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Learning & Community Development Officer, Lapworth Museum of Geology
Salary/Fee Starting salary normally £25,769 - £28,143, potential progression once in post to £31,656
Type Full-time, 3 year contract with possibility of extension
Closing Date Thursday 5 May 2016
Learning & Community Development Officer
(post number: 517783)
Job purpose
To use the museum's collections and exhibitions to support the development, delivery and promotion of innovative and inspirational learning and participation opportunities for a wide range of formal and informal learners as set out in the Lapworth Museum Activity Plan.
To work with the line manager, the University Outreach teams and the other University cultural assets to develop key markets, and deliver learning both onsite and as outreach.
This includes overseeing the development of the talks, events and activities programmes along with developing education activities, devising and promoting a broader outreach programme with formal and informal learners, including community groups, and providing INSET training for teachers.
In addition, the post holder will support the growth of volunteers, and assist with the creation of in-house and external temporary exhibitions.
The position will be subject to a DBS check.
The post holder would be required to be willing to work evenings, weekends and public holidays as required, on and off-site.
The post holder will also be required to travel offsite with regards to outreach work.
This post is funded initially for the first two years by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Person Specification
- A relevant qualification at degree level in a related discipline (geology/environmental/museums/education) or equivalent professional qualification and/or significant experience in a related discipline.
- Experience of developing strategies, policies and action plans for learning and community engagement.
- Experience of planning and delivering training and education programmes and developing learning resources and interpretation material.
- Experience of undertaking community consultation and engagement activities.
- Experience of training staff and volunteers.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of groups and organisations.
- The ability to organise and manage time, and can prioritise time when faced with conflicting demands.
- Competence in using IT and Microsoft Office products.
- Significant and demonstrable experience gained in museum/learning environment and or/using nature environments/museums in teaching.
- Involvement in networks and evidence of working with stakeholder and user groups, including local communities.
- Ability and expertise in applying for and securing external funding and sponsorship for education projects.
- Working knowledge of marketing and promotion techniques.
- Knowledge of current good practice and policy within the education/museums/learning sectors.
- Awareness of issues relating to access, social inclusion, cultural diversity and disability.
- Understanding of the Health and Safety issues and risk assessment procedures associated with working with young people, volunteers and the local community.
- Project Management - including development of work programmes, managing budgets and monitoring progress.
- The ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Interest in Geology/Nature Conservation/Heritage.
- Self-motivated and able to work un-supervised.
To apply
Apply through the University of Birmingham online Jobs portal (for Job Number 51783) at
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTAzMjUyMSZvd...
For further information contact
Jon Clatworthy, Director, Lapworth Museum of Geology
J.C.Clatworthy@bham.ac.uk
Instructor / Curator
jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/24008
Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (http://fw.oregonstate.edu) invites applications for a full-time Instructor / Curator. We seek an energetic, enthusiastic colleague with a passion for biological collections to help advance our nationally and internationally recognized teaching, research and outreach programs. Our interdisciplinary, collaborative department works throughout the Pacific Northwest and the world in diverse environments, and has long focused on understanding vertebrate biology and biodiversity as a foundation of effective conservation and management. Our Corvallis location affords easy access to Oregon’s diverse habitats and natural resources, including the Pacific Ocean, the deepest lake in the United States, extensive networks of rivers and streams, progressive urban and agricultural areas, mountains and high deserts.
The successful candidate will teach three to four Ecampus or summer session courses per year on topics related to zoology, taxonomy, systematics, ecology, evolution, natural history, conservation and curation; manage and curate OSU’s collections of fishes (http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu), mammals, birds and aquatic Invertebrates, train and direct undergraduate collections assistants, produce scholarly work related to research, curation or outreach using natural history collections, and provide service to the department, university and profession.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, brief statements detailing your interest and experience in teaching, curation, and promoting diversity (one page each), and contact information (email and telephone) for three professional references at http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/ (posting number P00199UF). The position requires a master’s degree in vertebrate zoology, ichthyology, mammalogy, ornithology, museum studies, or a related field. A more detailed position description, including other minimum and preferred qualifications, also appears on that site. Applications must be received on or before Sunday, May 8th to be considered.
Questions about the position can be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, at brian.sidlauskas@oregonstate.edu.
Research Assistant (Human Origins and Behaviour)
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
The Human Origins Research Group in the Department of Earth Sciences is looking to recruit a Research Assistant to support research and administration within the group.
The main role of the Research Assistant will be to assist researchers in the preparation of publications and websites, collecting data (e.g. photography, scanning, 3D microscopy), public engagement activities, answering enquires and teaching.
