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Collections Information Assistant

Deadline: 
Monday, November 11, 2024 - 10:00
Employer: 
The Horniman Museum and Gardens
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
Permanent
Salary: 
£28,000 per annum

The Horniman Museum and Gardens has an exciting job opportunity opening up in our Documentation Team which will be supporting our NLHF funded Natural History redisplay, Nature + Love.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, hands-on Collections Information Assistant to help us improve the records and documentation relating to our museum objects and archive.
Although experience of working in a museum is not essential, you will have an interest in museums and their collections.
If you work methodically and to deadlines while maintaining high standards and are flexible working as part of a team or independently, then we want to hear from you.

Climate Champion Trustee

Deadline: 
Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 23:45
Employer: 
Museums Association
Salary: 
Expenses reimbursed

The Museums Association is seeking a trustee to join our board as a climate champion for a three year term.

We are a small independent charity that campaigns for museums to change lives and has a vision of inclusive, participatory and sustainable museums at the heart of their communities.

We know that the climate crisis is having a devastating impact on our planet and we believe that museums can play a critical role in raising awareness, changing behaviour and championing change with our communities.

A core aim in our Strategic Framework is to campaign for museums to address the climate crisis and we are seeking a trustee with experience in this area to join our board.

Becoming a trustee is a great opportunity to help us to develop new policy and advocate to governments across the UK and other stakeholders on behalf of museums. Our board is made up of a diverse group of people who work in and with museums. The board works closely with the senior management team to deliver our strategic aims.

The role is unremunerated but expenses are reimbursed.

Senior Curator Climate Change and Dynamic Coast

Deadline: 
Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
Norfolk County Council
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
3 Years Fixed Term
Salary: 
£37,336 to £39,186

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced museum professional to lead on curatorial, learning and engagement work relating to the eroding dynamic North Norfolk coast, including projects and programmes linked to Coastwise.

Based at Cromer Museum and working as part of the Coastwise team led by North Norfolk District Council, you will support local communities in terms of coastal transition and coastal preparedness. The Coastwise initiative is funded by the Environment Agency and Defra Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme. Home | Coastwise (north-norfolk.gov.uk)

You will also be responsible for the care and curation of the Designated Norfolk Museums Service Natural History and Geology collections, principally located in Norwich, Cromer, and the Collections Centre and Environment Hub at Gressenhall. You will promote and develop the study of Natural History across the county, providing access to collections and associated information, and to champion understanding about ongoing climate and coastal change.

In addition you will take a strategic lead in identifying projects and developing funding opportunities to deliver climate change and coastal transition/dynamic coast heritage projects.

You will have professional experience in the field of Climate Change, Geology, or Natural History, alongside proven experience of collections care and management and a proven ability to engage with a broad range of audiences.

Norfolk County Council warmly welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is committed to supporting flexible working practices for our employees. This post is initially funded for 3 years.

Collections Documentation and Access Assistant

Deadline: 
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
until 30 September 2029
Salary: 
£23,144-£25,742

The Sedgwick Museum has a vacancy for a Collections Documentation and Access Assistant to join the Collections team. This new role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a small team focused on supporting world-class teaching and research, by caring for and providing access to the Museum's historically and scientifically important palaeontology and petrology collections. Duties include documenting collections information, assisting with collections enquiries, and preparing objects for research visits and loans.

The Sedgwick Museum's collections comprise more than two million fossils, rocks, minerals and archival material representing 300 years of collecting. The Museum welcomes more than 90,000 public visitors a year and delivers popular public programmes and outreach. The Museum's priorities include supporting world-leading research, welcoming and inspiring our public visitors, supporting and enriching student learning and skills development, and working collaboratively with museums, universities and communities locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Applicants should ideally have previous experience working with museum collections. An ability to identify rocks, minerals and fossils to a basic level would be advantageous. They should have excellent communications and teamworking skills, competence with word processing and spreadsheet software, and the ability to undertake digital imaging and editing.

Limited funding: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2029 in the first instance.

Digital Collections New Acquisitions Manager

Deadline: 
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
until 31st March 2026
Salary: 
£36,338 per annum

This role will help support the Science Collection Digitisation Project, an exciting and unique project to digitise RBG Kew’s 8.5 million plant and fungal specimens and create a complete catalogue of our internationally significant collections. This will make specimen records and images freely available online and accessible to researchers across the globe.   

The outcome of this project will provide a unique, world-leading resource making accessible data from more than 260 years of scientific exploration, placing them at the centre of efforts to combat urgent global challenges such as habitat degradation, climate change and human health.

This role will manage the workflow for the digitisation of incoming herbarium specimen material and pilot and develop workflows for the incorporation of digital record data, from field collected material and from duplicate specimens received from partner institutes, into Kew’s integrated collections management system.

Essential skills and experience required for this role include; experience of transcribing and imaging herbarium specimens; experience of developing new workflows and procedures; and experience of managing or supervising staff along with technical and data management skills.

