Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
The Museum of Classical Archaeology (MOCA) is seeking to appoint a part-time Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator. The role will be 21 hours per week and fixed term for 12 months. Duties include:
- facilitating and delivering approximately 150 classes p.a. (with approximately 2,500 children), plus in person and online events with students and members of the public
- assisting with training and managing volunteers
- advising the Museum Committee, and the Faculty, on possible expansion of provision including resource implications
- selecting and managing specialist outside providers and staff where needed
- providing advice and training for teachers as well as identifying and contributing to local and national opportunities
- contributing to Faculty access initiatives
The successful candidate will have enthusiasm for and knowledge of the classical world, a degree with training in the humanities, and experience in teaching in a museum environment.
MOCA is home to a collection of more than 600 plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture, as well as ancient artefacts. MOCA is part of the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM), a consortium of the eight University Museums and Cambridge University Botanic Garden. We work closely with other University of Cambridge collections as well as with museums regionally, nationally and internationally. Our programmes focus on unlocking the University's collections, and the research activities which underpin them, for a larger and more diverse audience.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor Caroline Vout (Director) on cv103@cam.ac.uk or Dr Susanne Turner (Curator) on smt41@cam.ac.uk.
If you have any queries on the application process, please contact the School's HR Team on sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Friday 25 October 2024. Interviews are planned for Tuesday 5 November 2024, subject to change
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Please quote reference GE43562 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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