Collections Documentation and Access Assistant
The Sedgwick Museum has a vacancy for a Collections Documentation and Access Assistant to join the Collections team. This new role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a small team focused on supporting world-class teaching and research, by caring for and providing access to the Museum's historically and scientifically important palaeontology and petrology collections. Duties include documenting collections information, assisting with collections enquiries, and preparing objects for research visits and loans.
The Sedgwick Museum's collections comprise more than two million fossils, rocks, minerals and archival material representing 300 years of collecting. The Museum welcomes more than 90,000 public visitors a year and delivers popular public programmes and outreach. The Museum's priorities include supporting world-leading research, welcoming and inspiring our public visitors, supporting and enriching student learning and skills development, and working collaboratively with museums, universities and communities locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Applicants should ideally have previous experience working with museum collections. An ability to identify rocks, minerals and fossils to a basic level would be advantageous. They should have excellent communications and teamworking skills, competence with word processing and spreadsheet software, and the ability to undertake digital imaging and editing.
Limited funding: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2029 in the first instance.
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For further information about the role, please see the Further Particulars.
Informal enquiries can be directed to Matt Riley on mlr44@cam.ac.uk.
Interview dates: We anticipate interviews will be carried out in person w/c 4th November, but can accommodate interviews by Zoom if necessary.
Please quote reference LB43065 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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