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Employer name: Royal Ontario Museum

Contact information:
Anu Liivandi
Assistant Curator
Textile & Costume Section
Department of World Cultures
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6
Canada

Tel. 416-586-8057
Fax 416-586-5877
Email anu@rom.on.ca

Date Posted: November 14, 2007

Job Title: Associate Curator, Textiles & Costume of the Eastern Hemisphere, Royal Ontario Museum

Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Art History, Cultural Anthropology, or a related field at the time of appointment; a strong programme of research in some aspect of Eastern Hemisphere textiles and costume; the ability to conduct primary research in the relevant language(s); and be qualified for cross-appointment to the University of Toronto.

Salary/Compensation: Salary and rank are commensurate with experience as stipulated in the Collective Agreement between the ROM and ROM Curatorial Association and the successful candidate is eligible for promotional progression through curatorial ranks to Senior Curator.

Job Description: The successful applicant will join the Textile and Costume section of the ROM's Department of World Cultures. They will oversee a collection of approx. 12,000 works with particular strengths in Chinese Qing dynasty court costume, textiles and costume of the Islamic world (including an important collection of mediaeval tiraz), Indian chintz, and Eastern European regional dress. They will be expected to: undertake an active program of research that leads to publication and presentation of work in peer-reviewed scholarly outlets and to seek external grant funding for that research; develop a dynamic program of collection-based scholarship through acquisitions, permanent and temporary exhibits, publications, new media and public programs; participate in museum service and community outreach. The applicant is required to be actively engaged with the academic community and should qualify to teach in undergraduate and graduate programmes at university level.

Applications for the position will be accepted until December 14, 2007. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should provide a letter of interest detailing their research interests and projects, a curriculum vita, a published/scholarly writing sample, and should arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation sent on their behalf.

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The Royal Ontario Museum, Human Resources Department
100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6
Fax # (416) 586-5827