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<span style="color:black">The Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of
<b>Director and Chief Curator of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery</b>, which will also entail a professorial appointment in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The full description is attached and available online here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.arts.ubc.ca/morris-and-helen-belkin-art-gallery-director-chief-curator/"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.arts.ubc.ca/morris-and-helen-belkin-art-gallery-director-chief-curator/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We would appreciate your help distributing the notice throughout your networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Annette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Annette Wooff</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> Administrator<br>
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MORRIS AND HELEN<b> BELKIN ART GALLERY</b><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://belkin.ubc.ca"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#954F72">belkin.ubc.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><br>
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Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery<br>
The University of British Columbia | xʷməθkʷəy̍əm | Musqueam Territory<br>
1825 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2<br>
Phone 604 822 1666 Fax 604 822 6689<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:annette.wooff@ubc.ca"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#954F72">annette.wooff@ubc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">DIRECTOR / CHIEF CURATOR, MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The University of British Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Vancouver, BC Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia (UBC) – Vancouver campus invites applications for the position of Director and Chief Curator, Morris
and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, with an anticipated start date as early as July 1, 2020. This directorship appointment is expected to be for an initial five-year term, with the possibility of reappointment upon successful review. The successful candidate must
also be appointable at a senior professorial rank in order to hold a concurrent academic appointment.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC has an international reputation for its innovative work in the field of contemporary art.
</span><a href="https://belkin.ubc.ca"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://belkin.ubc.ca</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, the Director/Chief Curator of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is responsible for the overall artistic
vision and operations of the Gallery, including exhibitions, collections, acquisitions, programs and direction and management of the Gallery’s professional staff. The Director/Chief Curator is also responsible for overseeing fund development and fundraising
for the Gallery’s operations, acquisitions, programming, research, and special projects, and works closely with UBC Development on stewardship of the Gallery’s major donors.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The successful candidate is expected to have a strong record in scholarly and curatorial practices in contemporary art, experience in museum and collections
management and working in a gallery/museum environment, a commitment to and proven ability in fundraising, liaising with different levels of government, and grant writing, critical writing skills, and demonstrated leadership and administrative skills and experience
including effectiveness in leading, managing and working with a team of professional staff. In addition, the successful candidate will have an excellent record of high quality undergraduate and graduate teaching, and graduate supervision,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">and will be expected to teach and supervise graduate students in the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory (AHVA)
</span><a href="https://ahva.ubc.ca/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://ahva.ubc.ca/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">, including course offerings in the Critical and Curatorial Studies Program (CCST)
and leading the CCST Practicum. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The successful candidate will be able to articulate a defined curatorial vision for the future and an appreciation of the values and strengths the Gallery carries forward.
They will be expected to demonstrate the ability to lead an organization through change and develop a forward-thinking strategic plan for addressing growth; develop and strengthen relationships across the University and with external constituents in a highly
interdisciplinary and collaborative environment; take a proactive role in fundraising by cultivating and soliciting new funding sources; cultivate relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, and government funding agencies; and foster
a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive environment for students, staff, faculty, and community partners.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Applicants with a PhD degree or appropriate terminal degree are preferred, but a combination of education and appropriate curatorial and publishing experience
would be considered. We seek applicants with a distinguished record of research publications, creative works, and/or professional contributions and scholarly activity commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor (Associate Professor at a senior level
may be considered), and scholars who will have attained wide recognition, nationally and internationally, in their field(s). The field of specialization within contemporary art is open; however, the successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding
of contemporary visual art practices and critical theory; the ideal candidate would also have an understanding of the Gallery's collection and the ability to put the local conversation around art in Vancouver/Canada in an international dialogue. <s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Apply online by 4:00pm,
</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">February 10, 2020 at:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
</span><a href="https://ardo.air.arts.ubc.ca/?p=3340" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://ardo.air.arts.ubc.ca/?p=3340</span></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Enquiries may be directed to Associate Dean Gillian Creese, via email (</span><a href="mailto:arts.headships@ubc.ca"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">arts.headships@ubc.ca</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">)</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
with “BELKIN director search” in the subject line. Review of applications will begin in February 2020 and will continue until the position is filled. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or
discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief,
religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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