Employment

Student Worker - Curatorial

Department: Curatorial
Classification:  Temporary / Part-time (60 hrs/ quarter for a max of 2 quarters)

Quarter: Fall & Winter Quarters of 2024-25 Academic Year; supported by a quarterly stipend

Position Summary:
The Curatorial Department of UCI Langson Institute and Museum for California Art (Langson IMCA) invites UCI undergraduate students from the Art History Department to apply to its part-time internship.

Langson IMCA’s Curatorial Department develops exhibitions, publications, public programs, and academic engagement initiatives, among other projects. The department also oversees the development of Langson IMCA’s archives and conducts research on artworks in the permanent collection.

Curatorial Dept. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about day-to-day curatorial responsibilities and museum best practices while working closely with Langson IMCA’s curatorial staff and staff from other departments, including Collections, Exhibitions, Visitor Experience, and Education. The internship intends to introduce students to curatorial work and will be educational in nature. It will not encompass administrative work. Interns will be assigned projects and activities that align with their stated academic and professional interests as much as possible. Interns will have the opportunity to shadow staff from the Curatorial Department and attend meetings with internal and external players. Students will also accompany curatorial staff on visits to artist studios, conservation labs, framer shops, art storage, galleries, archives, UCI faculty, and libraries.

Langson IMCA operates in a hybrid mode (on-site Tuesday through Thursday and remote Mondays and Fridays) from 9 AM to 5 PM. Interns are required to work a minimum of 60 hours per quarter for which they will receive a stipend from the Art History Department. The internship lasts two quarters.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

• Shadowing curatorial staff & participating in internal meetings
• Undertaking introductory work pertaining to exhibition development and curation
• Supporting basic, entry-level research tasks with oversight by curatorial staff
• Participating in the development of public programs with curatorial guidance

The position requires working in the office Tuesday through Thursday and working remotely on Friday.

Preferred requirements: The ideal candidate is motivated, inquisitive, detail-oriented, organized, and a strong writer. Must be adept at working on a computer.

This paid position is open to any UCI undergraduate students pursuing an Art History major.

To apply

Submit resume and cover letter to Michaëla Mohrmann, PhD, Assistant Curator, (m.mohrmann@uci.edu).