, and teaching at a college level. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Previous supervisory experience and a record of publications are strongly preferred. The successful candidate will have exceptional written and oral communication skills.