Fellowship Opportunities at the Walters Art Museum
To apply for one of these fellowship opportunities, please send all of the required materials by December 1, 2009, to:
Fellowship Committee
Curatorial Division
The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellowship
The Walters Art Museum is pleased to announce one post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an outstanding junior scholar who wishes to pursue a curatorial career in the art museum field. Comprising a two to three year period, the fellowship will support scholarly research related to the collections of the Walters Art Museum and provide curatorial training. Widely regarded as one of the finest museums in the United States, the Walters possesses an encyclopedic collection of eastern and western art. Applications are welcome in all areas of the museum’s collection; applicants in the fields of Ancient Americas, Asian, Renaissance and Baroque, and Ancient art are particularly encouraged to apply.
The Mellon Fellow will be fully integrated into the Curatorial Division and have the opportunity to work closely with an individual curator as well as the conservation and education divisions. The fellow will have access to the museum collections, research libraries both within the museum and in the region and will enjoy all the professional privileges of the museum's staff.
The fellow will divide his/her time between specific research projects (two fifths) and more general curatorial work (three fifths). In consultation with the supervising curator, the fellow will develop a concrete project intended to complement personal research interests. General curatorial activities may include research on the collection, work on the presentation of the collection, and/or its publication in print or online, and/or participation in special exhibition projects. The fellow will be expected to participate in the museum’s education and public programs and deliver public lectures and gallery talks. The fellow will receive a $41,600 annual stipend plus benefits and a travel allowance.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. within the last five years or have a record of equivalent accomplishment. They must demonstrate scholarly excellence and promise, as well as a strong interest in the museum profession.
Applications must include the following material: 1) A cover letter explaining the applicant's interest in the fellowship. It should include home address, phone number, fax number, and email address. 2) A statement, not to exceed four typed pages double-spaced, describing the applicant's area of research and potential relationship to the museum's collections. 3) A copy of a published paper or a writing sample. 4) Complete curriculum vitae 5) Names and contact information for three referees (academic and professional), who should send their letters directly to the museum.
Notes
International Candidates will be considered. Limited research and development funds available.
The Walters will consider all applications received by December 1, 2009. Submit application and all materials to: The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185, ATTN: HR Department-Mellon Fellowship Committee. An EOE/A drug and alcohol free environment.