Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoctoral Associate – Academic Affairs, Education, and Research Division, Yale Center for British Art

Postdoctoral Associate

Academic Affairs, Education, and Research Division

The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) is offering a Postdoctoral Associate position of one year, with the possibility of renewal for a total of three years, in the department of Academic Affairs. This postdoctoral position is for candidates who have completed a PhD in art history, museology, cultural heritage, or a related field. It is expected that the postholder will pursue long-term professional employment during the period of hire.

Reporting to the Head of Academic Affairs, the Postdoctoral Associate will contribute to the research and programmatic activities of the department and will work with colleagues across the museum. Specifically, the postholder will take a leading role in the development and management of the YCBA’s renowned Residential Fellows program, advance programming initiatives in collaboration with the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art in London and create scholarly programs in support of the museum’s collections and exhibition schedule.

The postholder will be fully integrated into the department of Academic Affairs and will have the opportunity to participate in the Fellows Forum, an informal professional-development platform for associates and fellows across the YCBA and the Yale University Art Gallery.

The closing date for applications is January 6, 2025. Applicants must have completed the PhD by the closing date. The salary band for this position is $68,000 to $71,000 per annum and benefits are available for postdoctoral appointments. The intended start date for this position is March 1, 2025, and will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Application materials should be sent by email and must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, recent writing sample of a longform scholarly essay, either published or unpublished, and two letters of recommendation.

Please send all application materials to ycba.research@yale.edu with the subject line “Postdoctoral Associate Application.” For inquiries about the position, please contact Jemma Field, Associate Director of Research, at jemma.field@yale.edu.