Post Graduate Teaching Fellowships & Exhibitions

Tufts University

About the Role

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University is hiring Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows (PGTFs) and one Post-Graduate Exhibitions Fellow (PGEF) for Academic Year 2027-2028.

Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow (PGTF) Responsibilities

• Teach classes individually or with full-time faculty, according to curricular needs.
• Work closely with a faculty mentor.
• Attend departmental meetings, training sessions, and new faculty orientation.
• Assist with events within the Graduate Programs, such as Orientation, Open Studios, First-year Exhibition, and the Visiting Artist Lecture Series.

Post-Graduate Exhibitions Fellow (PGEF) Responsibilities

• Gain professional, hands-on training in exhibition, installation, and curatorial practices.
• Experience the inner workings of contemporary art galleries.
• Organize and implement departmental Area exhibitions in the Atrium, Building A Gallery (BAG), and Well Gallery.
• Support faculty and students by coordinating submissions, generating checklists, assisting with artwork installation, handling label production, advising on exhibition design, and participating in installation/de-installation.
• Manage communication around Area shows through exhibition procedures.
• Develop Atrium-based curatorial projects with other Post-Grad Fellows and students.
• Activate other available spaces in the SMFA buildings.
• Participate in learning opportunities through TUAG exhibition tours.
• Share best practices for installation, media, labels, and signage.
• Assist the gallery and SMFA Development teams with art handling tasks and registrarial duties during the SMFA Art Sale.
• Documentation for murals in SMFA.
• Senior Thesis exhibition administration and layout.
• Faculty Showcase organizing.
• This position is for both academic semesters and requires approximately 15 hours/week.
• Some evenings may be required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Candidates should expect to receive their MFA from SMFA in May 2027 or August 2027.
• Applicants should note their areas of interest (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture) and skills (e.g., Photoshop, book binding, welding) in their cover letter.

Qualifications

• Interest in teaching and supporting graduate student exhibitions and programs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students.
• Familiarity with contemporary art practices and gallery operations is beneficial for the Exhibitions Fellow role.

Note: Research is not part of the PGTF position.

Note: Some PGTF positions are for the full academic year, while others are one semester long, at the discretion of the department.

Note: The Exhibitions Fellowship is designed to deepen understanding of the practical and intellectual tasks of exhibitions in a gallery and school setting.