Job Opportunities

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.

Archives Assistant
The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) seeks an Archives Assistant to support the work of archivists in the museum’s Archives department. 

 

Catalog Librarian
Reporting to the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, the Catalog Librarian creates, enhances, and maintains original and copy cataloging records for a wide range of materials in a variety of formats dating from the sixteenth century to the present, including printed books, maps, manuscripts, serials, auction catalogs, and realia.
 

Head of Visitor Services
Reporting to the Deputy Director for Advancement and External Affairs, the Head of Visitor Services leads the team of employees and activities of the Yale Center for British Art’s newly-formed Visitor Services department.

 

Lead Security Officer
Under the supervision of the Head of Security, the Lead Security Officer will provide necessary administrative leadership for the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) Security staff, the collections housed within and the Center’s occupants. 

 

Mechanical Systems Specialist
Reporting to the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) Director of Operations, the Mechanical Systems Specialist maintains the internal and external environments of one of the finest university art museums in the world. 

 

Paul Mellon Director
Housed within Yale University, the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) seeks a visionary, collaborative, and passionate leader to serve as the next Paul Mellon Director. 

 

Publications Manager
The Exhibitions and Publications Department is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and experienced editor to serve as project manager for three to four major museum publications per year. 

 

Senior Administrative Assistant, Curatorial Division
This position exists within the Curatorial Division, which encompasses the Center’s three curatorial departments—Paintings and Sculpture, Prints and Drawings, and Rare Books and Manuscripts—as well as the Registrar, Installation, Exhibitions, and Publications Departments. 

 

Special Events and Advancement Manager
Reporting to the Deputy Director for Advancement and External Affairs, the Special Events and Advancement Manager is responsible for the management and execution of internal and external event operations at the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA). 

 

Graduate Museum Fellowships for Yale Graduate Students

These fellowships are open to graduate students at Yale to 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.

 

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.