Academic Curator

For the full job posting or to apply, please visit the Stanford Careers listing or search the requisition ID "107880" at careersearch.stanford.edu. The Archaeology Academic Curator reports to the Director of the Stanford Archaeology Center (SAC) and additionally collaborates with the SUAC Curator of Collections, the Archaeology Center Administrative Director, and SAC staff to advance and develop SUAC operations, education, research, and outreach, serving both the Stanford community and the broader public audience. The Curator supervises student interns, teaching and research assistants while structuring their contributions to SUAC’s mission. The candidate should understand and work with the team to embrace the opportunities and challenges for a mid-sized museum-like collection. CORE DUTIES: • Teach archaeology museum/exhibition courses. Liaison with faculty for class visits, and lead class visits in some cases. Guides students through Capstone projects related to the SUAC collections. Lead the SUAC program's academic goals. • Conduct research on SUAC collections and collections-based pedagogy. • Lead curation of SUAC exhibits. • Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for new research. • Work with SAC Administrative Director & Curator of Collections on SUAC budget, sponsorships & donations for academic curator areas, projects, and programs. • Develop and implement strategic planning for SUAC in collaboration with SAC Director and Curator of Collections. • Write and/or edit complex content for proposals, research grants, peer-reviewed publications, and other program activities. • Advise students. • Develop or contribute to outreach strategy. • Develop publications (i.e., without necessarily guidance from an external PI). Producing referred and non-refereed publications related to the SUAC collections, projects, and public outreach. • Collaborates with Curator of Collections to ensure legal compliance for the collection, at the management level and develop curriculum in compliance with NAGPRA. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job