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Position Available at the MFAH
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ICAA Research Assistant
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Beck Building, a non-smoking facility
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ICAA Senior Research and Publications Associate
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This position has been filled.
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Salaried, Exempt, Full Time, 35 hours/week
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Commensurate with Experience and Education
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Group Medical and Dental Insurance, Life and Long Term Disability Insurance, Pension Plan, Credit Union, Flexible Compensation Plan, Paid Time Off, Reserve Time Off, Holiday Pay, Museum Membership and Discounts
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Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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024
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Responsibilities:
Provides administrative and research support to the Senior Research and Publications Associate as well as to other staff members of the International Center for the Arts of the America (ICAA), for the Center´s multi-year projects and publications series. These include the Documents of 20th Century Latin American and Latino Art: A Digital Archive and Publications Project, its parallel book series, as well as ICAA research-driven exhibition projects at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Documents of 20th Century Latin American and Latino Art Project:
• Coordinates and provides text for the ICAA quarterly digital newsletter
• Assists ICAA Senior Research and Publications Associate in the recovered document review process
• Assists in the recovery of documents from artists, archives and other sources not covered by project teams
• Researches artists, archives and other sources for document recovery
• Contacts these sources on behalf of the ICAA in order to obtain relevant textual material
• Responsible for image scanning resulting from the research efforts of the ICAA/MFAH-based team
• Drafts synopsis and annotations of documents recovered by the ICAA/MFAH-based team
• Compiles bibliographic data and creates bibliographic files from on-line or library catalogs
• Assists in the organization of the project´s annual meetings and conferences, symposia and other related working meetings
ICAA Publications
• With the supervision of the ICAA Senior Research and Publications Associate, assists in the preparation and production of Center´s publications, including books, symposia proceedings, and exhibition catalogs
• Supports the coordinators of the ICAA Critical Documents of 20th Century Latin American and Latino Art, a 13-volume book series
• Compiles and organizes texts submitted for consideration by the volume coordinators in the aforementioned series
• Assists ICAA Senior Research and Publications Associate in the production of the ICAA Documents Project Working Papers series
• Researches copyright holders for copyright protected materials in ICAA publications; contacts copyright holders on behalf of the Center and initiates pertinent procedures to secure copyright
• Assists in the organization of working meetings related to ICAA publications
ICAA Exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Assists the ICAA Senior Research and Publications Associate and ICAA Director in research-driven exhibition initiatives at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Assists in the elaboration and production of the exhibition catalogues that complement relevant exhibition projects
• Secures images and copyright permissions reproduced in these publications
• Assists in the organization of scholarly symposia and other working meetings related to research-driven exhibitions at the MFAH
• Maintains appropriate project files and records
• Performs any other related duties as required by the Senior Research and Publications Associate and other ICAA staff members
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
• Proficiency in both Spanish and English is a requirement; reading and verbal knowledge of Portuguese is desirable
• Outstanding research and writing skills
• Capable of setting priorities, organizing large loads of work and multi-tasking
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Flexibility and willingness to work in various areas to help deal with changing work flows and needs within the unit/department and the partner institutions abroad
• Ability to attend occasional after hour events both at the museum and elsewhere
• Attention to detail, good organization skills, computer/word processing and scanning experience required
Education and Experience:
• M.A. in Art History, History, Spanish and/or Portuguese Language, Latin American Studies or related Humanities discipline
• Broad knowledge of Latin American art history from 1900 to the present
• General knowledge of twentieth century art is desirable
• Previous publishing and/or research experience desirable
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required
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