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Curator
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Collections Team at The Box, Plymouth. We are looking to appoint a Curator with experience in managing Natural History collections.
The Box is Plymouth’s new cultural hub, a museum, gallery and archive housed in a brand new £47m development in the heart of Britain’s Ocean City.
With the UK's first National Marine Park on the horizon, now is an exciting time to be working in Plymouth. Join us and help connect our amazing collections to our growing audience locally, nationally and internationally.
This is a varied and exciting role where you will be responsible for the care and display of our natural history collection, managing the relocation of stored collections into our new building, improving catalogue information and answering public enquiries. You’ll also lead on our wonderful Mammoth Gallery, helping to ensure a quality visitor experience by rotating displays and loans regularly.
Please note this post is available for job-share.
You will have demonstrable experience of managing natural history collections in a museum context. Experience of working with spirit-preserved specimens is desirable You will be very organised and well able to manage projects
You will be a skilled communicator, able to advocate for your collection and get audiences excited about its many stories
You will have an entrepreneurial eye and be able to see and secure opportunities for partnership which benefit The Box and its collections
You will need a degree or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant subject area.
This role is suitable for flexible working subject to the needs of the service.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Emma Philip, Senior Curator on 01752 398153 or email emma.philip@plymouth.gov.uk
Curation and Digitisation Assistant
The Department of Plant Sciences is seeking to appoint a Curation and Digitisation Assistant in the University Herbarium. The post is available full-time but we also welcome applications from those wishing to work part-time.
Role overview The main role will be to work on the auditing and digitisation (imaging and databasing) of historically and scientifically important herbarium specimens in the University Herbarium. The postholder will also assist with routine external enquiries and requests for specimens for collaborators, and supervise volunteers and students working in the collection when the Curator is unavailable.
The postholder will help create and maintain a new digital archive for the Herbarium. The successful candidate will be motivated to deliver excellent attention to detail, be a collaborative team player, as well as being comfortable working independently and efficiently. This role offers an opportunity to work in a small friendly team, with a diverse range of exciting botanical specimens.
Fossil Preparator
As Fossil Preparator, you will manage the preparation facilities within the Conservation Centre, Core Research Labs Department. You will undertake mechanical and chemical preparation of specimens from existing and newly acquired material. You will work closely with the conservation team as well as researchers and curators from the Earth Science Department. You be responsible for ensuring the preparation facilities are maintained to a high standard and that all safety protocols are recorded and kept up to date
In addition to carrying out fossil preparation, you will contribute to the general management of the conservation facility and provide occasional assistance for the Conservation Team; activities will include the installation of specimen’s for both local and touring exhibitions.
Biodiversity Co-ordinator & Principal Curator Botany
Amgueddfa Cymru is committed to safeguarding and restoring nature and our environment. We have the largest and most comprehensive collection of Welsh geology, zoology and botany specimens in the world, and this provides a unique record of the natural history of Wales, charting evolutionary and environmental change. The museum is also home to Welsh National Herbarium which contains botanical specimens from Wales and across the world, including the British Bryophyte Society Collection. This is of international importance and represents over 300 years of collecting. These collections underpin our understanding, maintenance and enhancement of biodiversity in Wales and contribute to global research in taxonomy.
All of our collections belong to the people of Wales, and we want to find new ways in which we can make them a relevant and useful resource for everyone to explore and enjoy.
Amgueddfa Cymru has 8 sites across the whole of Wales, each with its distinctive natural characteristics. This role will support the development of a better understanding of these sites and seek to engage with a range of communities in exploring bio-diversity and how we can work together to protect and restore nature.
What you’ll do…
You will:
• Play a strategic role in delivering the Museum’s goal to safeguard and increase biodiversity across the museum sites.
• Develop wider participatory approach to undertaking biodiversity surveys of the sites.
• Promote, and co-ordinate biodiversity data within the Museum and play an active role in sharing this data externally.
• Provide expertise in lower plants, to develop, promote and increase access to the collection through research and online presence
• Explore and develop new ways to digitize the collection which will make the collection accessible to a range of audiences.
• Undertake research focused on taxonomy, to support understanding and monitoring of environmental change in Wales.
• Play an active role in the Natural Sciences related events and learning programmes.
• Supervise student projects to enthuse and support young scientists in Wales.
Reporting currently to the Head of Natural Sciences
What you’ll achieve…
• Develop and enhance plans for biodiversity across the Museum sites.
• Raising awareness of the biodiversity of our sites with the public and museum staff.
• Greater participation in biodiversity activities from the public and communities close to our sites.
• Effective communication and stronger collaboration with our partners and professional bodies working to protect the wildlife of Wales.
