Senior Curator Entomology, National Museum Cardiff

Published: June 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: July 6, 2022

Contract: Permanent contract, 35 hours per week
Salary: Grade E, £27,997 – £34,257 per annum
Closing date: 6 July 2022 (by 5pm)
Interview date: Week commencing 18 July 2022


What you’ll do…
Your work will be focused on increasing access to the entomology collection, both physical and digital, by a wider range of users. This will include taking a lead in the Natural Sciences team in progressing the digitization of the entomology collection and promoting it through social media. It will also involve developing community-based entomology projects and participating in events to enthuse people about nature and the environment. You will use your entomology taxonomic expertise to; develop the collection though collaborative research projects, supervise students, and develop partnership projects with other entomological-focussed bodies and contribute to biodiversity surveys of our sites. You will use these various projects and collaborations to ensure the collection stays relevant as an environmental reference resource.
You will work with the Senior Curator Entomology (Wales) to maintain the collection to the highest standards, and act as Collection Manager. This post currently reports to the Acting Head of Natural Sciences.

The knowledge and qualifications you’ll need…
• A degree in zoology or an allied subject, or equivalent practical professional experience.
• A postgraduate qualification in a zoological subject area is desirable.
• Expertise in a specialist area of entomology
• Knowledge of biological databases.
• Knowledge of standard Microsoft software.

The experience you’ll need…
• Working with, and curating entomology collections
• Working with collection databases
• Digitising natural history specimens
• Writing biological reports and disseminating information.
• Developing plans and working with external stakeholders
• Delivering curatorial and research projects.
• Experience of public engagement in natural science

Details and to apply…
https://museum.wales/jobs/current-jobs/?id=1669