Employment Opportunities

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.

The Princeton University Art Museum seeks applications for Gallery Attendants to work at Art@Bainbridge, a gallery housed in the carefully restored colonial-era Bainbridge House at 158 Nassau Street in downtown Princeton NJ and Art on Hulfish, a gallery, a photo forward exhibition space also in downtown Princeton. This visitor focused position provides the opportunity to work within the context of an art museum that is intimate in scale yet expansive in scope, supporting a dynamic exhibition program and an array of educational initiatives. As part of the Education Team, Gallery Attendants are responsible for providing a welcoming and engaging experience for all visitors.

Responsibilities include: Welcome visitors and answer questions. Provide information about exhibitions, exhibition spaces, activities, programs and the Art Museum in general. Conduct visitor evaluations and track daily attendance. Assure that activity spaces are clean and fully stocked with necessary materials and facilitate activities as needed. Gallery Attendants are expected to find a sub if they are not able to work their shift. They are also expected to sub for other Gallery Attendants when needed. Assist with promotion, setup, and support of a variety of programs. Complete other tasks as needed. Flexible work schedule required which may include hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and some evenings.

To apply, please go to Gallery Attendants and post to requisition #2021-13543


Digital Asset Coordinator (Requisition 2022-15137)

The Princeton University Art Museum, one of the nation’s preeminent cultural institutions in an academic setting, seeks applications for the role of Digital Asset Coordinator. Reporting to the Associate Director for Communication and Information, the Digital Asset Coordinator will work in collaboration with staff from across the institution to facilitate the Museum’s ongoing digital asset management program which is focused upon the storage, description, distribution, and retention of the Museum’s digital assets, including images, video, audio, and documents.

In this role, the Digital Asset Coordinator will lead efforts to define and codify institutional standards, workflows, and policies that will form three core aspects of the Museum’s digital asset program: ingestion and storage; metadata and description; and access and use.

The Digital Asset Coordinator will also act as the primary product owner for the Museum’s digital asset management system, Atrium. In this capacity, the Digital Asset Coordinator will collaborate primarily with staff in Communication and Information to establish and maintain a program of user onboarding, training, and support. They will also work closely with the Art Information Systems Specialist and other staff to translate user needs into system configurations and to help guide future system development and integrations.  

To apply, please go to Digital Asset Coordinator and post to requisition #2022-15137


Registrar (Requisition 2022-15971)

 Princeton University Art Museum seeks an experienced Registrar to support the department with exhibition and loan activity and who thrives in a collaborative and goal-oriented environment. Reporting to the Chief Registrar, the Registrar will have responsibility for outgoing international loans, as well as responsibility for three or more assigned exhibitions per calendar year—one or more of which may travel to several national and/or international venues. They will work closely with our curators, exhibition project managers, preparators, conservators, and other registrars and must be able to interact with borrowers, lenders, insurance representatives, and shipping and transport agents. 

 The Registrar will generate all related documents and will approve—in consultation with others—and arrange all packing, courier, transportation and installation details for between 10–25 objects per year. Other duties may include working with our conservators to assess works of art and the ability of that art to travel, as well as reviewing and negotiating foreign insurance policies and indemnity summaries and Borrower facility reports. The Registrar selects, debriefs and coordinates courier activity, including acting as a courier when required. The position also arranges and maintains the long-term outgoing loans program, which includes loans on campus and in the Princeton area. The Registrar will create, maintain and archive outgoing international loan and long-term outgoing loan files. 

To apply, please go to Registrar and post to requisition #2022-15971


The Princeton University Art Museum, one of the nation’s preeminent cultural institutions in an academic setting, seeks applications for a full-time benefits-eligible Manager of Marketing and Public Relations to support the Museum’s marketing and public relations. Reporting to the Associate Director for Communication and Information, the  Manager of Marketing and Public Relations will work in collaboration with staff from across the institution to facilitate the Museum’s ongoing marketing and promotion of its exhibitions, programming, scholarship, and other activities.

The Princeton University Art Museum, one of the nation’s preeminent cultural institutions in an academic setting, seeks applications for a full-time benefits-eligible Manager of Marketing and Public Relations to support the Museum’s marketing and public relations. Reporting to the Associate Director for Communication and Information, the  Manager of Marketing and Public Relations will work in collaboration with staff from across the institution to facilitate the Museum’s ongoing marketing and promotion of its exhibitions, programming, scholarship, and other activities.

To apply, please go to Manager, Marketing and Public Relations and post to requisition 2023-16363


The Princeton University Art Museum is accepting applications for up to two graduate summer interns in Conservation, who will work under the direct supervision of Chief Conservator, Bart Devolder, and Associate Objects Conservator, Elena Torok.
Internship activities will include both independent and collaborative work related to preventive care, object examination, documentation, research, treatment, and/or outreach. All projects will support the Museum’s upcoming 2024 reinstallation in a new building on Princeton University’s campus. 

To apply, please go to Summer 2023 Conservation Internship - Temporary and post to requisition 2023-16362


Social Media Associate (Requisition 2023-16499)

The Princeton University Art Museum, one of the nation’s preeminent cultural institutions in an academic setting, seeks applications for a casual hourly position to support the Museum’s social media presence. Reporting to the Associate Director for Communication and Information, the temporary social media associate will maintain the content and general operations of the Museum’s social media accounts.

The Museum’s Social Media Associate will be responsible for the following:

  • Creating a regular cadence of content across the Museum’s Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
  • Manage overall social media operations via the Museum’s social media accounts and its Hootsuite platform account.

To apply, please go to Social Media Associate and post to requisition 2023-16500


Art Information Fellow (Requisition 2023-16599)

The Princeton University Art Museum, one of the nation’s preeminent cultural institutions in an academic setting, invites applications for the two-year term position of Art Information Fellow.

Reporting to the Manager of Art Information, the Art Information Fellow will work as part of the Art Information & Systems team to support the execution of the Museum’s art information activities. This work includes supporting both internal and external Museum audiences through the creation and efficient flow of collections data, ensuring both access to and preservation of content, and the application of best practice standards. The Fellow will gain direct experience in a variety of functions and roles related to the continued development and maintenance of a program of standards and practices meant to sustain and continually improve the Museum’s ability to document the artworks held in its collections.

  • Catalogue works of art and images into the cross-departmental centralized collections information system, Gallery System’s The Museum System (TMS).
  • Support the art information team’s efforts to implement and utilize best practices in the cataloguing of works of art, collaborating with curators to provide image and information needs for exhibition and publications planning.
  • Support the Museum’s engagement with collaborative projects across the University that leverage the Museum’s commitment to open access art information resources.
  • Participate in Museum and community events, meetings, and forums.

To apply, please go to Art Information Fellow and post to requisition 2023-16599


Community Engagement Fellow (Requisition 2023-16598)

Reporting to the Manager of Engagement, the Community Engagement Fellow will work with a team of Museum staff and local communities to build and strengthen relationships with people and organizations to develop mutually beneficial programming in both Museum and community spaces. The Community Engagement Fellow will help nurture strategic and sustainable partnerships with neighborhood and community-development groups, city agencies, Princeton University programs, local nonprofit organizations, public libraries, schools, and other civic institutions. The Community Engagement Fellow will collaborate with these external partners, as well as the Museum’s Community-Centered Planning Team, made up of cross-departmental Museum staff and members of local communities, to create synergies with existing programs and develop, implement, and evaluate inclusive programs designed to generate dialogue and provide meaningful and transformational engagement with the humanities and the visual arts.

To apply, please go to Community Engagement Fellow and post to requisition 2023-16598