Bilingual Educator

Description

Job Summary: The Inhotim Institute seeks an Educator to work in the Education and Territory Program, developing educational projects and activities that integrate contemporary art and nature for diverse audiences. Key Highlights: 1. Work on education and audience development projects. 2. Plan and conduct educational visits and inclusive activities. 3. Encourage youth and adults to take an active role in art and nature. Recognized as the largest open-air museum in Latin America, the Inhotim Institute — Botanical Garden and Museum of Contemporary Art — is seeking a **Educator** to join its team and work in the **Education and Territory Program**. Located in Brumadinho (MG) since 2006, Inhotim is a nonprofit organization sustained by ticket revenue, event production, and donations from individuals and legal entities — either directly or through Federal and State Cultural Incentive Laws. Within this context, the **Education and Territory Program** develops initiatives targeting diverse audiences, engaging daily with public and private education networks across Minas Gerais, universities, residents of Brumadinho, and the museum’s daily visitors. Educational actions and programming emphasize creation, experimentation, and continuous professional development, encouraging youth and adult agency and fostering knowledge construction around the relationships between **contemporary art and nature**. Learning from audiences and experiencing the museum as a space of encounter — where diverse people, ideas, and cultural practices can dialogue — are guiding principles of Inhotim’s Education Program. Recognizing the power of knowing, being, living, and acting in society guides its strategies. **Responsibilities and Duties** **This person will be responsible for:** **Implementation of Education and Territory Projects**: * Implement education and audience development projects aimed at engagement, participation, relationship-building, integration, inclusion, and training of Inhotim Institute’s diverse audiences; * Plan and conduct inclusive educational visits; * Plan and conduct activities for all museum audiences; * Research and develop mediation materials, tools, and strategies tailored to diverse museum audiences; * Conduct research to support Education and Audience Development Project activities. **Departmental Processes**: * Participate in Inhotim’s Education and Audience Development Projects to promote accessibility, democratization, and outreach aligned with departmental guidelines; * Propose activities within the scope and objectives of projects under their thematic axis; * Provide leadership with information and data to monitor project progress; * Conduct research to meet needs identified during project implementation; * Conduct visits for diverse institutional audiences according to departmental planning; * Participate in professional development processes as scheduled by the department. **Participation in Institutional Processes**: * Represent the institution regarding project implementation within their thematic axis; * Contribute to institutional indicator management and monitoring. **Requirements and Qualifications** **Candidate Profile**: * Completed undergraduate degree in Arts, Art History, Natural Sciences, Education, Museology, Philosophy, History, or related fields; * Prior experience in education/cultural mediation (museums, cultural centers, botanical gardens) is desirable; * Knowledge of or interest in art and nature, and contemporary education issues; * Basic understanding of accessibility in cultural spaces; * Proficiency in a second language is required; * Excellent interpersonal skills. **Additional Information** **About the Position**: * CLT employment regime; * Health insurance, dental plan, chartered transportation, commuter allowance, meals at the workplace, Culture Voucher, Wellhub, and life insurance; * **Availability on weekends and holidays required.** #### **Inhotim** Inhotim is a Museum of Contemporary Art and Botanical Garden, located in Brumadinho (MG) since 2006\. Inhotim is a nonprofit organization sustained by ticket revenue, event production, and donations from individuals and legal entities — either directly or through Federal and State Cultural Incentive Laws. Regarded as the largest open-air museum in Latin America, Inhotim lies between the rich biomes of the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado. Its landscapes across 140 hectares of visitor areas offer a unique experience merging art and nature. Approximately 1\.862 works by over 280 artists from 43 countries comprise the collection, displayed both outdoors and in galleries within a Botanical Garden featuring more than 4,300 rare botanical species from all continents. Over 500 people collaborate daily to sustain this entire structure. Join us! #### **Mission** Inhotim is an open-air museum that fosters immersive and transformative experiences by integrating art and nature. We create, preserve, and disseminate artistic and botanical collections in an inclusive space where diverse perspectives foster new dialogues. We promote experimentation, research, and education, grounding discussions on art, society, and biodiversity. #### **Vision** To be a **perennial and sustainable** institution that values culture and people. A **reference** in experimentation, research, and training in art and nature, aiming to build a **legacy of knowledge and transformation** with **local and global impact**. #### **Values** Inhotim: Art and Nature We encourage **experimentation** in the unique encounter between art and nature. Inhotim for Everyone We **democratize** access to art, nature, and education for diverse audiences. Our Inhotim We are a **plural and inclusive** institution; we value the people who make Inhotim and those who engage with it, honoring their diversity and ensuring no space for prejudice or harassment. Inhotim Inward and Outward We operate **ethically**, **transparently**, and **sustainably** in our relations with people, communities, and nature — in resource management and governance practices.