Director of Curatorial Practice. Melbourne, Australia.
Deadline: October 7, 2012.
Opportunity to establish program of Curatorial Practice and Research at Monash University’s Faculty of Art Design & Architecture in Melbourne, Australia.
Join an established community of nationally significant visual practitioners. Expand the possibilities of curatorial practice through creative/studio outcomes.
Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA) seeks an inspirational and accomplished curator to lead its new discipline of curatorial practice. The appointment is at Associate Professor level.
This is a rare opportunity for a person of vision to create a niched program, beginning with the project-based PhD in Curatorial Practice, building to an international centre of curatorial research and education.
The Associate Professor and Director will be an accomplished curator with a strong international network of professional and academic colleagues. Ideally they will have academic experience and an advanced qualification in a relevant field, and/or commensurate expertise and professional experience. They will have demonstrated capacity to establish and lead curatorial discourse and practice.
Monash is a university of transformation. The desire to make a difference informs its activities in research and education, across its international network of campuses, education centres and partnerships. A member of Australia’s Group of Eight research-intensive universities, Monash seeks to improve the human condition through the achievement of sustainable futures.
MADA is an integrative centre for creative production and cultural enrichment. MADA nurtures the creative outcomes of its students and staff and its transformative practice-based research contributes to the physical and cultural sustainability of our communities.
MADA is located on Monash’s Caulfield campus, integrated with the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA). MUMA offers a critical perspective on the recent history of contemporary art and culture, dedicated equally to Australian and international art.
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Website: http://artdes.monash.edu/
