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Job Description:
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The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has an international reputation for its innovative work in the field of contemporary art. The Gallery promotes understanding and discussion of contemporary art and contemporary issues in art history, criticism, and curating through research, acquisitions exhibitions, publications, loans, travelling exhibitions, special projects, and exchange programs with major institutions worldwide. The Belkin Art Gallery houses the University’s permanent collection of over 4,500 works of art, one of the largest public collections of art in British Columbia. Complementing its collections of art, the Belkin houses an archival collection relating to the post-war history of art in Vancouver and the avant-garde narratives of the 1960s and 1970s. The Belkin’s holdings provide a resource for exhibitions, teaching, and learning, and scholarly research.
Position Description
Reporting to the Director of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, the Archivist oversees the Gallery’s archives, a repository for records relating especially to contemporary art since the 1960s, including papers of artists, art historians and collectors, and material in multiple media (textual, graphic, moving image and sound), which is used as a research facility for researchers, staff and students. The Archivist is responsible for managing the archive’s day-to-day operations, developing long-term plans, and implementing records management for the Gallery, and oversees the registration, conservation, appraisal, loans, travelling exhibitions, access, security, and storage related to the archives collection. Responsibilities include the arrangement, description and all activities relating to the preservation and processing of archival materials within the Gallery’s holdings; the production of finding aids, both paper based and electronic; promotion of the Gallery Archives within the archival community and contributing to scholarship in the field of contemporary art archives; and managing the archival management database and other special projects, including digitization projects. The Archivist prepares grant applications, manages the archives budget, and supervises students. The position may curate exhibitions of archival materials and present lectures to undergraduate and graduate classes in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies and Art History, Visual Art and Theory. The Archivist works closely with the Gallery’s Registrar and cooperatively with all staff. The position contributes to the policy and priorities of the Gallery’s Archives and record management practices and procedures.
Qualifications
• A Masters of Archival Studies is required for this position.
• A minimum of five years related professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Knowledge of archival arrangement, description, and creating finding aids according to the Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD).
• Knowledge of standards and practices for preventative conservation of archival materials, and preservation techniques and treatments.
• Knowledge of records management policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of BC’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.
• Knowledge of art history, contemporary art and contemporary art practices.
• Experience hiring, training, and supervising staff, work-study students, and professional experience students.
• Experience working in a professional gallery or museum.
• Experience using Microsoft Office is required, experience using PastPerfect and building databases an asset.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with wide range of external and University contacts.
• Ability to handle pressure of meeting competing deadlines under tight scheduling constraints and to use sound judgment in solving problems as they arise.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion in regards to handling confidential information and Gallery records is critical.
• Excellent budgetary management skills.
• Experience appraising archival materials is an asset.
• Knowledge of the UBC community is an asset.
To apply for this position please submit a cover letter and resume to:
Annette Wooff, Administrator
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
The University of British Columbia
1825 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
+1 604 822 1666
annette.wooff@ubc.ca
www.belkin.ubc.ca
Use the following link to view this posting and apply online: www.staffcareers.ubc.ca/33081
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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