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Visual Resource Curator - Providence College, Providence, RI Providence College seeks a full-time, 12-month visual resource curator in the Department of Art & Art History to assist faculty in their teaching and research needs by overseeing the Visual Resource Center; curating its electronic, digital, and hardware resources; and supervising the VRC’s student staffing. Primary duties of the position include: 1. Assist art history faculty with course preparation and digital resources needs for teaching and research. Keep up to date on new course development and make recommendations on technical services, applications and equipment that may be useful to current and future courses. Assist with technological aspects of student presentations and virtual and digital projects related to coursework in art history and visual communication courses. Manage students assigned as assistants to art history faculty. 2. Maintain and expand current visual image collections. Train students to add images to the databases used and to assist faculty from the department and throughout the College when needed. Keep up to date with new developments in digital resources platforms and hardware and software that may be useful to faculty and staff. Assist with monitoring and overseeing maintenance of computer hardware, electronic equipment for art history and studio art classrooms and offices, including computers, projection equipment, screens, lecture and presentation devices such as mics and pointers, etc. Keep abreast of new software and updates especially regarding visual presentations, and databases for art historical research. Be aware of software and hardware used in studio art courses, and assist and advise as necessary. Advise on new purchases and technological developments that may be useful to department faculty. Maintain, expand and facilitate use of the VRC video, book and journal collection. 3. Coordinate with PC Galleries Director and staff to hire, train and manage student workers in the VRC and the Galleries. Maintain department website and social media platforms and supervise student contributions to those platforms. Keep up to date with new technological developments. 4. Manage budget allocations for art history supplies. Order supplies submitted by art historians. Coordinate with studio faculty to manage the budget for student technicians. 5. Coordinate with the department’s studio technician to assist faculty in studio art with course-related needs and shared space coordination. 6. Coordinate with department administrative assistant to maintain and order departmental office equipment and supplies. Assist with departmental events as needed. The position requires a personable, engaging, service-oriented professional with excellent writing skills. Experience in an educational setting is preferred. Additionally, the ideal candidate would possess skills and expertise and/or willingness and demonstrable ability to quickly learn social media platforms, WordPress, art history image databases and research platforms, digital projection tools and presentation software, Photoshop and basic image manipulation software, image scanning tools and equipment, basic video editing software, Zoom and similar online meeting platforms, digital photography skills and basic camera and photographic equipment knowledge. BA or BFA required. Preference will be given to applicants who possess at least an MA in art history, an MFA in studio art, or the equivalent in a related field with relevant experience. The position includes competitive salary and benefits, as well as some research support including travel funds, library resources, and grant writing assistance. The position reports to the Chair of the Department of Art & Art History. Providence College is a Roman Catholic four-year liberal arts institution conducted under the auspices of the Dominican Friars and seeks candidates who can affirm and contribute to its Mission. We believe that cultural and intellectual pluralism is essential to the excellence of our academic program and strive to foster an academic culture and campus community that attracts and supports the development of a stellar and diverse faculty and staff reflecting the global environment in which we live and work. As our student body grows increasingly diverse, experience and commitment to teaching and mentoring students from a range of economic, social and cultural backgrounds is preferred. An Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer, the College especially encourages the applications of women and persons of color. To review the strategic plan, please visit https://strategic-plan.providence.edu/. Providence College is located in the city of Providence—the capital city of Rhode Island situated between New York City and Boston—and home to a vibrant arts scene comprising world-class museums, galleries, universities, theatres, and a philharmonic orchestra. ýCandidates should submit the following documents online: a cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae, undergraduate or graduate transcripts, and the names and email addresses of three reference providers who can submit letters of recommendation on your behalf. Application instructions are available on the College website at: https://careers.providence.edu/postings/6125. For additional information or questions, please contact Paul Crenshaw, Department chair, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Review of applications begins October 29 and will continue until the position is filled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~