Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 

Deadline for applications: February 21, 2020, 5 p.m. 

Applications are reviewed immediately on receipt.  Early application is encouraged.

Eskenazi Museum of Art -- Indiana University’s treasury for the art of the world -- is a preeminent teaching museum, providing exceptional opportunities for all to engage with the visual arts. Our graduate assistant program supports a team of Indiana University students from a variety of disciplines who work collaboratively with Eskenazi Museum of Art mentors on individual and shared projects that realize institutional gains and advance student learning goals.   

Through regularly-scheduled collaborative learning meetings, our program provides opportunities for graduate assistants, other Eskenazi Museum of Art apprentices, and museum personnel to engage as a community of scholars, learning together in ways that support our current work and our future scholarship and career goals. 

Potential Projects Include: 

• Curatorial (Ancient) -- Assist our Curator of Ancient Art in areas such as research, cataloging, exhibition preparation, and expanding/entering records in computerized collections management system. 
• Creative Services (Marketing) – Assist the museum’s department of creative services in a variety of social media tasks and assisting in the execution of a range of design, marketing, communications, and public relations initiatives.

Compensation:  

Graduate assistant opportunities include a stipend, fee remission, and enrollment in IU’s student appointee medical and dental plans.  

Eligibility:  

All Indiana University graduate students committed to active learning through direct engagement with art from Eskenazi Museum of Art’s wide-ranging collection are eligible to apply.  Applicants must be enrolled full time for the 2020-2021 academic year.    

Application Procedure:  

Complete an online application and upload a cover letter and resume / cv describing your experience in the area to which you are applying.  You may complete the application and upload the cover letter and resume here.

Previous applicants are welcome to re-apply. All appointments are subject to budget confirmation. All potential candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for graduate work study at the Office of Student Financial Assistance. 

Deadline for applications:  

February 21, 2020, 5 p.m. 

For more information, contact Christopher Nunn at chnunn@indiana.edu.