The Research Assistant will also contribute to collection based research projects relating to human origins and human behaviour and to the collation, analysis and archiving of research data sets.
This is a 3 years full time position, funded by the Calleva Foundation.
Salary: £24,500 per annum plus benefits
Contract: 36 months fixed term contract
Closing date: 9am on Friday 22 April 2016
Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.
If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Post graduate qualification in palaeoanthropology or related discipline
2. Knowledge of hominin fossil record
3. Experience in human taphonomy
4. Knowledge of Palaeolithic bone and antler tools and/or Palaeolithic art
5. Experience working with fragile archaeological materials.
6. Experience working with laser scans, CT scans, microscopy (SEM and 3D microscopy) and/or replication.
7. Expertise in human osteology and/or mammal osteology.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
9. Flexible with a proven ability to work well within a team structure. Well organised with effective time management skills and an ability to undertake multiple tasks through to completion, sometimes working to tight deadlines.
10. Strong attention to detail, with ability to undertake methodical tasks to a high-level of accuracy.
11. Good photographic skills.
Research and Curatorial Assistant (Anthropology and Mammals)
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
The Earth Sciences Department holds collections and researches areas relating to the origins of the planet, the earth’s resources and the evolution of life. The department also houses the Anthropology collections, which include the modern human remains collection of approximately 20,000 individuals, comprised mostly of skeletal remains, and the Fossil Mammal collection. The latter collection comprises over 250,000 specimens, with key British Pleistocene sites well represented.
The successful candidate will assist with a Calleva funded project exploring childhood development and health in past populations using human skeletal assemblages. Responsibilities will include data collection and documentation including osteological recording, 3D imaging, radiography, photography, and sample preparation. In addition, the successful candidate will provide curatorial support for other Calleva-funded work in the department, including imaging and documentation using spreadsheets and the museum’s collections management system (KE-EMu).
This is a 3 years full time position, funded by the Calleva Foundation.
Salary: £24,500 per annum plus benefits
Contract: 36 months fixed term contract
Closing date: 9am on Friday 22 April 2016
Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.
If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Degree in a relevant subject or related discipline
2. Postgraduate qualification with a substantial human osteology / physical anthropology component
3. Expertise in human osteology
4. Experience with, and ability to, handle fragile archaeological/ palaeontological materials
5. Experience of imaging techniques such as laser and CT scanning, radiography and/or microscopy
6. Good photographic skills including post-processing of images
7. Understanding of taxonomic and stratigraphic principles and an ability to recognise basic terms
8. Excellent attention to detail, with ability to undertake methodical tasks to a high-level of accuracy
9. High degree of competence in Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word and demonstrable experience of using databases (ideally general and specialist collections management software)
10. Well organised with effective time management skills and an ability to complete multiple tasks within tight deadlines
11. Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work well both within a team and on own initiative, and communicate to a variety of different audiences.
Interpretation Developer
Role description:
At the Natural History Museum, we engage our audiences with the natural world in our world class exhibitions and galleries, through the use of our outstanding collection and scientific research. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Natural History Museum’s creative Interpretation Team to work on the Museum’s programme of temporary exhibitions.
Working closely with colleagues across the Museum, including researchers and curators, you will lead on shaping the stories of our exhibitions and how we use interpretation to engage our audiences. This includes developing exhibition content, making sure it is based on relevant science and research, shaping exhibition concepts, narratives, interpretation approaches, visitor journeys, messages and outcomes, as well as taking an active part in the object and specimen selection, ensuring we make best use of the Museum’s world class collections.
Using an audience focused approach and knowledge of best practice in interpretation; you will shape the broader interpretive approach. You will develop interpretation methods that engage intended target audiences, ensuring that our exhibitions and galleries are accessible, interesting, informative and appealing, and suit our audiences’ needs. You will work closely with colleagues across the Museum, as well as external stakeholders, such as exhibition designers, and ideally, you will have an understanding of the exhibition design development process.
You will have experience of developing and delivering interpretation in a museum setting, or similar, experience of communicating specialist knowledge to non-specialist audiences and the experience of using collections to communicate content. You will have the experience of successfully working with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, for example curators and other subject specialists, and an ability to solve problems. It is helpful if you have an understanding of the design processes involved in exhibition development as well as an interest in natural sciences. Experience of communicating scientific content in exhibitions or elsewhere is also beneficial, but is not necessarily essential.
