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Two Academic Positions
One post in Ecology & Evolution
One post in Biodiversity, jointly appointed between Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum
Lecturer salary in the range £45,950 - £51,200 per annum
Senior Lecturer/Reader minimum starting salary: £56,450 per annum
Chair minimum starting salary: £71,760 per annum
Silwood Park Campus
Imperial College’s Department of Life Sciences is looking to make two academic appointments in the broad area of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity. The posts will be based at the Silwood Park Campus (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/silwoodparkcampus).
The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Ecology & Evolution, will contribute to the mission of the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London, and further develop and promote the College's work in ecology and evolution. The purpose of the role is to improve fundamental scientific understanding of biological and ecological processes and systems. In addition, the post holder will be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Department.
The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Biodiversity will be jointly appointed with the Natural History Museum. In this case, the post holder will contribute to the missions of the Departments of Life Sciences at both Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum, and further develop and promote the College's and Museum’s work in biodiversity omics. The purpose of this role is to improve fundamental scientific understanding of biological diversity and systems. In addition, the post holder will be required to contribute to joint postgraduate teaching within both Departments as well as undergraduate teaching at Imperial College London’s Department of Life Sciences.
The successful candidates will be expected to have a good honours degree and a doctorate (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area. You will also have an international reputation for research and innovation in ecology and evolution commensurate with the current stage of your career, underpinned by a record of first-class journal publication. You must also be able to demonstrate the potential to raise significant research funding from UK and EU sources to maintain and enhance the College’s leading research activities. Experience of teaching at undergraduate and Masters’ level, and postgraduate student supervision, are not essential, but would be an advantage.
You must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skill with an ability to convey ideas and concepts clearly and effectively to a range of audiences through a variety of methods and media. You must have the ability to lead a research team, managing the finances and your staff. You must also have the ability to communicate and inspire students as you will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.
For appointment to Senior Lecturer/Reader, in addition to the above, candidates must also have an exceptionally strong research record in ecology, evolution or conservation science or a closely related subject, and a proven track record of securing research funding. You will also be expected to have extensive experience in postgraduate teaching and undergraduate teaching across a range of subjects within (or close to) the fields of Ecology, Evolution or Conservation Science, together with a track record of successful postgraduate student supervision and postdoctoral mentoring.
For appointment to the position of Chair, in addition to the above, you will also be expected to have an international reputation for your research, and strong leadership qualities in areas which enhance and extend those of the Group.
The potential for productive research collaboration with existing staff within Imperial’s Department of Life Sciences, and the College more broadly will also be carefully assessed.
Fellows and previous applicants are welcome to apply.
Please contact Professor Vincent Savolainen (Deputy Head of Life Sciences at Imperial College London, v.savolainen@imperial.ac.uk) for informal queries about both posts. You can also contact Professor Ian Owens (Head of Science at the Natural History Museum, i.owens@nhm.ac.uk) and/or Dr Tim Littlewood (Head of Life Sciences at the Natural History Museum, t.littlewood@nhm.ac.uk) for informal queries regarding the joint appointment with Natural History Museum.
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Closing Date
6 October 2014 (midnight BST)
How To Apply
Our preferred method of application is online via this website. Please download the following application form and save to your computer. Once completed, please upload your application form prior to submitting your application.
Please note that CVs should be submitted for Academic posts and must be accompanied by an application form.
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Miss Victoria Ireton - v.ireton@imperial.ac.uk
Job Description and Person Specification
Further Particulars - Academic position in Ecology & Evolution - http://tinyurl.com/mza5rh7
Further Particulars - Academic position in Biodiversity (joint appointment with the Natural History Museum) - http://tinyurl.com/ncs3wsc
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Head of National Public Programmes
Role description:
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s great public museums, uniquely positioned through its collection and research to engage a broad audience in learning about the history, diversity and future of the natural world. A key ambition in a new Museum strategy for public engagement seeks to grow and deepen engagement with national audiences and build a world class national public programme.
