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Job Description:
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Reporting to the Manager, Research and Curation, the Curators are subject matter experts in their fields relevant to human rights. The Curator is an experienced scholar who plays an important role within and beyond the museum, informing and influencing a wide variety of programs, products, and services.
The Curator, informed by corporate objectives, and the strategic plan, creates content through research to be communicated to a broad array of audiences and through various media including exhibitions (physical, online, and digital), events and programs, and public and scholarly engagement. This may include conducting primary, secondary, and oral history research. The Curator may be asked to propose research plans and undertake major research projects. The Curator in collaboration with other departments and divisions supports and provides subject matter expertise across the museum; and performs other related duties as reasonably assigned.
Skills and Qualifications – Required
• Minimum of a master’s degree in a field relevant to Canadian and/or international human rights law and 3 – 5 years’ experience in conducting in-depth research on human rights related topics (for example, human rights history, democratic rights, equality rights, LGBTTQ* rights, women’s rights, labour rights, disability, etc.) or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge within the field of human rights issues;
• Knowledge of scholarly research methodologies, and critical perspectives in a variety of related disciplines;
• Experience in writing for scholarly publications, and in communicating research findings on human rights topics
• 2-3 years’ experience in curation (including research, exhibitions, and collections development);
• Ability to present information from multiple sources through popular writing, lectures and exhibitions suitable to a broad public audience;
• Ability to engage in dialogue with people of varying viewpoints and to exercise tact and diplomacy in working on projects of a difficult, specialized or highly sensitive nature.
Skills and Qualifications – Desired
• PhD in a field relevant to Canadian and/or international human rights law;
• The ability to communicate in both official languages, oral and written, is a significant asset;
• Post-secondary education in Museum Studies;
• Demonstrated superior communication skills: written and oral.
• Experience contributing subject matter expertise, e.g., on committees, panels, or editorial boards; by reviewing papers and grant applications; by teaching at the university level and/or supervising students.
Attributes
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to synthesize disparate information in accessible ways.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with multiple teams within the department and across all divisions.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to convey difficult subject matter to a wide range of audiences (scholarly, public, media, etc.).
• Attention to detail, particularly with regard to accuracy, balance, authenticity and integrity of the museum’s subject matter as conveyed through multiple programs.
• Integrity and Rigor – focused on producing a high quality and credible outcome.
• Ability to conduct research using a variety of digital sources, basic understanding of various digital, reference, and research platforms used to disseminate content.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines; strong organization skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team or on committees. Works collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé through CMHR’s Careers page at https://humanrights.ca/about/careers by July 23, 2018. The cover letter must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the Qualifications – Required and Desired (if applicable). Résumés will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the cover letter.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment processes and work environment. Please advise the HR representative if accommodation measures must be taken to enable you to apply and be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.
All applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt of their application. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Intent / Result of process: An eligibility list of qualified candidates may be created as a result of this process. The list would have a retention schedule of six months.
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