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Digital Initiatives within the Getty Research Institute is helping to develop new ways to access collections and conduct art historical research in the digital age.
We are looking for a Project Manager to work on our team and in collaboration with colleagues across the Getty Research Institute and Getty Digital. The Project Manager will support the transformation of the Provenance Index and its ongoing innovative research program, using Linked Open Data to re-imagine the study of the history of collecting and provenance, and PhotoTech, a pilot study of how digital technologies can advance the use of photo archives as research tools, as well as other projects in digital art history.
As Project Manager, you will report to the Project Leads, and be responsible for working with them and the rest of the team, including content experts as well as software developers, to help plan and execute these initiatives. You will be responsible for coordinating activities and ensuring smooth workflows; monitoring progress and schedules; supporting user experience and user interface analysis; and communicating with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. You will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to these innovative projects as well as participate in scholarly convenings.
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts. Its Research Library with special collections of rare materials and digital resources serves an international community of scholars and the interested public. You will work on an amazing campus, collaborating with leading curators, librarians, archivists, and academics. We offer paid vacation, every other Friday off and excellent benefits.
The position is being offered as a full-time, limited term employee funded through June 24, 2022.
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Oversees and directs one or more teams to complete grounds maintenance activities. Assures standards for safety and workmanship are met. Assists Supervisor with planning, estimation, problem solving, labor coordination and reporting.
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Participates in the delivery and execution of audio/visual materials for Getty programs including exhibitions, orientation theater and live performances. Evaluates and interprets users' needs and project objectives and assists with determination of appropriate presentation medium. Sets up and adjusts audio and visual equipment to meet production requirements. Performs routine maintenance of equipment. Ensures that the style and quality of presentations and live performances are consistent with Getty standards.
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Selects and purchases jewelry of appropriate cultural context for exhibitions and permanent collections for retail sale, generating revenue for the Retail & Merchandise Development Department while supporting the Getty's mission and standards and enhancing the visitors' experience at all store locations.
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As a part of the Getty Research Institute’s (GRI) recently established African American Art History Initiative, the GRI seeks a Collection Development Librarian II to serve as a bibliographer who will assess and expand the Research Library’s monograph and serial holdings, focusing particularly, but not exclusively, on the field of African American art history. Reporting to the Chief Librarian, while working within the library’s collection development team and in close collaboration with the newly appointed Associate Curator, the bibliographer’s work will contribute toward establishing the GRI as a research center for the study of African American Art history. This is a two-year limited-term position. Read more about this new initiative at the GRI here.
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The Getty Research Institute seeks a motivated and knowledgeable archivist to process, preserve and make accessible several archives related to the historic Los Angeles Woman’s Building. As a major center of the feminist art movement of the 1970s and 1980s, the Woman’s Building played an instrumental role in shaping both the field of feminist art and American arts education. Among the collections included in this project are records of the Woman’s Building and the archives of artist groups such as The Waitresses, Sisters of Survival and Feminist Art Workers, and artists Nancy Buchanan and Faith Wilding. Materials include research, project, and administrative files, photographs, posters, ephemera and audiovisual material.
This is a limited term position for 13 months supported by a Federal Save America’s Treasures grant administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks an Associate Conservator of Photographs to join the Department of Paper Conservation at the Getty Center. With the Department Conservators and Mountmakers, this position shares responsibility for the care and study of the Museum’s large holding of fine art photographs with an active exhibition, publication, and loan program. Located in Los Angeles, California, the J. Paul Getty Museum is dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, exhibition and interpretation of works of art. Conservation is an integral part of the core activities of the museum and the broader J. Paul Getty Trust.
Duties in this full-time position include treatment, examination and preventative care of the permanent collections as well as participation in the planning and installation of exhibitions and loans. The Associate Conservator will provide input into exhibition and acquisition processes; is expected to research and work toward the development of improved understanding of the collection and methodologies for its long-term preservation; is required to remain current with research and advances in the conservation field. The position will report to the Senior Conservator and work closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the Museum and other Trust programs, including direct involvement with the scientific staff of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The ability to work on several projects simultaneously is essential.
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Maintains, repairs, inspects, installs and replaces plumbing systems, pipes, fittings and fixtures to maintain the heating, water, gas and drainage systems. Cuts, bends, threads and fits pipes with adjoining pipe assemblies. Repairs leaks and clears clogged drains. Installs sinks, showers, toilets, water heaters and related plumbing fixtures. May replace tile, replaster or paint walls through which holes have been made to gain access to plumbing. Interprets blueprints and works from sketches or verbal instructions. Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures. May operate HVAC systems as needed.
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Reporting directly to the Manager of Engineering and Maintenance, oversees and monitors daily engineering operations of the Getty Villa department including Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Maintenance technicians.
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The Getty Research Institute (GRI) Research Library seeks a service-oriented, creative, collaborative and enthusiastic Reference Librarian. Reporting to the Manager of Reference and User Engagement, this position provides reference and outreach services to the library’s community of international scholars, researchers, faculty, students, Getty staff, residential scholars, volunteers and other visitors working at all levels, as a member of the Reference team. The Librarian I works closely and collaboratively with librarians, library assistants, catalogers, curators, and various other Getty staff.