Reporting to the Head of Visitor Experience, Learning and Outreach, the Head of National Public Programmes is a new role and responsible for working with colleagues across Public Engagement, Science Group and Development to define a National Engagement Strategy for the Museum that will include a national programme to engage public audiences with the collections, natural history, scientific work and broad expertise of the Museum and also a programme to develop collaborations to share and build skills/knowledge/capability amongst partner organisations.
The UK national public programme will strengthen the Museum’s position as a national institution through focussed strategic engagement, maximising the benefits of the Museum’s work and delivering high profile and high quality public value.
Salary: Range of £40,000 to £45,000 per annum. An exceptional candidate could expect a salary toward the upper end of the range
Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 28th September 2014
Interview: Week commencing 6th October 2014
Role competences:
1. A good first degree, preferably in natural sciences, education or a related subject
2. Highly experienced practitioner in the cultural sector, preferably within museums, able to demonstrate a good understanding of audience engagement, public programming, current cultural sector issues and government policy affecting museums
3. Substantial experience of networking, generating diverse partnerships and stakeholder engagement amongst organisations with varying working practices and cultures
4. Exceptional communication skills able to build rapport and support across a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
5. In-depth experience of developing and delivering successful and collaborative strategies that are aligned to organisational objectives
6. Broad experience and success in securing funding to support activity
7. Proven experience in complex programme management , able to manage a large and diverse portfolio of activity
8. Excellent organisational and time management skills and able to work unsupervised
9. Experienced in robust financial management and reporting
Online application process:
Completing the online application form.
You are required to address each criterion from the competences (requirements) section of the role specification (section 3).
Please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills or experience to demonstrate how you meet each of these competences for the role.
Please use one field per competence and using no more than 140 words per field, provide us with the information of how you meet this competence.
Director of Development
This is an extraordinary role in an extraordinary institution at an extraordinary time.
The Natural History Museum has developed a transformational strategy which will enable its scientists to make a significant impact on some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and provide its more than 5 million annual visitors with new awe-inspiring experiences.
This presents a unique opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional who believes in the power of science to make a better world and is looking for a stretching and challenging next step in their career.
As an inspirational leader with vision, creativity and credibility you will take fundraising at the Museum to a new level. As one of the five Executive Board members your close working relationship with the Museum’s Director and Chairman will enable you to make a substantial impact on the future of this great institution.
If you have significant experience of delivering successful multi-million pound campaigns and have the ability to lead the role of philanthropy in the future of the Museum we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 24th September 2014
Role competences:
To view the information pack for this role please visit www.richmond-associates.com
Online application process:
To arrange a confidential discussion with the consulting team please contact Emma Sheard, Junior Consultant at Richmond Associates: esheard@richmond-associates.com, +44 (0)20 3617 9240.
The Richmond-Associates has been exclusively retained for this campaign
Curatorial Assistant II
Closing Date: None Stated
Duties & Responsibilities:
This position supports the NSF-funded, Thematic Collections Networks (TCN) project awarded to digitize the MCZ's fossil insect collection, with more than 30,000 catalogued specimens. The Curatorial Assistant (CA) will assist with taking photographs of fossil insect specimens (both rock compressions/impressions and amber inclusions) and obtaining stacked images through specialized software. Once the CA has become familiar with the collection's unique material, routine rough (pre)identification of specimens will be expected. The CA will also assist with databasing and labeling of fossil insect specimens. Assist with basic curation of damaged amber pieces to make the inclusions within them photographable (polishing of cracked surfaces, restoration with synthetic resin). Other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
College courses in biology or museum studies. At least one year of experience working with PC computers.
Additional Qualifications:
One to two years of collections-related experience preferred. Knowledge of collection databases and programs preferred. Strong interest in natural history. Ability to work independently and with a team.
Additional Information:
This is a two-year term position ending approximately 8/31/2016 with the possibility of renewal.
The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University is a center for research and education focused on the comparative relationships of animal life.
