Position Details

• Continuing | Part-Time at 0.7FTE
• Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $110,581 - $122,420 pro-rated
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA)

Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA) is custodian to one of the largest public art collections in South Australia. Spanning the 15th to 21st centuries it comprises some 8000 Australian and International works.

Located at the University's main campus at Bedford Park, 12 kilometres south of Adelaide's central business district, the Museum was formally established in 1978 to house and manage an expanding art collection first initiated for education purposes in 1966.

Today, FUMA serves its immediate and wider community as an academic resource and dynamic site of cultural and intellectual exchange. Our programs stimulate critical and creative engagements with art, knowledge and processes of making with the aim of enriching experiences and understandings of the world.

About the Role

As a crucial member of our small and dynamic team, the Senior Curator plays a central role in FUMA's artistic programs, engagement strategies and the development and interpretation of our museum's permanent collections, which include a significant holding of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

In the role of Senior Curator, you will be responsible for researching, evaluating and recommending acquisitions, as well as curating scholarly exhibitions for presentation in the FUMA Gallery, satellite spaces across campus and touring venues. Your duties will extend to conducting research on artworks, artists and art historical topics, contributing to exhibition catalogues, academic forums and public programs, while employing innovative interpretation strategies to engage and expand our audience.

Your role will also be pivotal in driving FUMA's museum-based teaching and learning programs, fostering relationships with academic staff and facilitating student access to the collections. Additionally, you will provide functional and line management supervision to our Collections and Exhibitions Assistant, as well as oversee interns and volunteers involved in collection activities.

About You

You will be an accomplished Curator with a strategic and innovative mindset, bringing expertise in developing and delivering intellectually rigorous exhibitions, activating collections and leading dynamic public engagement. With exceptional written and verbal communication skills, advanced research abilities and a deep understanding of contemporary curatorial practice, you will confidently navigate competing demands while maintaining high attention to detail. In the role of Senior Curator, you will play a pivotal part in shaping and delivering the vision and programming of the Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA), overseeing exhibitions, collection development and academic, educational and public programs with creativity, leadership and strategic insight.

To be successful in this position, you will also demonstrate:

• Broad knowledge of industry standards, policies, practices, protocols, compliance and risk factors as they apply to museum sector.
• Demonstrated experience in curating research-driven exhibitions, artwork handling and display.
• High level research, writing and communication skills with demonstrated capacity to provide guidance and supervision to other staff to achieve goals.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gymand childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
  
  

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
  
  

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000013787 Senior Curator
• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to contact Fiona Salmon.
• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy
  
  

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 29 June 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.