Curator, Calleva Fossil Mammals London, England
Job description
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
Embedded within the Vertebrates & Anthropology Curatorial Division, this is a fixed term full-time position of Curator, Calleva Fossil Mammals with an end date of 31 August 2025. The Curator will work closely with Fossil Mammals Curators, Principal Curator in Charge of Fossil Vertebrates & Anthropology and researchers in the Centre for Human Evolution Research (CHER) to support Calleva research projects while ensuring best practice in collections management and care. The post will support the activities of the CHER by assisting with collections access, undertaking due diligence checks, cataloguing and digitisation of collections using spreadsheets and the Collections Management System and performing literature searches as well as supporting public engagement activities where required as part of Calleva research projects. This is an important opportunity to support best practice and to work with Fossil Mammals collections in a world-renowned institution with a unique scientific mission and public profile.
Applications are open to candidates in the field of Palaeontology, or Archaeozoology or Zoology, with expertise in an area relevant to mammalian and/or archaeozoological remains.
About you
Academic Qualifications
A postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc or PhD) in a subject relevant to the role or equivalent experience (e.g. in Palaeontology, Archaeozoology or Zoology).
Role competencies
· Experience in the field of natural sciences, or closely related discipline
· Experience of working with museum or palaeontological collections
· Knowledge and/or experience of information management systems for collections (e.g. EMu)
· Clear understanding of taxonomic principles and an ability to recognise basic taxonomic terms in relation to loans, enquiries, and curation of collections
· Experience of handling wide range of mammal specimens and specimen preparations
· Good attention to detail in undertaking methodical tasks and competent in the use of relevant IT software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, etc
· Well organised with effective time management skills and an ability to complete multiple tasks within tight deadlines
· Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to work well both within a team and on own initiative and to communicate with a variety of different stakeholders
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
Find out more here
What we offer
· 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
· Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
· Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
· Life insurance
· Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
· Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
· We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
· Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sitesand other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
· Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
How to apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal,
at https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/
Closing date: 9am, Monday, 20 March 2023
Interviews expected week commencing 10 April 2023
Salary: £32,112 per annum
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 32 months
Salary: £32,112.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, SW7 5BD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SW7 5BD
Application deadline: 20/03/2023
Reference ID: AMCCM