The MCZ was founded in 1859 by an act, signed into law, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts primarily through the efforts of Louis Agassiz, a brilliant lecturer and scholar from Switzerland. The museum established and served as a training ground for professional zoologists and influenced many budding US museums through this new generation.
Research at the MCZ continues to follow Agassiz's vision to illuminate the structures of living things, their natural classification and relationship with their surroundings, while remaining a leading institution for modern zoological research. The present-day MCZ collections are comprised of approximately 21-million extant and fossil invertebrate and vertebrate specimens, which continue to be a focus of research and teaching for MCZ, Harvard and outside students and researchers.
Museum Preparator
Vacancy Ref: #18487
Deadline for applications - None stated
The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s most iconic teaching and research institutions. Since 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world. Berkeley’s culture of openness, freedom and acceptance—academic and artistic, political and cultural—make it a very special place for students, faculty and staff.
The Human Evolution Research Center (HERC), at the University of California Berkeley, is dedicated to the study of human origins and evolution. HERC represents an international focal point for field and laboratory research and education. It is a center for the study of the process and products of human evolution. Research by the Human Evolution Research Center includes both field and laboratory investigation. The many steps in the process of generating knowledge about human origins and evolution are illustrated in this interactive diagram. The Middle Awash paleoanthropological research project is based in HERC.
In a research center combining anthropological and paleontological resources, incumbent performs assigned tasks including inventory, cataloging of collections, preservation and duplication of two and three dimensional objects such as 35mm transparencies and plaster/epoxy replicas, and bibliographic entry and organization involving published scholarly materials. In addition, the Museum Preparator provides general collections access assistance to Visitors, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Graduate students
Responsibilities
•Digitalize/scan field slides using 35mm transparencies.
•Assist with the compiling of basic bibliographic resources related to the HERC’s skeletal and cast collections.
•Assists with curation of current skeletal and fossil casts.
•Uses existing software, prepares labels for former/previous acquisitions and enters data into curatorial database.
•Collections data assistance (under the direction of Postdocs and Graduate students).
•Performs routine data entry for the previous acquisitions and the retroactive data capture of existing specimens.
•Performs routine data entry of transaction records.
•Routine clerical filing of transaction paperwork.
•Handles artifacts for a variety of purposes including exhibition installation.
Required Qualifications
•Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
•Basic computer skills in Word and Excel.
•Skilled in making computer generated specimen labels with high degree of accuracy, proven data entry skills.
•Ability to clearly understand and follow instructions in spoken and written English.
•Ability to perform routine tasks for extended periods of time with minimal error rate.
•Manual dexterity.
•Ability to handle archival material with care.
•Attention to detail.
•Knowledge of basic digital and hard-copy bibliographic resources.
•Physical ability to repetitively lift light objects to 6’ height (using a step stool if needed).
Preferred Qualifications
•Prior curatorial experience with skeletal remains, artifacts, and fossil casts
•Prior data-entry experience for geological, paleontological and archaeological specimens
•Prior bibliographic experience
Collections Assistant (Earth Collections)
Location: Oxford, UK.
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University's internationally important geological and zoological collections which are used for research, teaching, and public engagement in science. It is seeking to appoint a Collections Assistant for the Earth Collections for 12 months, to provide cover during the maternity leave of one of our Collections Managers.
The successful candidate will work flexibly across all areas of Earth Collections, but have an emphasis on carrying out a programme to treat and store in anoxic/low humidity conditions, specimens that have 'pyrite decay' or are vulnerable to it.
They will also facilitate research and educational visits, manage research loans; answer enquiries from researchers and the wider public, work with teams to progress the cataloguing, storage and exhibition of the Earth Collections, and deliver outreach and public engagement in science activity. They will train and manage museum volunteers and interns, including those assisting with the pyrite conservation programme.
For this post, you should have a track record of collections-focused museum work, and an excellent knowledge and understanding of general geology.
You will need to have excellent team working skills, show evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and have good IT skills with a track record of working with relational databases.
As part of your online application, you will be required to upload a covering letter and a full CV.
If you have any enquiries, please contact the Head of Earth Collections, Monica Price (monica.price@oum.ox.ac.uk).
