The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge (UK) is inviting applications for a full-time Collections Assistant to assist in the maintenance and organisation of the collections following the Museum’s recent transformative redevelopment. Collections still in nearby storage in the need to be assessed, processed and brought back to the museum stores.
This work will uncover new untold stories behind these “hidden” collections, enabling the Museum team to communicate to the public the nature of working behind the scenes, the thrill of new discoveries, and the specific challenges of zoological collections. Our goal is to ensure that the collections are both appropriately stored and made physically and intellectually accessible: to researchers, students, stakeholders and audiences in Cambridge and worldwide.
You will have experience working with museum collections, good oral and written communication skills, demonstrable IT proficiency and good manual dexterity for object handling.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for up to 12 months.
Closing date for applications is the 15th March.
For more information and to apply, see here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/25337/
I’m happy to answer any informal enquiries regarding the role on MWL34@cam.ac.uk