• Sharing the botany collection with the people of Wales digitally and through events, social media and other initiatives.
• Development and promotion of the lower plant collection to support its wider use.
• An active research programme, which contributes to increased knowledge of the biodiversity of Wales to support safeguarding the environment.
• Support for the next generation of scientists in Wales by supervising student projects and volunteers.
How you’ll achieve this…
• Co-ordinate a team to deliver our programme of biodiversity audits across all museum sites to capture information on the current ecological situation.
• Promote and communicate the results of the surveys and use them to develop potential enhancements and actions plans.
• Develop a participatory element to the biodiversity surveys with partners and the public.
• Write reports to convey the survey results to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Represent and play a leading role on wider Museum management teams concerning biodiversity, including the Sustainability Compliance Group.
• Take part in Natural Science digitisation projects enabling an online presence of the botany collections leading to greater access, enjoyment and understanding.
• Develop the lower plant collection through curation of existing and new material.
• Develop a research profile, supported by external funding, focused on Welsh biodiversity. This should include a strong participatory element.
• Participate in outward facing events to promote work of the museum e.g. open days, behind the scenes events, also contribute to social media and blogs.
• Supervise and mentor undergraduate and PhD student projects.
• Devise and support volunteer projects.
Integrated Pest Management Manager
The British Museum is seeking an Integrated Pest Management Manager for our complex estate. The post-holder will play a key role in development of Policy and implementation and delivery of the Museum’s estate-wide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy, to protect both the Museum’s collections and reputation by minimising pest problems.
In this role, you will work directly with stakeholders to ensure that the Museum meets its requirements in relation to policies and procedures, including anticipating the future needs of the Museum. You will need to deliver an appropriate training programme to maintain the profile of IPM within the Museum.
Key areas of responsibility:
Implementing, reviewing and delivering the IPM strategy and programme and working with other stakeholders to develop supporting policies and procedures as required
Facilitating and ensuring consistent delivery of IPM roles and responsibilities from all Museum departments including inspection of spaces and activities
Ensuring that an appropriate training programme is delivered to maintain the profile of IPM within the Museum, including delivery of staff and contractor general IPM induction
Ensuring delivery of recommended actions by Hard and Soft services teams to prevent pest problems, through close liaison with Facilities and Building Services departments
Advising Capital Planning and Programme Management, Exhibitions and other designers on IPM issues
Liaising with external pest consultant and pest control contractors
Liaison with other on-site contract providers, particularly catering service provider to ensure compliance with IPM procedures
Maintaining Estate risk zone maps; compiling, mapping and reporting all trap and other relevant data; and updating or revalidating of policy and strategy documents and implementation plan as required
Site inspections and audit to ensure cleaning and maintenance regimes are adequate
Management of the Museum’s Pest Treatment Facility ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice.
Where necessary manage response to pest outbreaks
Person specification:
The successful candidate will be educated to A-level standard, or will have equivalent experience, including a professional IPM qualification and/or demonstrable experience of IPM. You will have excellent computer skills and able to understand plans and design drawings.
We are looking for an experienced manager who can influence and work with others to ensure that objectives are met. You will need to have the ability to prioritise your workload, work unsupervised under pressure and take ownership of any problems. The post-holder will be confident in communicating technical matters effectively to a variety of audiences.
Documentation Assistant
The Museum is looking for a Documentation Assistant to support the collections team in the delivery of the Collections Documentation Plan and the on-boarding of a new collections management system from 2024. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to experience working with a broad range of collections. It is an entry level position which will be supported by the wider team.
The Documentation Assistant will undertake an inventory of collections making sure that the documentation meets SPECTRUM standards and allows us to meet our Museum Accreditation requirements. They will work with the Head of Collections and the Curator of Natural History to improve the existing catalogue records to expand the quality and type of data held.
We are looking for a person who has a basic understanding of, or interest in, documenting museum collections and the challenges of documentation work. You will have great organisational skills including the ability to work independently to drive forward your own work programme. Excellent computer-based skills with an ability to input data with a high level of accuracy are essential. Undertaking manual handling, sometimes working in dusty, cramped spaces or at height is required.
Training: A Professional Development Plan will be agreed with the Head of Collections. This will include training, mentoring and new professional opportunities.
Interview Date: Monday 17 January 2022
Curatorial Assistant
An exciting entry-level opportunity to work with Designated natural science collections at an award winning museum.
Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust is a major independent regional museum welcoming over 200,000 visitors every year. We are the lead organisation of the Cumbria Museum Consortium, an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. As part of our Manifesto we strive to engage our local community at every level: we aim to provide a third space that anchors the community, using our stunning collections, which include our recently Designated Natural Science collection, to inspire our diverse audiences.
