Part-time Lecturer in Museum Studies

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Position Title: Part-time Lecturer in Museum Studies Department: Museum Studies Program Position Type: Faculty Qualifications: MA in Art History, Museum Studies, Material Culture, History, or related discipline preferred. Experience in museum management and/or curatorial experience in an art museum required, depending on whether the applicant wishes to teach one or both courses. Teaching experience at the graduate level strongly preferred. Application Instructions: Apply with cover letter detailing professional expertise and a vision or draft syllabus for the course or courses, CV, and one confidential letter of recommendation. All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/194275. Review of applications will begin on November 1st, 2026, and continue until the position(s) are filled. Questions about the position may be directed to Program Manager, Tamar Slavitt at Tamar. Slavitt@tufts.edu. All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check. Description: The Museum Studies Program at Tufts University seeks one or more part-time lecturer(s) to teach two graduate-level courses, Exhibition Planning for Art Museums and Museum Management: Leadership, Fundraising, and Administration, in Spring 2027. We invite applications from candidates interested in teaching both or only one of these courses. Museum Studies courses typically meet once per week, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Tufts' Medford campus, but there may be flexibility with scheduling. Museum Management: Leadership, Fundraising, and Administration will provide an introduction to the core administrative responsibilities of museum staff at all levels: fundraising, budgeting, communications and marketing, event organizing, staff management, HR and legal issues, planning, and different forms of evaluation. Students will gain an understanding of key business and administrative skills essential to modern museum work. Ultimately, a museum's ability to st

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