Zanvyl Krieger Fellow (38859)

Walters Art Museum•Baltimore, MD

4d•$58,768 - $58,768•Onsite

About The Position

The Zanvyl Krieger Curatorial Fellowship at the Walters Art Museum is designed to provide curatorial and museum training for an advanced graduate student (a Ph.D. candidate in good standing) in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. It will support halftime work on the fellow’s dissertation and halftime work as a curatorial assistant through an arrangement in which the fellow spends 30 hours a week in the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books (ten of which can be used for dissertation work). Fellows may have the opportunity to assist with researching and cataloging the collection, work on online or print publications related to the collections and installations, as well as assist with exhibition research, and will play a part in the day-to-day running of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books. The museum’s extraordinarily rich collection of books provides a range of possible projects, as it includes over 900 illuminated manuscripts, 1,300 incunabula, and over 2,000 rare books printed after 1501 and covering every time period up through the early 20th century. Candidates must have completed their qualifying exams, must have an approved dissertation prospectus on file in the History of Art Department, and must have begun dissertation research at the starting date of the fellowship. Initially the Fellowship will be for two years, commencing in January 2027. If the fellow’s dissertation is completed within that timeframe, the Fellowship may be extended to encompass a third year of full-time work in the department of Manuscripts and Rare Books (this extension must be cleared with the fellow’s primary academic supervisor). Krieger Fellows will maintain non-resident status in the department at Johns Hopkins up to the time of graduation.

Requirements

Advanced graduate student (Ph.D. candidate in good standing) in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University
Completed qualifying exams
Approved dissertation prospectus on file in the History of Art Department
Must have begun dissertation research at the starting date of the fellowship
Maintain non-resident status in the department at Johns Hopkins up to the time of graduation
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Assist with researching and cataloging the collection
Work on online or print publications related to the collections and installations
Assist with exhibition research
Play a part in the day-to-day running of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books