Association of Academic Museums & Galleries.
Director of Education, Engagement, and Learning – Jule Collins Smith Museum of
Association of Academic Museums & Galleries., Auburn, Alabama, us, 36831
Director of Education, Engagement, and Learning – Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University
Job Code:
AB19FLSA status: ExemptJob Family: No FamilyGrade 36: $59,700 – $99,600Job Summary
Reporting to the Director/Chief Curator, the Director of Education, Engagement, and Learning leads the museum unit responsible for creating and implementing all Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts (JCSM) engagement/learning programs and initiatives. Responsible for executing the Museum’s vision of a highly creative, outward-facing, visitor-centered institution that welcomes everyone to explore, experience, and engage with the visual arts in service to the university, the region, and the nation.Serves as the primary liaison with university faculty regarding museum interaction, responsible for increasing social interactivity and creative participation, and ensures delivery of relevant, engaging, authentic, accessible, diverse, and inclusive mission-based experiences, digital resources, and other educational services, on-campus, online, and offsite.Essential Functions
Manages JCSM’s Education/Engagement/Learning unit, inspiring and nourishing capacity and culture around innovation and creative learning to foster meaningful and transformative experiences for audiences at an institution that celebrates art, film, and cultural discourse.Establishes the guiding principles of the museum’s education, engagement, and learning offerings aligned with its mission and vision to actively engage new, diverse, and broad audiences across the region and state connected to museum exhibitions and collections.Strengthens the academic role of the museum within the university and grows student/faculty participation, fostering collaboration and agency in and with the museum by conceptualizing and developing flexible, multi-disciplinary programs and activities.Connects with and/or schedules a broad variety of artists, art historians, writers, and performers related to exhibits and the collection to produce engagements such as artist’s talks, scholarly lectures, panels, and workshops.Provides vision and programming support to the Director, and collaborates with other senior leadership team members to establish programmatic impact goals to ensure mission and strategic alignment.Provides innovative leadership to ensure expansion and enrichment of the relationship between the museum and surrounding communities through broad partnerships.Monitors effectiveness, gathering and analyzing qualitative and quantitative statistics, and other engagement metrics for use in evaluation, reports, and grants.Develops and oversees the unit’s annual budget, particularly tracking expenditures to ensure adherence to set goals.Supervisory Responsibility
Full supervisory responsibility for other employees is a major responsibility and includes training, evaluating, and making or recommending pay, promotion or other employment decisions.Minimum Required Education and Experience
Minimum Focus of Education/Experience
Education : Master’s Degree in Arts Education, Public Humanities, Cultural Studies, Museum Studies, or related field.Experience (yrs.)
5 years of experience in Art/history, museum teaching, and multi-sensory, object interpretation strategies. 2 years of increasing management responsibility, recognition at regional or national level of engagement work, and major projects/initiatives at a university.Substitutions allowed for Education:
Indicated education is required; no substitutions allowed.Substitutions allowed for Experience:
Indicated experience is required; no substitutions allowed.Minimum Required Knowledge
Knowledge of art/history, museum teaching, and object interpretation strategies; broad understanding of the field of visual arts, including a range of historical periods, cultures, and artistic trends.Certification or Licensure Requirements
None Required.Physical Requirements/ADA
Occasional and/or light lifting required. Limited exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc.
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Job Code:
AB19FLSA status: ExemptJob Family: No FamilyGrade 36: $59,700 – $99,600Job Summary
Reporting to the Director/Chief Curator, the Director of Education, Engagement, and Learning leads the museum unit responsible for creating and implementing all Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts (JCSM) engagement/learning programs and initiatives. Responsible for executing the Museum’s vision of a highly creative, outward-facing, visitor-centered institution that welcomes everyone to explore, experience, and engage with the visual arts in service to the university, the region, and the nation.Serves as the primary liaison with university faculty regarding museum interaction, responsible for increasing social interactivity and creative participation, and ensures delivery of relevant, engaging, authentic, accessible, diverse, and inclusive mission-based experiences, digital resources, and other educational services, on-campus, online, and offsite.Essential Functions
Manages JCSM’s Education/Engagement/Learning unit, inspiring and nourishing capacity and culture around innovation and creative learning to foster meaningful and transformative experiences for audiences at an institution that celebrates art, film, and cultural discourse.Establishes the guiding principles of the museum’s education, engagement, and learning offerings aligned with its mission and vision to actively engage new, diverse, and broad audiences across the region and state connected to museum exhibitions and collections.Strengthens the academic role of the museum within the university and grows student/faculty participation, fostering collaboration and agency in and with the museum by conceptualizing and developing flexible, multi-disciplinary programs and activities.Connects with and/or schedules a broad variety of artists, art historians, writers, and performers related to exhibits and the collection to produce engagements such as artist’s talks, scholarly lectures, panels, and workshops.Provides vision and programming support to the Director, and collaborates with other senior leadership team members to establish programmatic impact goals to ensure mission and strategic alignment.Provides innovative leadership to ensure expansion and enrichment of the relationship between the museum and surrounding communities through broad partnerships.Monitors effectiveness, gathering and analyzing qualitative and quantitative statistics, and other engagement metrics for use in evaluation, reports, and grants.Develops and oversees the unit’s annual budget, particularly tracking expenditures to ensure adherence to set goals.Supervisory Responsibility
Full supervisory responsibility for other employees is a major responsibility and includes training, evaluating, and making or recommending pay, promotion or other employment decisions.Minimum Required Education and Experience
Minimum Focus of Education/Experience
Education : Master’s Degree in Arts Education, Public Humanities, Cultural Studies, Museum Studies, or related field.Experience (yrs.)
5 years of experience in Art/history, museum teaching, and multi-sensory, object interpretation strategies. 2 years of increasing management responsibility, recognition at regional or national level of engagement work, and major projects/initiatives at a university.Substitutions allowed for Education:
Indicated education is required; no substitutions allowed.Substitutions allowed for Experience:
Indicated experience is required; no substitutions allowed.Minimum Required Knowledge
Knowledge of art/history, museum teaching, and object interpretation strategies; broad understanding of the field of visual arts, including a range of historical periods, cultures, and artistic trends.Certification or Licensure Requirements
None Required.Physical Requirements/ADA
Occasional and/or light lifting required. Limited exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc.
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