The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico seeks a Curator of Education to coordinate and oversee the Museum’s wide-ranging educational programs, with a particular focus on K-12 outreach and engagement. The Maxwell Museum is a dynamic center of anthropological research and public engagement on the University of New Mexico campus, producing numerous in-person and virtual exhibitions and public and educational programs annually. Based in a culturally diverse state and region, the Museum hosts thousands of K-12 visitors per year, supported in part by an Adopt A Bus program for Title 1 schools. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team of museum professionals committed to serving and expanding our diverse audiences and will work with a variety of partners to develop and support educational programs that align with the Museum’s mission of “working toward greater understandings of the fullness of human experiences in the Southwest and the world” and vision of “reconciling injustices, restoring voices, and realizing community.”
We seek an experienced, creative, and forward-thinking museum educator to conceive and implement educational programs. The Curator of Education will serve as the principal liaison for the Museum to families, K-12 educators and students, schools, and community partners in the greater Albuquerque region and throughout the state. The Curator of Education will develop and coordinate the Museum’s robust array of current educational programs, including but not limited to school tours, family days, summer camp, check-out kits, and traveling trunk programs. With other Museum staff, the Curator of Education will lead efforts to continuously evaluate and improve the Museum’s educational offerings, modifying existing ones and developing new ones in response to community needs and interests and in alignment with the Museum’s mission and vision. They will provide opportunities for UNM students in anthropology, museum studies, education, and other programs to gain experience and participate in the development and implementation of educational programs in an informal learning museum context. They will train and oversee an active docent program and assist in fundraising to support educational programs.
Best consideration date: March 24, 2023.
