Old Parliament House will mark its centenary in 2027 and MoAD is developing a suite of programs for the anniversary. The Centenary program will support the sharing of First Nations’ histories and stories, in the voices of First Nations peoples, as they relate to Australian democracy.
As an Assistant Curator you’ll work in a small team of curatorial staff under the guidance of the Senior Curator, Centenary Projects. You’ll know how to research and tell a great story. You will be skilled at working with people from all walks of life. You’ll have an aptitude for exhibition and curatorial work, and be organised and proficient at administration.
The key duties of the position include:
APS 4 Assistant Curator (1 position)
With support from the Senior Curator, the APS 4 Curatorial Assistant will:
- Carry out focused research using MoAD’s collection, materials from other institutions, and input from stakeholders, including the general public.
- Assess the provenance, cultural context and significance of objects that might be featured in MoAD exhibitions or added to the collection.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external contacts and professionally represent MoAD.
- Support curatorial work through excellent record keeping including updating database information, organising research materials, managing object lists, and keeping track of stakeholders.
- With support from senior staff, write and review exhibition content and other materials for onsite and online visitors.
APS 5 Assistant Curator (1 position)
Working under limited direction from the Senior Curator, the APS 5 Curatorial Assistant will:
- Develop and deliver exhibition and interpretive content for onsite and online visitors.
- Carry out focused research using MoAD’s collection, materials from other institutions, and input from stakeholders, including the general public.
- Assess the provenance, cultural context and significance of objects that might be featured in MoAD exhibitions or added to the collection.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external contacts and professionally represent MoAD.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this position at MoAD, applicants must:
- be an Australian Citizen; and
- be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and provide evidence of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status (further detail below).
- have a security clearance or be willing to undertake the process to obtain a baseline clearance (after commencement).
- be willing to provide identity documents and undergo an identity pre-employment check through a Document Verification Service, if you are deemed to be the successful candidate.
Notes
These are non-ongoing Specified Task opportunities until the end of the centenary program in late 2027.
Suitable candidates may be placed in a merit pool from this selection process and the pool may be used to fill similar non-ongoing roles. Non-ongoing vacancies filled from a merit pool may be offered as a specified task.