Salary: £27,467 per annum plus benefits
Contract: Permanent appointment
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 19 April 2016
Interviews: w/c Monday 25 April 2016
Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.
If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification) in Science Communication, Museum Studies or other relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
2. Solid experience of planning, developing and delivering engaging interpretation and content in a museum, gallery, heritage site or a similar environment. Experience of planning, developing and delivering interpretation plans and methods for temporary exhibitions, or similar, and ideally, an understanding of the exhibition design development process
3. Experience of using collections to tell compelling stories and communicate messages
4. Experience of adapting interpretation, or other form of communication, to suit the needs of different audiences, with an understanding of how to use audience research to inform how to best engage different audiences
5. Highly skilled in text writing for a variety of audience; including text for museum audiences, as well as any documents that communicate exhibition concepts and content to internal and external stakeholders
6. Confident communicator with the experience of communicating openly, clearly and creatively with different colleagues and stakeholders, including subject specialists (for example, curators or researchers). Solid experience of communicating specialist topics to non-specialist audiences
7. Demonstrable experience of creating and delivering professional and engaging presentations, for example, presenting projects to internal stakeholders
8. Proven ability to inspire internal and external stakeholders about the work of the Museum’s interpretation team, including experience of effectively influencing others
9. Experience of delivering tasks through to completion, with a strong attention to detail and proven ability to solve problems effectively
10. Experience of being able to manage demanding workloads and remain calm under pressure, alongside excellent planning skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, whilst ensuring deadlines are met
11. Proven ability to work successfully both independently as well as part of a team, with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to learn. Solid experience of working collaboratively to plan and develop exhibition content, or similar
12. An interest in natural sciences and the experience of developing exhibition interpretation, or other form of communication, for science related topics (desirable)
Online application process:
You are required to provide a response to ALL of the role competences listed above within the ‘Other Information’ section of the online application form (up to 140 words per competence). In order to demonstrate how you meet each competence fully, please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills and/or experience.
Research Assistant Professor
The Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida in association with the Florida Museum of Natural History, invites applications for a Research Assistant Professor with expertise in micropaleontology, especially Foraminifera. The successful candidate will be expected to improve the stratigraphic and systematic microfossil collections at the Florida Museum of Natural History, develop independent research projects utilizing those collections, and teach one undergraduate paleontology course one other course as appropriate. This is a twelve-month, full-time, time-limited, non-tenure track position. It is renewable annually upon successful review, with an expected maximum term of three years.
Minimum Requirements:
A Ph.D. in geology or a closely related field is required.
Additional information
Please contact Dr. John Jaeger, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120.
Research Scientist - Palaeobiologist
The Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) in Ottawa, Canada is seeking an innovative entry-level or mid-career palaeobiologist to conceive, design and conduct a program of independent and collaborative hypothesis-based research; to publish results of scientific research; to provide advice on the development and use of the CMN’s palaeobiology collections and to work with other museum staff on the development and production of exhibits. The candidate will be expected to undertake significant outreach and use various media to actively promote palaeomammology research and the Fossil Gallery at the CMN to the public in the National Capital Region, nationally and internationally.
NOTE: A formal procedure for promotion based on achievements is in place to develop the career path of CMN’s research scientists. An excellent benefits package comes with the position.
OPEN TO: Employees of the Canadian Museum of Nature and the general public who meet the following qualifications. Candidates must legally entitled to work in Canada.
LANGUAGE EQUIREMENTS: English essential; conversational French an asset.
EDUCATION: Ph.D. in palaeontology or related sciences, with a specialization in the Cenozoic mammal palaeoecology.
EXPERIENCE: The candidate will be trained and experienced in comparative anatomy, quantitative palaeobiology and phylogenetic systematics, have a proven publication record, use updated technology including 3D digitization to aid in fossil reconstruction and functional morphology, and have an active fieldwork program with particular but not exclusive emphasis on Canada. They should have experience in raising grants and external funds for research projects as well as presenting research results to both scientific audiences and the general public. They must be comfortable with a collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach to projects. Experience working in a museum context is an asset.
Assistant Conservator
Closing Date: Monday 25th April
Expected interview date: Wednesday 11th May
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Conservator for a fixed term post until 31 December 2018.
The post is within the Conservation Unit of the Museum and Archives department at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
The RCS has two museums: the Hunterian Museum, which is open to the public, and the Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology (WMAP), which has restricted access. Due to nature of the specimens on display in the latter, it holds a Human Tissue Authority licence that restricts access to individuals from a surgical, medical or relevant profession who need to study human anatomy and pathology.
