AddressUQ Art Museum
Position open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates only
Strong commitment and action toward a diverse and inclusive workforce
Be part of an organisation with meaningful purpose and impact
Based at St Lucia Campus
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.
Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:
26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
17% superannuation contributions
17.5% annual leave loading
Access to flexible working arrangements including part-time work, hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave
Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
On campus childcare options
Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)
Salary packaging options
About This Opportunity
An exciting opportunity is available for an Education Producer to join the UQ Art Museum as part of the Oceans Pathway Program. As the Education Producer, you will provide education and research assistance to the Programming Team. This includes research, writing, rationales, other texts, preparing and managing correspondence and coordinating assigned education projects associated with UQ Art Museum exhibitions and events.
This is an inaugural opportunity for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander), aimed to nurture entry-level and early-career individuals who are passionate about developing a meaningful and fulfilling career in the arts, along developing their leadership. This is a partnership between UQ Art Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The Oceans Pathway Program is designed to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration across institutions (UQAM and AGNSW); and opportunities to work across both Art Museum’s program, projects and team will be provided in the form of an exchange through a dedicated residency at the alternate the Art Museum of up to 6-weeks, with all costs covered.
Key responsibilities will include:
Employ a wide variety of sources to conduct program research related to the UQ Collection, exhibitions and other projects as required.
Under supervision prepare written materials, education guides and kits, and other texts related to the exhibition program and events with strong attention to detail and a high level of excellence.
Work independently under direction to prepare correspondence and other documents for internal and external stakeholders.
Prepare support material for grant submissions and acquittals as required.
Liaise with artists, art dealers and other arts professionals on behalf of the Senior Educators and Curators as directed.
Under the direction of the Senior Education Manager, supervise, coordinate and brief interns and volunteers.
As required, work with the UQ Art Museum’s programming team including, external curators and on the planning and implementation of educational outcomes and associated public programs and events related to exhibitions.
Assist with, tours of UQ Art Museum exhibitions and back of house, and respond to enquiries relating to the Alumni Friends of UQ Collection Study Room
Provide administrative support to the Senior Education Manager, and Curatorial team and undertake other duties as required.
For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.
This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 2 years.
At HEW level 5, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,396 - $86,029, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,553 - $100,654 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.
At UQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are supported to fill their cultural responsibilities, with access to 8 additional days (pro-rata) of paid Cultural Leave annually. Indigenous employees are encouraged to access the UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff Network with a variety of significant events held throughout the year.
About You
The University of Queensland considers that being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991(Qld).
The position is therefore only open to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
A degree in art history/museum studies or related degree.
Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous Australian art or art history.
Demonstrated research and writing skills and the ability to write for a variety of audience demographics and platforms.
Demonstrated commitment and engagement with the arts ecology.
Knowledge of the use of computer applications in a network environment (particularly Microsoft Excel) in a large- to medium-sized organisation or the demonstrated ability.
Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people by telephone, email and in person.
Ability to prioritise own workload, work independently and as part of a team, and meet deadlines.
In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:
Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Peta Rake, Director, UQ Art Museum, at ******@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact ******@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
Want to Apply?
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
Resume
Other Information
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, or age. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to ******@uq.edu.au.
If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
Applications close Sunday, 7 July 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-37401).
