Current Opportunities

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Wylodean and Bill Saxon Director

As the chief Administrative Officer of the museum, the Director reports directly to the Senior Vice President and Provost of the University, and is responsible for administering the operations and management of the Museum of Art and related activities.  These include scholarly programs, the supervision of the art museum staff, exhibitions, exhibition schedule, educational materials, fund raising, budget management, and outreach efforts to the university and community.  The Director will continue to build the reputation of the museum on a regional, national, and international level. We seek an energetic, dynamic leader, with a commitment to collaboration with faculty, students, staff and the OU community, and in fulfilling the mission of a University museum.  The University of Oklahoma and the College of Fine Arts are dedicated to inclusivity, seeking excellent applicants from a diversity of backgrounds in scholarly and professional interests, as well as in gender and ethnicity.

Duties include:
• Selecting of exciting and relevant exhibitions, maintaining curatorial oversight, and managing the exhibition schedule.
• Developing and supervising innovative programs for education and university community relations, as well as audience development on a regional, national and international level.
• Overseeing budget planning and account control, including the implementation of fund raising programs in accordance with    University policies and with the assistance of the Fine Arts Director of Development.
• Serving as a liaison for the museum and its constituents in the university community.
• Supervising the care, maintenance, and security of museum facilities.
• Directing collection management, including news acquisitions, conservation of the permanent collection, and scholarly research.
• Determining and implementing museum policies, and managing all staff concerns, from selection, assignment, supervision, and termination.
• Overseeing long range planning for the museum.

Applications must be submitted online at http://apply.interfolio.com/81326.

Required documents include a cover letter, up-to-date curriculum vitae, statement on creative/scholarly work, statement of administrative philosophy, statement of the nature of a museum on a major college campus, and a list of five current references with contact information, document with link(s) to video or webpage of creative work and/or professional activities. Review of applicants will begin February 1, 2021.  Position will remain open until filled.

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.