Executive Director, SU Art Museum
Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York, United States, 13212Work at Syracuse University
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040705Location:
Syracuse, NYPay Range:
$150,000 - $175,000Hours:
Standard University business hours8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
Considering making an application for this job Check all the details in this job description, and then click on Apply.8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)Hours may vary based on operational needs.Job Type:
Full-timeJob Description:Syracuse University seeks a visionary and dynamic museum professional to lead the Museum and oversee outstanding exhibitions, collections, research, visual arts education, and exceptional visitor experiences for the University community and Syracuse community at large.BACKGROUNDThe SU Art Museum is a point of pride for Syracuse University, featuring one of the top ten largest academic museum collections in the United States and providing a rich academic resource for faculty, students, and alumni. It serves the culturally vibrant communities of Syracuse and the Central New York region as well as New York City through its exhibitions and programming at the Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at Lubin House.The Museum plays an active educational role on campus. Its galleries and study rooms function as learning sites, and its expansive collection is a teaching and research tool that serves students and faculty from all schools and colleges on campus. The Museum hosts approximately 250 class visits per year and works closely with faculty from a wide range of academic departments.BASIC FUNCTIONThe Executive Director provides comprehensive artistic vision, administration, leadership, and oversight of the Museum staff. The Executive Director works to secure the Museum's position as an innovative leader among academic art museums; champions the importance of the visual arts, arts education, curatorial practice, and scholarship; ensures that the Museum connects with and is accessible to the local community; and oversees Museum collections, exhibitions operations, finances, and fundraising (in collaboration with the University).Responsibilities:Oversee all museum operations in order to provide strategic and collaborative leadership and vision.Develop and maintain the University art collection, oversee the production of high quality exhibitions, publications, scholarship, and other programs for the SU Art Museum and Palitz Gallery.Provide leadership, vision, and guidance and supervise the activities of seven full-time staff.Create a strategic plan with Board and staff to address museum mission, vision, and goals for the next five years.Implement appropriate policies governing conservation, documentation, security, and storage of, as well as physical and digital access to, the collection.Plan for the long-range development of programs and activities and direct the administrative and operational activities of the Museum.Develop and expand on opportunities that emphasize community engagement.Strengthen philanthropic support and partner with the Advisory Board and the Syracuse University Office of Development to increase major gift fundraising and attract new institutional and individual donors.Application Deadline:To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/103869Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.
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