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.

Campus Art Project Manager (Requisition 2024-19524)
The Princeton University Art Museum welcomes applications for the position of Campus Art Project Manager. Reporting to the Senior Manager, of Museum Projects & Strategic Initiatives, and supporting the work and leadership of the Campus Art Steering Committee (co-chaired by the Art Museum Director and the University Architect), the position will project manage the care of existing campus art collections, the process of commissioning and otherwise acquiring new works of campus art, conduct an annual inventory and condition review of the works, and oversee their installation and de-installation in a variety of settings beyond the Museum.

To apply, please go to Campus Art Project Manager and post to requisition No: 2024-19524

Audience Engagement Specialist (Requisition 2024-19821)
The Audience Engagement Specialist (AES) will work with local community groups and organizations, as well as University 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. This position will require a flexible work schedule including most Thursday evenings and frequent weekends. 

To apply, please go to Audience Engagement Specialist and post to requisition No: 2024-19821

Annual Support Associate (Requisition 2024-19995)

Reporting to the Manager of Individual Giving, the Annual Support Associate is a development administrative professional. The Annual Support Associate will be responsible for all membership gift processing, including accurate and timely membership data entry and fulfillment; updating and maintaining membership records; generating the mailing of all membership renewal and appeal letters; providing excellent customer service via phone and email to current and prospective members; and assisting the manager with all membership communications, including acknowledgment letters.

The annual support associate will assist with and/or coordinate benefit fulfillment activities and events; field membership-related inquiries in writing, by phone, and in person; and, in collaboration with the Manager of Individual Giving and the Development Operations team, identify current and potential members with capacity for increased giving. 

This position will assist the Manager with the Museum’s annual appeal campaigns, including all related mailings and digital strategies, gift entry, and acknowledgments. 

This is a one year term position with benefits and the possibility of extension.

To apply, please go to Annual Support Associate, and post to requisition No. 2024-19995