The Museum's Natural Science collection is Designated for a reason - it is a comprehensive, scientifically important and nationally significant collection of 300,000+ specimens that represent the flora and fauna of Cumbria, the most biodiverse county in the UK. This exciting new post, funded via The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund - delivered by the Museums Association, represents an extraordinary opportunity to work within one of the most important natural science collections in the UK and on an incredibly exciting new project.
This role will support Tullie House's Biodiversity Curator to deliver the 'Once Upon A Planet' project. 'Once Upon a Planet' is an ambitious collections engagement project that will showcase our designated natural science collections, representative of the most biodiverse county in England, and use them to inspire innovative, people-centred engagement with a purpose. It will deliver a step-change in in how we understand, use, display and develop our natural science collections in collaboration with our communities as we reimagine Tullie House as a museum for the future.
The Curatorial Assistant role will support the Once Upon A Planet team to deliver project outputs, including a major exhibition in Summer 2022. The role will also support the Biodiversity Curator to care for, document and digitise the natural science collections, and deliver public and community engagement activity.
This is an entry level role, and so previous experience of working in a museum is not a requirement - we are looking for a candidate with an interest in natural science and/or in gaining experience within a dynamic curatorial team.
Purpose of the Role
- Under the direction of the Biodiversity Curator, to care for, document and digitise the Natural Science collection to recognised professional standards, and support the delivery of public and community engagement.
- To work with the Once Upon a Planet project team to support the development and delivery of the Once Upon a Planet project outputs, in particular an exhibition in summer 2022.
Collections Project Assistant
The Museum is currently undertaking a major relocation of its rock collections (approximately 12,000 drawers, 400,000 specimens) from the Atlas Building at High Cross, Cambridge to the Museum's new purpose-built geological collection store adjacent to the Museum's AG Brighton Building on Madingley Rise.
The move is led by the Collections Manager with support from the Collections team and is due for completion in October 2022
The Collections Project Assistant will provide practical and organisational support to the Collections Manager and Collections Migration Project Coordinator during the relocation of the geological collections.
More details and link to online application form:
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/32136/
Learning and Community Outreach Co-ordinator
Dorset Museum is looking for a highly motivated, hands-on individual to help deliver an exciting range of learning, engagement and outreach activity for schools, life-long learners, non-traditional audiences and community groups
You will have experience of planning and delivering learning projects, understand how to develop strong community partnerships, and understand the importance of audience focused programming. Sensitive to the different cultural backgrounds of Dorset's diverse communities the post holder will have a commitment to equal opportunities practice, encouraging greater engagement with the Museum, and widening participation in its formal and informal learning programmes, events and exhibitions.
Dorset Museum is one of the leading independent, charitable, heritage organisations in the South West of England. Its diverse collections contain over four million objects and span almost 250 million years, including internationally significant geology, archaeology and literary artefacts. Visited by over 60,000 visitors a year, it is a museum that collects, reveals and inspires connections with Dorset's universal story.
We actively encourage people from communities that are under-represented in the UK museum, arts and heritage sector to apply to join us, and bring their talent, experience and expertise to Dorset Museum.
Application will be by CV and covering letter. For further details and an application pack contact Anna Butler at Dorset Museum:
anna.butler@dorsetmuseum.org
01305 262735
Deadline for applications: 12noon on Thursday 2nd December 2021
Interview date: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Collections Assistant
Dorset Museum is looking for a highly motivated, hands-on individual who is passionate and knowledgeable about the care, conservation, documentation, display, and interpretation of museum collections.
Able to work on their own initiative and as part of a wider curatorial and public programming team, this role will support all aspects of collections management, documentation, research, exhibitions and public engagement at Dorset Museum. Experienced in supporting and working with volunteers, they will play an important role in the delivery of our plans to document and catalogue our collection and in the relocation of objects to our new Collections Discovery Centre.
Dorset Museum is one of the leading independent, charitable, heritage organisations in the South West of England. Its diverse collections contain over four million objects and span almost 250 million years, including internationally significant geology, archaeology and literary artefacts. Visited by over 60,000 visitors a year, it is a museum that collects, reveals and inspires connections with Dorset's universal story.
We actively encourage people from communities that are under-represented in the UK museum, arts and heritage sector to apply to join us, and bring their talent, experience and expertise to Dorset Museum.
Application will be by CV and covering letter.
For further details and an application pack contact Anna Butler at Dorset Museum:
Anna.butler@dorsetmuseum.org
01305 262735
Deadline for applications: 12noon on Thursday 25th November 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 1st December 2021