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National Museums NI is a leading cultural institution and is responsible for ensuring that its significant collection is developed, cared for and accessible to the widest possible audience. Almost one million people enjoy our four museums each year, and through loans, research, community activity and digital programmes we engage a much wider audience than those who physically visit our museums.

National Museum NI’s specimen collections date back to the early 1800’s. We are searching for a qualified, enthusiastic scientist and curator to represent and lead the museum’s research and collection activities on all taxa of marine invertebrates and support current and future interpretation and engagement for public benefit.

The Curator of Marine Invertebrates plays a central role in the research, management and development of the marine invertebrate collections, with a particular focus on, though not limited to, the marine invertebrates of Ireland.

The focus will be on marine invertebrates in Northern Ireland, with occasional collaborative projects with partners in the Republic of Ireland, Britain and Europe.

The main purpose is to develop the collections through curation of existing and new material, audit, rationalisation and digitisation of the collection. Large scale digitisation of our natural science collections will be a priority over the next five years, enabled by external funding and the marine invertebrate collection will be one of the collections digitised. The curator will need to guide this process, determining best practice and work flows, in collaboration with our Collections Information, Collections Access and Conservation teams.

The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is seeking a full-time, fixed-term Collections Assistant (Projects) to support a major collections move programme.

The Museum of Zoology is part of the Department of Zoology and is home to a collection designated as being of national and international importance. We are currently undertaking a significant relocation project for collections and labs housed in a nearby building. You will be working alongside the Collections Team supporting all collections management and collections care functions with particular focus on the safe movement of specimens into dedicated stores in our David Attenborough Building and reconfiguration of these stores to accommodate these collections. You should have practical collections management and care experience including documentation, packing and storage experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience as part of a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary team, working across a wide range of natural history collections.

The African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT) is a charitable research trust and museum focused on African entomology. Our research is aimed at increasing the scientific knowledge of African insects with an emphasis on lepidoptera.

We are looking for a full-time Curator and Researcher to work on the Afrotropical lepidoptera held at ANHRT. The incredibly diverse lepidoptera remain broadly under-collected and poorly studied. The rich material held at ANHRT provides an exceptional foundation for taxonomic research on the Afrotropical fauna, using both molecular methods and traditional morphological approaches. Familiarity with lepidopteran families and experience in genitalia dissections is preferable but not essential; all necessary training in the required techniques will be provided.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Curate the Afrotropical lepidoptera collections.
• Sort unidentified material of the relevant families, with genus-level identification of all collected material and species-level identification for some groups based on investigation of primary types and/or relevant literature.
• Initiate independent research projects in collections-based systematics and biogeography of the Afrotropical lepidoptera.
• Publish scientific results of relevant projects.
• Liaise with relevant sections of the international scientific community concerning ongoing research projects.
• Incorporate all relevant Collections Management Policies and Procedures into daily work.

Essential Competencies:
• Relevant undergraduate degree.
• An ability to initiate and complete relevant research projects with national and international collaborations.
• Draft publications and prepare them for submission to refereed journals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• An ability to organise multiple assignments with minimal supervision and in response to deadlines.
• A high level of attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy. This will be coupled with an excellent level of manual dexterity.

Preferable Competencies:
• Relevant PhD or equivalent work experience.
• Familiarity in lepidopteran families and experience in genitalia dissections.
• A clear understanding of taxonomy and knowledge of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).
• A willingness to travel in the UK and abroad for short or long periods as required.

To apply for this job:
Please email enquiries@anhrt.org.uk with your CV and covering letter.

The Collections Officer works across multiple sites to support the functions of the Museums Department, part of the Learning and Quality Directorate. The Museum collections include historically significant ACE Designated collections and modern Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licenced material. 23,000 specimens and objects from the museum collections are currently housed offsite and need to be moved to a different store by November 2026. The Collections Officer will be responsible for various aspects of collections management and collections care which are essential to prepare and move the museum collections. This includes location and
movement control, packing and movement of collections, and cataloguing using Adlib/Axiell Collections Management System. While working as part of a small team the post holder will often have to work autonomously in collection management.