Negaunee Curatorial Preparator

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, skilled individual to join our Vertebrate Biology preparator team to prepare high-quality research specimens for our collections.

About the Negaunee Curatorial Preparator role:
The Negaunee Curatorial Preparator at National Museums Scotland will be required to prepare vertebrate animal specimens for the research collections as skins, skeletons, wet specimens, etc., and to take samples for analyses as required.
The post holder will work full time for a contract period of two years with the possibility of renewal subsequently.

As a Negaunee Curatorial Preparator at National Museums Scotland you will:
- Be responsible for the transport, preparation and conservation of individual zoological specimens
- Present short talks and demonstrations, and working with National and International Programmes and Learning and Engagement Departments within National Museums Scotland
- Maintain supplies database, researching new suppliers and ordering taxidermy supplies when required
- Record and update specimen data as required by applying expert knowledge of the subject and collections to create and improve National Museums’ documentation programmes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Negaunee Curatorial Preparator:
- Proven experience in specimen preparation
- Proficient in using documentation procedures and data entry into database packages or spreadsheets
- Knowledge of vertebrate anatomy
- Good communication skills e.g., presenting short talks and dealing with internal and external people.
- 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