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.

 

Senior Curatorial Assistant in Prints & Drawings

Working independently under the guidance of the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the YCBA, the Senior Curatorial Assistant provides a high level of support and oversight to the administrative and curatorial functions of the department, including exhibitions, acquisitions, and loans; collection care and documentation; coordination of meetings and schedules; and supporting the department’s clerical, budgetary, and administrative functions.  

Learn more here.

 

Head of Facilities

Reporting to the YCBA's Director of Operations, the Head of Facilities will oversee facilities planning and maintenance for the museum’s portfolio of six leased and owned facilities, including its landmark building designed by renowned American architect Louis I. Kahn. The position will develop strategic initiatives in support of the programs, collection stewardship, and operations of a world-class university museum, with oversight over facilities project management, risk management, emergency preparedness and emergency recovery, facilities planning, conditions monitoring, and maintenance. The Head of Facilities is responsible for staff moves, furniture and fixture installation and configuration, waste management, and pest management. The position fields and responds to concerns from museum staff and university colleagues about facilities issues (cleanliness, loading dock traffic, climate, fire safety systems, mail delivery, event support, etc.) while also supporting exhibitions, events, and special projects requiring facilities coordination.  

Learn more here.

 

Educator, High School, College, and University

The Education Department of the YCBA is seeking an Educator for secondary school, college, and university audiences. Reporting to the Head of Education, this position will cultivate and strengthen the YCBA's relationship with Greater New Haven secondary schools, colleges, and universities, and develop opportunities for their students and educators to engage with the museum as a resource for teaching, learning, professional development, and social gathering. Through innovative museum-based engagement and teaching practices, the post-holder will encourage students and educators to make use of the YCBA’s collections and spaces in ways that support curiosity and learning and allow them to explore their own lives and the world through art.

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Director of Curatorial Affairs

The Director of Curatorial Affairs (DCA) will provide strategic direction, coherence, and oversight for the curatorial, interpretation, conservation, and publications functions of the YCBA. Reporting to the Paul Mellon Director and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the DCA will ensure that the museum’s artistic program advances the YCBA’s mission, strengthens its public and scholarly impact, and aligns with the YCBA's strategic plan. The DCA will be a strategic and creative partner to the Director, helping to shape the museum’s artistic vision, oversee a sustainable and ambitious long-range exhibition calendar, and drive the curatorial and publications program.

The Yale Center for British Art has partnered with ZRG Aspen Leadership Group for this search. You may view the position prospectus and submit an application here. 

 

"The View from Here" Teaching Artist

The Teaching Artist will co-lead “The View from Here: Accessing Art Through Photography,” a course for high school and early college students from the greater New Haven area. Working in close collaboration with YCBA Education staff, the Teaching Artist will guide students to explore photography as an artistic practice, a way of engaging with works of art in the museum’s collection, and a tool for seeing their world in a new way. This position is open to Yale School of Art photography MFA students, or recent graduates of the Yale School of Art photography MFA program. 

Learn more here.

 

Partners in Museum Learning (Graduate Student)

Working within the YCBA’s Education department, Partners in Museum Learning are returning Yale graduate students who facilitate interactive museum visits for K-12 classes, contribute to artmaking workshops for families, and occasionally facilitate programs and visits for other audiences. This program explores how museum-based teaching can play a vital role in connecting the educational and cultural life of Yale with the broader New Haven community.

Learn more here.

 

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. 

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 New Haven Promise Scholars from New Haven Public Schools. 

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.