Public Advertisement for the position of:
Director of the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
(MUMOK, “Museum of Modern Art Foundation Ludwig Vienna”)

This position is to be filled from October 01 2010 for a period of five years.

The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK, “Museum of Modern Art Foundation Ludwig Vienna”) is the Austrian Federal Museum for international art of the 20th and 21st centuries and regards itself as a discursive museum based on scientific principles with an explicit educational mandate in the fields of exhibitions, events and publications.

Consistent with paragraph 2 (1) of the Museum Regulations of January 11 2002 the purpose of the MUMOK is to apply state-of-the-art scientific and museological knowledge and methods to the conservation, development and research of the collection it has accumulated since its establishment and to promote public appreciation of it.

Core competence of MUMOK includes works of the classic modern tendency; objective, social, abstract and performative art of the 1960s and 70s and other international works of the visual arts. Later parts of the collection notable for their defining contribution are particularly the large-sized sculptures and installations from the 1980s onwards and a photographic, film and video collection.

The Director of the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK, “Museum of Modern Art Foundation Ludwig Vienna”) is responsible for the scientific/artistic as well as overall organisation. He/she sets the agenda and has full charge of personnel, organisational and financial matters as well as for supervision of all sections of MUMOK. The Director represents the museum in public and is therefore responsible for the museum's public image.

A major challenge for the new management of MUMOK will be the integrated development of the museum and its national and international positioning in the public's perception to facilitate access to as wide a public as possible and to increase awareness for the role of MUMOK as a significant cultural and sociopolitical element.

A personality is therefore sought who recognises the importance of teamwork and understands the promotion of the cultural and social significance of modern and contemporary art to be part of an all-embracing educational role.

Essential requirements are:

• A university degree in the arts or cultural studies or proof of equivalent knowledge
• Extensive knowledge of art history and theory with emphasis on the international art of the 20th and 21st centuries or in the area of MUMOK's core competence as well as relevant scientific expertise and publication experience
• Successful management of a museum or similar cultural institution which exhibits a comparable dimension to the subject institution
• Demonstrable experience with the design, organisation and implementation of exhibitions as well as the development of innovative concepts for presenting, promoting and expanding an art collection of modern and contemporary art (in particular processing and promotion of the historical development of art from the beginning of the previous century to the present day)
• Experience of dealing with universities of the arts, art collectors, gallery owners, sponsors as well as the public and the media
• Experience of the application of business management instruments and acquisition of external funding
• Experience of managing staff as well as a high level of communicative and integrative competence
• Experience of handling European and non-European cooperative projects
• Knowledge of foreign languages

The Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture is anxious to increase the number of women in management positions and therefore explicitly invites applications from women for this position. Within the meaning of Paragraph 11c of Federal Non-discrimination law female applicants who are equally qualified as their male counterparts will be given preference for appointment to the position provided that arguments for the character of a rival applicant do not take precedence.

Further information about The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK, “Museum of Modern Art Foundation Ludwig Vienna”) can be found at www.mumok.at in the German and English languages.

Applications marked "Confidential" are to be submitted by 16/11/2009 to the Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur, Sektion IV, z. H. SC Dr. Michael P. Franz, Minoritenplatz 5, A – 1014 Wien (T +43 (0) 1 531 20 – 3600, email: michael.franz@bmukk.gv.at ) explaining the reasons which qualify the applicant for the position.

Geändert am 22.10.2009