Career Center

The Ednah Root Curator-in-Charge of American Art oversees a permanent collection of more than 5,000 American art objects spanning the 17th century to the present and serves as Department Head of the American Art Department. In this capacity, the department head has primary responsibility for managing all exhibition, research, publication, acquisition, installation, donor and patron relations, personnel and budgetary matters within the department.  Typical Duties and Responsibilities:  Assumes overall responsibility for the installation, interpretation, classification documentation, and publication of the Museums' American art collections to a broad and diverse audience.  Conducts research in connection with identifying and publicizing objects in the collecti