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The University Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is a non-collecting academic museum. Its exhibition program prioritizes curatorial, scholarly, and artistic experimentation, supporting publications and projects of local relevance and international significance. The program connects research and knowledge production, the region and NYUAD’s academic community.The NYUAD Art Gallery seeks a curator to play a lead role in realizing its mission. The Curator conducts research and develops museum exhibitions that contribute to art historical interpretation and knowledge production. The Curator will also play a key role in generating outreach strategies, connecting into the university curriculum and out to the greater public, activating the exhibition content through programming, such as symposia, residencies, tours, and workshops.Key ResponsibilitiesCurate a minimum of one major exhibition every other year.Collaborate with guest curators on exhibition development.Conduct research and develop relationships for future exhibitions.Write, publish, and present in public forums related to research.Represent the gallery mission to various communities and in the public eye.Help draw out the content of exhibitions through programming around all exhibitions.Engage different audiences, such as artists, curators, faculty, and community groups.Develop series of public talks and events for different regional publics.Represent the NYUAD Gallery in the communities it serves.Research and develop curatorial texts for NYUAD’s campus-wide collection.Advise on acquisition strategies and oversee site-specific commissions.Minimum RequirementsAn advanced degree in Art History or related field.Six years of relevant experience (can include the post-graduate degree years).At least one major exhibition curated, critically reviewed.Sophisticated understanding of art, art history, art collections.Demonstrated understanding of museum standards of production.Excellent written and verbal communication skills; highly organized and capable of managing multiple tasks; creative and highly detail-oriented; demonstrated ability to interact with multiple constituencies.Knowledge of the MENASA region or related topics.International Modern or Contemporary specialization.Fluent written and spoken Arabic, or other MENASA language.About the Art Gallery at NYUADThe NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery presents curated exhibitions of art and culture across historical and contemporary topics, with a special emphasis on subjects of both regional concern and international significance. Its curatorial platform supports scholarly and experimental installations, artists’ projects, guest curators, and landmark exhibitions. Details of the exhibition program can be found on: https://www.nyuad-artgallery.org/About NYUADNYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr