Director Museum

New Mexico State University•Las Cruces, NM

22h•Onsite

About The Position

New Mexico State University seeks a Director of the University Art Museum (UAM) to coordinate and realize exhibitions and programming that advance the museum’s and university’s missions and heighten the UAM’s visibility regionally and nationally. The Director plans and manages 9 to 12 rotating exhibitions annually with support from the Art Museum Manager. The role raises, manages, and optimizes funding from diverse sources, builds donor relationships, and stewards organizational resources responsibly and sustainably. The Director oversees the museum’s financial, facility, technology, marketing, communications, and human resource functions and streamlines operations to meet organizational needs. The Director oversees the NMSU Permanent Art Collection, budgeting, and acquisitions with support from the Collections Curator; trains undergraduate and graduate student employees; researches and prepares grant proposals; and serves as a liaison and resource for the NMSU campus and broader community. The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, works closely with NMSU executive positions and the NMSU Foundation, and implements policies and procedures consistent with the museum’s bylaws and American Alliance of Museums National Standards and Best Practices. The UAM is located on NMSU’s main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is a contemporary visual arts facility with the world’s largest collection of 19th-century Mexican retablos, as well as modern and contemporary collections including photographs, paintings, prints and graphics, book art, metals and jewelry, sculpture, and ceramics.

Requirements

Associate’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience.
Knowledge of museum and curatorial practices, including exhibit preparation.
Standard work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher.
Connection with the unique Southwest and borderland region.
Identification with the UAM’s mission and values, including appreciation for the scope and breadth of its collections and assets.
Ability to define, communicate, and execute clear priorities within a public, state-funded institution.
Demonstrated administrative competency.
Experience supervising staff.
Leadership in a collaborative environment.
Experience and success in grant writing.
Ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate across departments and areas of expertise.
Experience overseeing, training, and teaching students in a range of museum areas and skills.
Teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and realize exhibitions and programming that advance the UAM’s and the university’s missions and increase the museum’s regional and national visibility.
Plan and manage 9 to 12 rotating exhibitions annually, with support from the Art Museum Manager.
Raise, manage, and optimize funding from diverse sources; build lasting donor relationships; and steward organizational resources responsibly and sustainably.
Oversee the UAM’s financial, facility, technology, marketing, communications, and human resource functions.
Streamline operations to meet organizational needs.
Oversee the NMSU Permanent Art Collection, budgeting, and acquisitions, with support from the Collections Curator.
Train undergraduate and graduate student employees.
Research and prepare grant proposals.
Serve as a liaison and resource for the NMSU campus and broader community.
Work closely with NMSU executive positions and the NMSU Foundation.
Implement policies and procedures in accordance with the museum’s bylaws and American Alliance of Museums National Standards and Best Practices.