Careers
For full descriptions of open positions at the Princeton University Art Museum, and to apply for curatorial positions, please visit Open Faculty & Academic Positions and filter by “Art Museum”. To apply for non-curatorial positions, please visit Careers at Princeton and search for “Art Museum” in the Department field. When opportunities are available, brief descriptions of current openings are listed below for your convenience.
Museum Store Sales Associate - Temporary
The Princeton University Art Museum welcomes applications for the position of Museum Store Sales Associate. A successful store associate energetically engages visitors, imparting knowledge and hospitality while incorporating strong selling skills. Professionalism and superior customer service are expected of every sales associate, with a focus on teamwork as well as individual zest for task completion.
We have immediate openings for casual Museum Store staff for our store located at 56 Nassau Street in Palmer Square, Princeton, and the Museum Store in the new Art Museum building. This is an ongoing, temporary position that requires a minimum of 16 hours up to 32 hours per week, or approximately 2-4 shifts. Staff are trained to work in both locations.
Registrar
The Registrar has primary responsibility for managing the logistical arrangements for the Art Museum’s robust schedule of exhibitions. The Registrar is the senior member of a team of two registrars responsible for managing the Museum’s active program of outgoing loans from its collection to museums and cultural institutions. The Registrar also oversees the active incoming loan program. This is distinct from incoming exhibition-related loans and consists of short- and long-term loans from collectors and institutions.
The Registrar reports to the Chief Registrar, who reports to the Sr. Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions. The Registrar mentors the Associate Registrar and provides guidance and training to them as appropriate.
Research Assistant - Temporary
The Princeton University Art Museum welcomes applications for the position of a Research Assistant in the department of Prints and Drawings. Under the direction of the curator, the Research Assistant will work on ongoing cataloguing of the collections, including provenance research, and assist on upcoming exhibitions, acquisitions, and other projects. Additionally, the assistant will help the supervising curator with teaching needs.
The Research Assistant will work with the Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings on various projects related to ongoing departmental needs, including collections cataloguing, research, acquisition reports, provenance, labels, rotations, data entry, etc.; as well as helping prepare for teaching, i.e. scanning readings, managing a Canvas site, etc.; and with preparation for a 2027 exhibition on Inuit printmaking and an associated publication, including organizing and collating object and artist information.
Audience Engagement Specialist
As part of the Princeton University Art Museum's mission to create spaces for community learning, support creativity and critical thinking, foster dialogue, and make the visual arts accessible to all, the Audience Engagement Specialist (AES) will work with local community groups and organizations, as well as University students and partners, to collaborate on the development of mutually beneficial programming on campus and in local community spaces. The AES will support the Museum’s efforts to nurture strategic and sustainable partnerships with neighborhood and community development groups, city agencies, Princeton University programs, local nonprofit organizations, libraries, schools, and other civic institutions. They will collaborate with these partners to develop, implement, and evaluate inclusive programs designed to generate dialogue and provide meaningful and transformational engagement with the visual arts. The AES will spend time outside of the Museum/office and in the local communities—participating in events, building relationships, and listening. The AES will manage a range of public programs, including planning, ordering supplies, contracting vendors and program principals, and overseeing the events. The AES will serve as the advisor to the Museum's Student Advisory Board. This position will require a flexible work schedule including most Thursday evenings and frequent weekends.