Seeking a Curatorial Fellow
The Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD) is seeking a Curatorial Fellow to assist with the research and curation of
our next exhibition, Food Carts: Peddling and Placemaking (working title). This exhibition will celebrate the smallest food businesses in New York City, tracing the story of immigration to New York City through the lens of the food cart and its operators through four distinct historical eras with corresponding food carts and demonstrating how new New Yorkers have uplifted themselves and the city’s economy through food vending.
This fellowship will last for six months and begin in early 2025 (exact dates tbd).
The Curatorial Fellow will receive a $15,000 stipend for their work and will be expected to work between 20-25 hours per week.
The Curatorial Fellow will:
● Provide research support
● Collect images and objects
● Draft exhibit copy
● Assist with coordinating exhibit design
● Liaise with scholars, chefs, and diverse industry experts
● Attend and contribute to regular meetings with the Exhibitions and Design
team
● Support arrangement of loans
● Other administrative and curatorial tasks as assigned
Applicants must be:
● Working towards a degree in museum studies or food studies
● Committed to MOFAD’s educational mission
● Experienced in doing academic -level research, especially
interdisciplinary research
● Knowledgeable of processes relating to rights, permissions, and artifact
procurement
● Detail-oriented
● Interested in food culture, history, science, production, commerce, and
policy
● An avid museum-goer with a strong sense of what makes an exhibit
successful
● Able to zoom out and assess issues from a macro- perspective, but also
enjoy doing deep dives into the nitty gritty minutiae
● Have proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office
● Able to work remote or in person as needed
Are you ready to apply?
Submit one PDF with the following to jobs@mofad.org:
● Cover letter
● One-page resume
● Two writing samples:
○ One sample should be a 3-5 page research paper (or excerpt from
a longer paper) from an academic context
○ One sample should be a 250-300 word museum label or paper
abstract
● Name and contact information for two references
Please put “Curatorial Fellow – [Your Name]” in the subject line of the email. We
will be in touch if we think you might be a good fit.
