Assistant Curator - Teece

Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Part-time between 22.5 - 30 hours per week (0.6 - 0.8 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Assistant Curator Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Curator to join the Teece Museum team in the Faculty of Arts caring for the world-renowned James Logie Memorial Collection. In this role you will support excellence in education by assisting with outreach and educational experiences for primary, secondary and tertiary classes, and community groups. Your focus will be on community engagement and public programmes, but in this small team you may also be called upon to assist with registration, collection management, research and exhibitions development when required. The Teece is based in the historic Arts Centre in the heart of Christchurch and has strong links with related heritage organisations and the wider community. You will work closely with Curator Terri Elder, the Department of Classics, and the wider UC Arts City Campus team.

Mōu | Who You Are
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, experience working with museum collections, and preferably also experience working in education or public programmes delivery. You will enjoy working in a team and have an interest in working with children, young people, and families.  Professional qualifications sought include a bachelor's degree in in classics, art history, anthropology, or history, and/or a postgraduate qualification in museum / heritage studies, education or a related field.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team
• demonstrated ability to work safely, respectfully and confidently with museum collections
• strong communication skills (written and oral) and demonstrated ability to work well with both children and adults
• excellent organisational skills
• a high level of computer literacy with knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite. Working knowledge of the Adobe creative suite would be an advantage.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities connects to and engages with a wide variety of audiences, by caring for the world-renown Logie Collection and making it accessible for teaching, research, education, enjoyment, and outreach. The Museum is located in the history Arts Centre in the heart of Christchurch, where we share a facility with the Department of Classics and the School of Music. The Teece also works closely with a variety of other arts and heritage organisations in the city.

For information on the Teece and the Logie Collection, see www.teecemuseum.nz

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
In 2023 UC is celebrating 150 years of accessible education.  The past, the present and the future are intertwined. For more information on our 150th Anniversary visit us here.

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 17th March 2023 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	14493
Posted on	13 Mar 2023
Closes on	17 Mar 2023 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Education & Training
Job level(s)	Entry/Graduate
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) part-time
More details (document)	Assistant Curator Teece Museum 2023.pdf
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