Position Available: Associate Curator, Textiles & Costume of the Eastern
Hemisphere, Royal Ontario Museum (search extended to Dec. 14, 2007)

The Royal Ontario Museum is Canadas pre-eminent international museum and
houses important collections in World Cultures and Natural History
(www.rom.on.ca). The ROM is pleased to invite applications for the
position of Associate Curator of Textiles and Costume of the Eastern
Hemisphere (Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe). This is a tenure-track
entry-level position comparable to an Assistant Professor position at a
university.

The successful applicant will join the Textile and Costume section of the
ROMs Department of World Cultures. They will oversee a collection of
approx. 12,000 works with particular strengths in Chinese Qing dynasty
court costume, textiles and costume of the Islamic world (including an
important collection of mediaeval tiraz), Indian chintz, and Eastern
European regional dress. They will be expected to: undertake an active
program of research that leads to publication and presentation of work in
peer-reviewed scholarly outlets and to seek external grant funding for
that research; develop a dynamic program of collection-based scholarship
through acquisitions, permanent and temporary exhibits, publications, new
media and public programs; participate in museum service and community
outreach. The applicant is required to be actively engaged with the
academic community and should qualify to teach in undergraduate and
graduate programmes at university level.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Art History, Cultural
Anthropology, or a related field at the time of appointment; a strong
programme of research in some aspect of Eastern Hemisphere textiles and
costume; the ability to conduct primary research in the relevant
language(s); and be qualified for cross-appointment to the University of
Toronto.

Salary and rank are commensurate with experience as stipulated in the
Collective Agreement between the ROM and ROM Curatorial Association and
the successful candidate is eligible for promotional progression through
curatorial ranks to Senior Curator.

Applications for the position will be accepted until December 14, 2007.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should provide a
letter of interest detailing their research interests and projects, a
curriculum vita, a published/scholarly writing sample, and should arrange
to have three confidential letters of recommendation sent on their behalf.

Forward all to:
The Royal Ontario Museum, Human Resources Department
100 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6
Fax #(416) 586-5827

Anu Liivandi
Assistant Curator
Textile & Costume Section
Department of World Cultures
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6
Canada

Tel. 416-586-8057
Fax 416-586-5877
Email anurom.on.ca

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