To apply for this post and for further details, including a job description and selection criteria, please go to http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/index.html
Closing date: 26 September 2014.
Interview date 6th October 2014
The University of Oxford is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
E. C. Pelham-Clinton Fellow (Entomology)
Job ref: 39305
Position: E. C. Pelham-Clinton Fellow (Entomology)
Organisation: National Museums Scotland
Location: UK, Scotland, Edinburgh
Closing date: 19/09/2014
Salary: £30,935 - £34,648 per annum
Details:
E. C. Pelham-Clinton Fellow (Entomology)
National Museums Scotland
UK, Scotland, Edinburgh
National Museums Scotland is one of the UK's leading museum services. It has a national and international reach and operates four museum sites.
A major redevelopment programme has transformed the National Museum of Scotland and it is now the most visited attraction in the UK outside London. Inspired by a £80 million Masterplan, the redevelopment made fundamental changes to what we offer visitors, making much more of our beautiful building and rich collections to reveal our treasures in new ways. Two phases have been completed - on time and on budget. To date over £60m of investment has been provided by the Scottish Government, the Heritage Lottery Fund, and over 1,000 generous donors.
The next phase is an ambitious £14.1 million vision for our internationally important collections of Art & Design and Science & Technology.
As well as a vibrant annual programme of exhibitions, events and digital experiences across our museums and collections, we are restoring two historic hangars at the National Museum of Flight with exciting new visitor displays and creating new research and storage facilities at the National Museums Collection Centre.
£30,935 - £34,648 per annum plus membership of Civil Service pension scheme
Pelham-Clinton Entomological Fellowships were established in the National Museums Scotland by the family of the late E. C. Pelham-Clinton, the Duke of Newcastle, who was Curator of Entomology, 1960-1981.
This is a two year, fixed term research post in the Entomology Section of the Department of Natural Sciences.
As a Pelham-Clinton Fellow, you will undertake original research on a portion of the Entomology collection that includes your special group of interest.
You will prepare publications to disseminate your research results and make accessible knowledge about the collection.
You will develop a portion of the collection through acquisitions, including fieldwork, and will be called upon to contribute to public engagement programmes.
Comprising nearly 2 million specimens, the Entomology collection contains material from all over the world, but emphases Scottish, British and then European insects. It has particular strengths in Lepidoptera, Odonata, small orders and certain Coleoptera Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Qualified to postgraduate level, or with equivalent experience in Zoology, you will have specialised knowledge of the taxonomy and systematics of a group of insects, as well as proven research ability and experience of working with Entomology collections and relevant subject areas.
You must be able to work effectively to meet deadlines, both independently and as part of a team, and possess good communication and ICT skills.
A driving licence is essential.
Your application must include an outline of a specific programme of research that complements and utilises the National Museums' Entomology collections.
The research should centre upon a scientific question that you propose to investigate, and outline the approach that you will adopt during the tenure of the fellowship.
Details of this post and of all our vacancies can be viewed on www.nms.ac.uk.
For further information and an application pack, please visit www.nms.ac.uk, email applications@nms.ac.uk or telephone 0131 247 4094 (answerphone), stating reference NMS14/446.
Closing date for completed applications is Friday 19th September 2014.
Please note that CVs are not considered as, or as part of, applications and will not be forwarded to the shortlisting process.
National Museums Scotland is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Exhibition Curator
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus is being developed as a hub of science, business, advanced scientific training and cultural activities.
In particular, we are establishing the campus as a pre-eminent and internationally renowned centre for scientific courses, conferences and public engagement in the area of genetics and genomics.
To support the development of our cultural activities Genome Research Ltd is seeking to appoint an Exhibition Curator to take responsibility for the development of a new open exhibition space within the Hinxton Hall Conference Centre. Working closely with our Public Engagement team and with multiple partners across the Campus and beyond the successful candidate will take responsibility of this space from a blank canvas to a series of informative, engaging and inspiring installations in a short time frame.
