Collections Assistant - Stores Move (Fixed Term) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
The Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (MAA) is hiring six full-time Collections Assistants to work on an ambitious and challenging project to inventory, assess, photograph, pack and move over 300,000 artefacts from across the world to a new collections facility in Cambridge.
This is a rare opportunity for a professional at an early stage in their career, or seeking a hands-on role in museum collections, to gain experience in collections care and extensive knowledge related to the collections. Training will be provided on conservation and hazard assessment, artefact documentation, packing and photography. 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, through visits to the new store and online through MAA's catalogue.
You will have an interest in museums and collections, with an appreciation of issues of cultural sensitivities related to artefacts in museums like MAA, good oral and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail. You will have demonstrable IT proficiency, manual dexterity for object handling and the ability to work with colleagues and external contacts with sensitivity and discretion.
The MAA Stores Move Project is an intensive project with challenging objectives, and team cohesion in a respectful working environment is a priority. MAA and the University of Cambridge Museums are committed to inclusion and diversity within our institutions and across the sector, and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Museum and the University.
This is a full-time post for 15 months, from 1st September 2023 to 31st December 2024.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records) check, a health assessment and a security check.
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The closing date for applications is Wednesday 21st June 2023 with interviews taking place on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th July 2023. Please quote reference JU36935 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Informal enquiries about this vacancy and queries about the application process may be addressed to Lucie Carreau, Collections Team Coordinator, [email protected].
