Curator of Learning and Community Engagement, Gibson Art Museum

Union/Affiliation: Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA) Pay range: $74,288 to $88,609 annually SFU Department Descr: SFU Galleries Position Grade: 8 # of openings: 1 Biweekly Hours: 72

Who We Are

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

SFU Galleries’ mission is to encourage open and inclusive learning about our past, current, and future worlds—including crucial considerations of the west coast region—by supporting the work of critically engaged and research-driven visual artists. We welcome diverse audience communities with free, year-round programming, activating artists’ work through the creation of research opportunities, exhibitions, commissions, publications, residencies, and a diverse array of public events, within the context of Simon Fraser University—a public research university known for its radical beginnings and commitment to community engagement and interdisciplinary research. We also care for, grow, and activate the SFU Art Collection, with current holdings of over 5,900 works by provincially and nationally recognized artists dating from the last and current centuries.

About the Role

The Curator of Learning & Community Engagement is responsible for leading the development and delivery of dynamic, interdisciplinary learning programs that foster inclusive, meaningful, and lasting connections between the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum’s artistic offerings and its diverse audiences. Reporting to the Director of the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, this role provides vision and pedagogical leadership to engage children, youth, families, university students, seniors, and both new and returning visitors. By building community partnerships and embedding educational experiences throughout the Museum’s activities, the Curator ensures that learning and engagement are central to the Gibson’s mission and public impact.

Core competencies for this position include: effective and clear communication (including actively listening, accurately reading non-verbal communication and successfully conveying information, thoughts and ideas with impact and influence); respectful and inclusive (contributing to a welcoming and inclusive university by valuing diversity and being open, compassionate and respectful); build relationships and work together (intentional about building and maintaining strong, positive and effective relationships, teams, collaborations and partnerships; supporting each other, share knowledge and resolve conflict collaboratively); creativity (seeking and implementing new and creative solutions to overcome problems, drive change and improve performance and results; exploring new ideas, think creatively about issues and opportunities); see the big picture (understanding how we each contribute to achieving the broader vision and goals).

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