he Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce two postdoctoral
fellowships, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for
outstanding scholars who have recently earned PhDs (or equivalent
degrees from foreign universities) and wish to pursue curatorial
careers in art museums. These three-year Fellowships will support
scholarly research related to the collections and projects of the Art
Institute of Chicago and will provide curatorial training. The Art
Institute of Chicago is one of the nation’s leading art museums,
containing extensive holdings in most of the world’s major cultures.
Fellows will be fully integrated into the appropriate curatorial
department. They will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of
activities and with colleagues across the museum, including
curatorial, conservation, education, registration, imaging, and
administrative staff. They will have access to the collections, to the
museum’s research libraries and local university libraries, and other
professional privileges accorded the museum’s curatorial staff.
APPLY ONLINE AT: https://csweb.artic.edu/recruit/applyjob.html
Please submit a cover letter summarizing your interest and experience;
curriculum vitae; and a concise statement describing your area of
research and its potential relationship to the museum’s collections.

In addition, three letters of recommendation (submitted independently
by referees) and one copy of a published paper or writing sample
should be sent to:

Joanne Kang
The Department of Human Resources
The Art Institute of Chicago
111South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110
Jkang3@artic.edu

Applications must be received by March 1, 2012