Job Opportunities
The Yale Center for British Art offers a dynamic work environment, with opportunities for staff to enrich and develop their love of the arts while contributing their skills and talents to the mission of the museum. Positions require all levels of education, experience, and training.
Our hiring process is managed by Yale University Human Resources. As a large research university, Yale employs nearly 10,000 staff to support fourteen residential colleges, nine professional schools, three museums, and countless administrative departments. For more information about employment at Yale University, including benefits, visit the university’s employment website.
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Open Positions
Please note: all positions are in person.
Head of Information Technology
The Yale Center for British Art seeks a Head of Information Technology to lead the museum’s technology operations, establish and maintain IT policies, and lead the team that supports the technology needs of all departments.
Reporting to the Head of Installations at the Yale Center for British Art, the Installation Manager will be responsible for the management and maintenance of the collection, as well as all aspects of exhibition preparation and design. The position is responsible for creating design plans, prototypes, 3D models, and fabrication drawings, while understanding current museum standards and materials. The Installation Manager will also co-supervise the art installation and fabrication team throughout projects and installation times.
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Marketing at the Yale Center for British Art, the Communications and Marketing Coordinator furthers the museum's media relations and communications and marketing efforts.
Reporting to the Head of Study Room at the Yale Center for British Art, the Museum Assistant works effectively as part of the Study Room team, and assists and oversees patrons using Study Room for research and teaching.
Reporting to the Chief of Security at the British Art Center, the Security Officer 2 is an essential employee who enforces policies and procedures with respect to the operation, security, and safety of the Yale Center for British Art, its possessions, and its occupants in accordance with industry standards.
Reporting to the Chief of Security at the British Art Center, the Security Officer 2 is an essential employee who enforces policies and procedures with respect to the operation, security, and safety of the Yale Center for British Art, its possessions, and its occupants in accordance with industry standards.
Graduate Research Assistantships
These research positions enhance the educational experiences provided by academic coursework and teaching assistantships at the university, allowing students to extend their range of academic specializations and expertise, and to augment research skills by direct contact with objects in the collections. If necessary, these positions may be offered remotely in accordance with Yale policy.
Learn more here.
Postgraduate Associates
Postgraduate Associate in Paper Conservation
The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) is offering a Postgraduate Associate position for one year in the Paper Conservation Department. This position is open to individuals who have completed a bachelor’s degree in art history, studio art, conservation, or a related field, and are seeking to gain experience to apply to a graduate program in the field of conservation. A demonstrated interest in conservation and preservation is preferred.
Yale/New Haven Museum Postgraduate Associate in Museum Education
The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA), the New Haven Museum (NHM), and the Yale Peabody Museum (YPM) offers a two-year Postgraduate Associate position in the field of museum education for former New Haven Promise scholars. This position is intended for individuals interested in exploring a career in this field. Museum educators come from many different professional backgrounds, and they typically need both knowledge of their museum’s subject area and familiarity with pedagogy. The position is designed to offer opportunities for growth in both content knowledge and object-based teaching strategies. After the two-year program, the Postgraduate Associate will be well positioned to further their work in museum education.
This position will introduce the field as well as provide hands-on experience teaching and learning in the museum environment. It is designed to expose the individual to a broad range of museum education practices, including but not limited to programs for K–12 schools, undergraduate college and university students, after-school and youth groups, neurodiverse children and adults, and the public. The Postgraduate Associate will rotate through the Yale Center for British Art, the New Haven Museum, and the Yale Peabody Museum during their two-year appointment. Over the course of the position term, the individual will be mentored by staff in the three museum education departments and will have the opportunity to engage with other postbaccalaureate fellows on the Yale campus.
Internships
The YCBA, supported by the generosity of Nancy Horton Bartels and her late husband, Henry E. Bartels, is pleased to offer academic-year and summer internships to Yale undergraduates and summer internships for HBCU undergraduates from New Haven County.
Learn more here.
Student Guide Program
The Student Guide Program offers Yale undergraduates from all disciplines the opportunity to engage with original works of art and become familiar with a variety of museum departments.
Learn more here.