Collections Assistant (Earth Collections)

Location: Oxford, UK.

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University's internationally important geological and zoological collections which are used for research, teaching, and public engagement in science. It is seeking to appoint a Collections Assistant for the Earth Collections for 12 months, to provide cover during the maternity leave of one of our Collections Managers.

The successful candidate will work flexibly across all areas of Earth Collections, but have an emphasis on carrying out a programme to treat and store in anoxic/low humidity conditions, specimens that have 'pyrite decay' or are vulnerable to it.

They will also facilitate research and educational visits, manage research loans; answer enquiries from researchers and the wider public, work with teams to progress the cataloguing, storage and exhibition of the Earth Collections, and deliver outreach and public engagement in science activity. They will train and manage museum volunteers and interns, including those assisting with the pyrite conservation programme.

For this post, you should have a track record of collections-focused museum work, and an excellent knowledge and understanding of general geology.

You will need to have excellent team working skills, show evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and have good IT skills with a track record of working with relational databases.

As part of your online application, you will be required to upload a covering letter and a full CV.

If you have any enquiries, please contact the Head of Earth Collections, Monica Price (monica.price@oum.ox.ac.uk).

To apply for this post and for further details, including a job description and selection criteria, please go to http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/index.html

Closing date: 26 September 2014.
Interview date 6th October 2014

The University of Oxford is an Equal Opportunities Employer.