Head of Gallery - VCUarts Qatar

Head of Gallery (temporary appointment with an 18-month term faculty contract) Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar Position: Head of Gallery Program: Office of Research and Development Location: Doha, Qatar Position Begins: Summer/Fall 2024 Consideration Process: Those who wish to express interest in this opportunity are invited to submit their materials for best consideration by Friday, May 24, 2024. Materials will be considered as they are received and until a Head of Gallery is identified. Additional instructions for consideration are provided below. The Opportunity: VCUarts Qatar is excited to announce an opportunity for a Head of Gallery that will support and promote the School’s vision and mission through impactful exhibitions, speakers, and relevant public programs. This opportunity is a temporary 18-month term faculty appointment that will develop and implement a curatorial vision to guide an ambitious exhibition and speaker program and elevate the intellectual contributions of the VCUarts Qatar Gallery in local, regional, and global discourse. The Head of Gallery will be a dynamic professional with a prominent curatorial voice and vision with significant hands-on experience in all aspects of curation, exhibition design, and associated activities. The Head of Gallery will have curatorial experience working across disciplines in art, design, and art history. This position will provide leadership and vision for the VCUarts Qatar Gallery, teach or co-teach undergraduate or graduate-level courses, and engage in creative practice and/or scholarly research that speaks to their own areas of interest. With an emphasis on showcasing work from emerging and established artists and designers, the Gallery facilitates wide-ranging activities and public programs at VCUarts Qatar, including the Crossing Boundaries Lecture and Workshop Series, Wavelength Lecture Series, Project Spaces exhibitions, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) exhibitions, while partnering with the Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and the Tasmeem Doha conference. It is expected that a competitive international search will be conducted during the 2024-2025 academic year with the goal of identifying a permanent Head of Gallery to start in late 2025/early 2026. The temporary Head of Gallery will be eligible to apply for the permanent opportunity when it is announced. There are generous benefits associated with the temporary 18-month temporary appointment: • Competitive international salary • Tax protection for U.S. Taxpayers • 30% Off-shore supplement • Medical Insurance (100% employer funded premium and employer cost shared options available) • Fully furnished villa or apartment including wireless internet • Annual travel allowance to home of record (to include a spouse and dependents relocated to Qatar) • Monthly transportation allowance • Educational reimbursement for up to 4 dependent children enrolled in an accredited K-12 program • International Professional Development and Research Opportunities VCUarts Qatar: VCUarts Qatar is the international branch campus of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts (VCUarts). Located in Richmond, Virginia, VCUarts (confidential is the top-ranked public art school in the U.S. VCUarts Qatar was established in 1998 through a partnership with the Qatar Foundation and offers students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fashion design, graphic design, interior design and painting & printmaking; a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history; and a Master of Fine Arts degree in design. It is currently in the process of establishing a BFA in Kinetic Imaging program. Located in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, VCUarts Qatar is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. The current student body represents a diverse range of nationalities with students coming from 34 countries.