Fellowship announcement

The Zanvyl Krieger Curatorial Fellowship at the Walters Art Museum is designed to provide curatorial and museum training for an advanced graduate student (a Ph.D. candidate in good standing) in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. It will support halftime work on the fellow’s dissertation and halftime work as a curatorial assistant through an arrangement in which the fellow spends 30 hours a week in the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books (ten of which can be used for dissertation work).

Fellows may have the opportunity to assist with researching and cataloging the collection, work on online or print publications related to the collections and installations, as well as assist with exhibition research, and will play a part in the day-to-day running of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books. The museum’s extraordinarily rich collection of books provides a range of possible projects, as it includes over 900 illuminated manuscripts, 1,300 incunabula, and over 2,000 rare books printed after 1501 and covering every time period up through the early 20th century.

Candidates must have completed their qualifying exams, must have an approved dissertation prospectus on file in the History of Art Department, and must have begun dissertation research at the starting date of the fellowship.

Initially the Fellowship will be for two years, commencing on October 16, 2023. If the fellow’s dissertation is completed within that timeframe, the Fellowship may be extended to encompass a third year of full-time work in the department of Manuscripts and Rare Books (this extension must be cleared with the fellow’s primary academic supervisor).

During the first two years, the Fellowship stipend will be $36,000 per annum, with healthcare benefits and a maximum of $1,000 yearly allowance for travel and other research. In the third year, if the candidate completes the PhD, the stipend will be $60,000 per annum, with healthcare benefits and a $1,000 allowance for travel and other research. The Walters Art Museum reserves the right to evaluate renewal of the position every year. Krieger Fellows will maintain non-resident status in the department at Johns Hopkins up to the time of graduation.

Students wishing to be considered for nomination should submit a signed letter of interest, a current CV, the names of two faculty references, and a copy of the approved dissertation abstract (if approval of the dissertation prospectus is pending, please indicate that in the letter of interest and state clearly when this is anticipated). These materials should be assembled into a single PDF and submitted directly to Lauren Crabtree ([email protected]), Academic Program Administrator for the Department of the History of Art. Materials must be received no later than September 5, 2023. The History of Art faculty’s nomination will then be forwarded to the Walters for consideration. The Walters Art Museum offers an attractive benefits package, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). The museum maintains an alcohol-, drug-, and smoke-free environment. It is the museum’s policy for every employee to undergo a background check. This will be the case for all selected candidates.