In order to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the space, we expect the approach to be multidisciplinary and experimental and installations will incorporate elements of science, art and history. Although the focus is initially on the Conference Centre, other installation opportunities are also possible.
Ideally, we are seeking an experienced Exhibitions Curator who can hit the ground running, has experience of successfully managing permanent and temporary exhibitions and can bring enthusiasm and a creative flare to the development of the exhibition space. You will be inquisitive about and interested in the impact of science on everyday life and will be able to translate that curiosity into tangible installations that are engaging and informative. You will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of a range of communication tools including social media and be able to formulate appropriate communications to promote activities on Campus to a wide range of different publics.
Under direction of the Head of Public Engagement, you will be able to liaise and work with a range of stakeholders. You will be a consummate communicator able to engage and influence at all levels, dedicated, self-motivated, organised and able to deliver installations on time and within budget.
Although this is our ideal candidate, we are happy to receive CVs from those with less experience but who possess drive, enthusiasm and the technical capabilities to develop and deliver awe-inspiring installations.
Once you understand the vision, you will want to be here to help make it happen.
Essential Skills
• Degree in Museum Studies or an equivalent qualification
• Enthusiasm for science and scientific curiosity
• Flair for creating exhibitions that make science accessible to lay publics
• Experience of working with artists and designers
• Excellent project management skills and evidence of the ability to plan work to meet agreed standards, deadlines and budgets
• Demonstrable experience of financial budgeting and monitoring procedures and working on grant/fundraising applications
• High-level of computer literacy
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
• The ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships both with colleagues and external collaborators
• Willingness and ability to work unusual hours as required
Ideal Skills
• Some scientific training at school level or higher
• Experience of successfully managing permanent and temporary exhibitions within a museum, gallery or other exhibition space
• Good knowledge and experience of developing promotion materials, use of social media and electronic means for communicating news of the exhibitions
Other information
The Genome Campus is a 100 acre estate south of Cambridge in the grounds of Hinxton Hall (www.hinxton.org). Nestled in the quiet countryside of these landscaped gardens, are two world-class research facilities: the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). The Campus is also home to the Wellcome Trust Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences programme and the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre.
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, home to the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, has embarked on an ambitious program of development. A Director of Scientific Conferences and Engagement has recently been appointed with the goal of making the campus a globally recognised centre of excellence for scientific communication, engagement and advanced education. As part of this vision the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre is currently undergoing an exciting refurbishment to install a glass domed roof, which will provide an exciting new space to be used for conferences, meetings and public exhibitions.
In addition to its peaceful location the campus offers excellent facilities including a state of the art data centre, gym, two cafes, a nursery, dining facilities, a cycle to work scheme, car sharing and free campus buses from various locations around Cambridge.
Equally important to campus life is the range of social activities offered by the Sports and Social Club whether it is a Burns' Night Supper, the Mid-Summer Ball or a quiz night there are opportunities to meet with people working across the organization.
Learning, development and networking are other important aspects of life on campus. There are a range of scientific seminars with our own and invited speakers, scientific group meetings and skills development workshops.
To apply please go to https://jobs.sanger.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1764....
Entomology Preparator, Management of Collections from African Project
Vacancy reference: KR/NHM/EPAP
Location: South Kensington
Area of business: Life Sciences
Role description: Working at the Natural History Museum site in South Kensington, under the direct supervision of the Collections Manager of Coleoptera, the Entomological Preparator will work alongside another preparator, who together will take responsibility for the efficient processing, from field samples to fully prepared specimens, of a large entomological collection made on a series of expeditions to East Africa.
Most of the material is in alcohol and will need to be mounted, labelled, and added to the project database, which already stands at some 28,000 records. Mounted and labelled material will need to be identified and labelled with identifications, or sent to specialists for identification, before being incorporated into the collections of the Natural History Museum.
Although the primary focus of the role is in specimen preparation and identification, the successful applicant will have opportunities to participate in fieldwork, to contribute to or lead on publications based on the material processed, and to participate in Public Outreach.
