Under the direction of the chair and curators, the research associate assists with research, writing, and content production for the departmental collections, exhibitions, gallery rotations, and reinstallations; conducts art historical and art market research; investigates ownership, publication, and exhibition histories for objects; prepares materials for advisory committee meetings; maintains and updates object database records; supports the departmental goals in publishing research about the collection online; and responds to research-related inquiries from scholars, peers, and the public.