Head of Preventive Conservation

Deadline: 
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
The Natural History Museum, London
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
Permanent
Salary: 
£46,000

We are seeking a Head of Preventive Conservation to lead on the protection of the world’s most extensive natural history collection of approximately 80 million specimens. The collections are continually growing through new acquisitions, fieldwork and donations ensuring they remain a vital and dynamic resource for understanding the natural world. This role delivers through representation, planning and cross museum collaboration with a focus on sustainability whilst ensuring the collections are preserved for future generations to access and study. The role will include managing a team of Preventive Conservators covering Integrated Pest Management, Environmental Monitoring, Salvage planning, Policy and Reporting. The role is closely integrated with the activities of the Remedial Conservation Team and will provide opportunities to be involved in various exciting and world leading projects.

About you

With in-depth knowledge of contemporary principles and practice in preventive conservation and a strong understanding of mechanisms involved in material deterioration you will have significant experience of all aspects of preventive conservation particularly those related to protecting natural science collections. With a thorough understanding of conservation theory and ethical decision making you will have good interpersonal and relationship building skills ensuring effective communication at all levels in the organisation. You will be competent to lead on topics at meetings with Senior Leaders and Management and be adept in communicating complex principals to wider audiences.

Digitisation Officer

Deadline: 
Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
Fixed Term until March 2025
Salary: 
£26,100 per annum (pro rata)

We are looking to appoint 2 Digitisation Officers to image and transcribe label data from Herbarium and Fungarium specimens. The post holders will be members of the digital collections team with responsibility to maintain high standards in the management of Kew’s internationally important digital collections. They will be part of a large project team dedicated to the digitisation of Kew’s collections.

Essential skills and experience include handling collections or working with fragile and delicate material, data entry and imaging skills along with a strong interest in Biodiversity, its sustainable use and conservation. The position will require attention to detail and a high level of motivation.

Curatorial and Collections Assistant (Pathology and Science)

Deadline: 
Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
University College London
Contract Type: 
Part Time 4 Days/Week
Contract Duration: 
Fixed-term until 31st July 2029
Salary: 
£34,605–£39,980

About the role
To provide collections care and curatorial assistance across the Science Collections and assist with teaching and research requirements. The role holder will work with the wider Museums and Cultural Programmes team on collections wide projects when required. The post holder will be required to work at the Royal Free Hospital Campus and main Bloomsbury campus, given the location of the museum collections. There is no line management responsibility for this post.

This is a Fixed Term role with an end date of 31st July 2029. Please note that this is an on-campus role. It is not suitable for regular remote working.

About you
We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills:

Experience of working in a museum or study room containing collections of human remains.
Experience of collections care and documentation (e.g. object handling, cataloguing, and labelling).
Experience of working with and handling a wide range of fragile, heavy and valuable artworks and objects.
Work will be split between UCL Pathology Museum, Royal Free Campus and the Science Collections, Bloomsbury Campus, depending on teaching/ research and collections care needs.

Project Curator, Review of Caribbean Collections

Deadline: 
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
National Museum of Scotland
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
Fixed Term 12 Months
Salary: 
£36,574 - £39,733

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the national review of Caribbean natural science collections in Scottish museums funded by the John Ellerman Foundation. The successful candidate will be responsible for mapping and researching the collection histories of Caribbean natural science collections in Scotland and connecting them with communities in Scotland and the Caribbean.

As a Project Curator at National Museums Scotland you will:

Map, research, and characterise Caribbean natural science collections in Scottish Museums, focusing on their collecting and cultural histories
Develop partnerships with Scottish museums
Develop partnerships with descendent and local communities in the Caribbean and Scotland
Prepare a final report for online publication
Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Project Curator:

A relevant first degree or equivalent experience
Experience of working with Caribbean and/or Natural Science collections and/or collection histories
Experience of undertaking research
Experience of working with descendent communities
Knowledge of and commitment to collection management best practice
Hiring the right person for the right job is everything to us. We want to encourage you to apply if you think this is the role for you.

Please be sure to view our recruitment pack for this role (available on our careers website: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position that may help with your application.

Head of Plant and Earth Sciences

Deadline: 
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 00:00
Employer: 
Amgueddfa Cymru
Contract Type: 
Full Time
Contract Duration: 
Permanent
Salary: 
£55,042.84 - £59,432.34

We are seeking an experienced researcher to lead the Plant and Earth Sciences team within the Natural Sciences Department at Amgueddfa Cymru. This permanent position offers an exciting opportunity to use our collections to drive forward new approaches in public engagement and research with diverse audiences.

You'll lead a team of curators and collection managers and develop funding bids aligned with our 2030 Strategy. You will play a leading role in projects addressing global biodiversity and environmental challenges using our unique collections.

The ideal candidate will have:

· PhD or equivalent experience in plant sciences or ecology

· Proven track record in securing research funding

· Experience managing botany collections and teams

· Strong interdisciplinary project delivery skills

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Welsh language skills are desirable but not required; support will be provided to develop language proficiency. Join us in shaping the future of natural sciences research and public engagement in Wales.

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