The Assistant Conservator will provide conservation support for the RCS museums' collections, with particular emphasis on the medical and comparative collections that comprise the Hunterian Museum, the WMAP and associated stored study collections.
They will also provide conservation support to prepare the collections for Project 2020, which involves the redevelopment of the RCS's Lincoln's Inn Fields buildings.
This will include preparing and packing collections to be decanted off-site, and assisting with the planning and implementation of all moves.
You will have a relevant qualification and demonstrable experience of working in a museum or cognate environment.
You will have the ability to work flexibly and as part of the conservation and museums team.
You will be comfortable with handling and working with human and animal tissue.
You will have the sensitivity and confidence to work with specimens of human tissue and ensure that Human Tissue Authority standards are adhered to.
Collections Manager, Natural Sciences
Reporting to the Executive Director, the full-time Collections Manager, Natural Sciences has responsibility for the functional core areas of the collections in the Fairbanks Museum’s trust.
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium seeks a Collections Manager with a background in biological or natural science museum collections who has demonstrated proficiency and knowledge in the core functional areas of Collections Management (CM); current practices recognized by the museum industry for CM; conservation practices; has the administrative and planning capabilities expected of the profession; and has a working knowledge of current and emerging technologies to improve CM practices.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated professional experience with a diverse range of biological specimens (including taxidermy mounts, entomological specimens, dried invertebrate specimens, and herbarium specimens), as well as ethnological collections.
The ideal candidate will also have a strong appreciation for related material culture; while the Museum's areas of concentrations are within the natural sciences, particularly zoology, entomology, botany, and earth sciences, the Collections Manager must have the breadth of knowledge to liaise with a broad range of museums in Vermont and beyond. The Collections Manager will, when required, work closely with the Archivist in matters concerning the Museum's archival collection. The Collections Manager will also collaborate with the Director of Exhibits in collections-related matters pertaining to the Museum's displays and exhibits. This is not a research position.
DUTIES
Responsible for the application of collections management policies, plans, and practices, including, but not limited to: accession and deaccession, registration and documentation, cataloguing, preservation, conservation, access, risk management, storage, handling, and inventory.
Work as a critical team member in the collections move and re-organization associated with the completion of a new collections facility in summer 2016.
Monitoring and analysis of environmental conditions of the collections using eclimatenotebook and the PEM2 system.
Responsible for data standards and systems for the input, maintenance, and preservation of collections records using PastPerfect.
Work with Museum staff in the coordinating the of the Museum’s collections for exhibits, education, research, and public information.
Consult with conservators, curators and researchers to advance the preservation, interpretation, and cataloguing of the collections.
Organize, supervise and evaluate volunteers.
Present collections stewardship requirements to staff, volunteers, and trustees.
Obtain funds and other forms of support for stewardship, development, and interpretation of the collections.
Promote the importance of the Museum’s collections through presentations and programs delivered to Museum visitors, community organizations and school groups.
Draft, implement and monitor policies and budgets for the Collections Department.
Serve on the Museum’s Management team.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s in zoology, museum studies with an emphasis on curating science, or closely related discipline required and 4 years of related experience or Master’s in zoology, museum studies with an emphasis on curating science, or closely related discipline with 2 years of related experience. Experience with natural history collections essential. Ability and willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends, as needed. Eagerness to live in Vermont’s beautiful and rural Northeast Kingdom.
Conservation Technician
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
Our Conservation Centre has a great opportunity to work in our Airless project team, which aims to carry out preventive conservation techniques to protect palaeontological specimens held at the Natural History Museum which are considered to be at highest risk from pyrite oxidation. This includes specimens from all areas of the collection, from brachiopods to ichthyosaurs.
Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will transport specimens from the storage area, undertake remedial treatment if required and re-house the specimens in individual anoxic enclosures. This will involve handling very delicate, as well as large, heavy specimens. We are looking for self-motivated individuals who show a high degree of manual dexterity and attention to detail, and have the ability to maintain focus and accuracy. Training will be given for specialised treatments.
The data produced by this project will also contribute to future digitisation projects undertaken by the curatorial staff.
The successful candidates will have an interest in museum conservation and palaeontology, and either a BSc or equivalent degree in Conservation or Earth Sciences, or who has proven experience in working in a similar voluntary or paid position with natural history specimens. You will have a working knowledge of Excel software and digital imaging processes, and can follow complex instructions and remain focussed when completing repetitive tasks.
A full role description is available on the Museums website with comprehensive details of the role and the package on offer.