As part of a larger team, the successful applicant will also be expected to play an appropriate part in the activities of the section, department and the Museum.
Role competences: 1. Educated to degree level in a biological sciences subject, or equivalent experience
2. Demonstrable experience of working with Museum insect collections
3. Skilled at mounting and labelling insect specimens (different techniques)
4. Significant experience in species level identification, with the ability to accurately identify Coleoptera to family
5. Computer literacy and experience of using relational databases
6. Skilled at collecting Coleoptera in tropical environments
7. Familiar with the rules of zoological nomenclature with an understanding of the concept of type specimens
8. Experienced fieldworker, practised in use of a wide range of fieldwork techniques to collect insects in a variety of habitats and environments
9. Demonstrable knowledge about the theory and practice of collecting, including the history of, and the reasons for, entomological collecting
10. Ability to carry projects to completion or publication (as part of this competence, please provide a list of your selected relevant publications or of completed projects – you may also wish to provide this by uploading an additional document to your application)
Online application process: Completing the online application form.
You are required to address each criterion from the competences (requirements) section of the role specification (section 3).
Please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills or experience to demonstrate how you meet each of these competences for the role.
Science Educator
Vacancy reference: KR/NHM/SE
Location: South Kensington
Employment type: Any
Job family: Science
Area of business: Public Engagement
Role description: We are looking for several highly skilled Science Educators to join our Visitor Experience, Learning and Outreach team.
As a Science Educator you will join a diverse team of science communicators who deliver an exciting array of high quality face to face natural history and science learning experiences to a range of Museum visitors tailored to the learning agendas of the visitors.
As part of the Visitor Engagement Learning and Outreach Team, Science Educators make learning accessible and memorable across the Museum by engaging with visitors (especially children); utilising a number of different formats to encourage scientific enquiry, questioning and dialogue. For example, facilitating learning in dedicated hands-on learning spaces such as ‘Investigate’, delivering workshops and hosting drop-in specimen handling sessions in the galleries. The Learning and Outreach Team aspires to become a leader in the field of face to face museum learning, especially in terms of quality and effectiveness.
Science Educators are at the face of the Museum and act as ambassadors alongside our colleagues in Visitor Engagement to ensure high standards of visitor experience. The primary function of the role is delivering the large and diverse learning offer. There are also opportunities to work alongside colleagues in specialist learning audience teams to assist in the development and subsequent delivery of new and innovative programmes and events for visitors.
A passion for science, especially natural history, and excellent face to face communication skills are essential for this post. Previous experience of delivering learning opportunities for a variety of audiences, encouraging questioning and dialogue, is also essential.
Salary:
-1 Full Time Role - 41 including lunch breaks - £23,480 per annum plus benefits
-1 Part Time Role - 18 excluding lunch breaks - £11,740 per annum plus benefits
-2 Weekend Roles - 9.33 excluding lunch breaks - £6,085.23 per annum plus benefits
Contract: Permanent Appointment
Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 3 September 2014
Role competences:
1. Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification) in a natural science, or equivalent experience
2. Teaching qualification (PGCE), or equivalent experience
3. Able to demonstrate a passion for natural history and an ability to inspire others
4. Broad experience of delivering high quality face to face learning opportunities for schools and families, particularly in natural history or science education
5. An in depth understanding of education theory and how people learn, with a working knowledge of what makes a quality museum learning experience
6. Demonstratable experience of checking and monitoring health and safety issues
7. An awareness and understanding of a broad range of access issues
8. Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently to visitors, staff, peers and managers, both individually and in groups
9. Significant understanding of the nature of science and scientific processes
10. An awareness of current science education research and best practice
11. A track record as an excellent team player with a proven ability to make a difference
12. Extensive experience of working with the public and excellent customer care skills
Online application process:
Completing the online application form.
You are required to address each criterion from the competences (requirements) section of the role specification (section 3).
Please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills or experience to demonstrate how you meet each of these competences for the role.
Please use one field per competence and using no more than 140 words per field, provide us with the information of how you meet this competence.