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The Natural History Museum, Abu Dhabi is an exciting new development. A world class museum for the Saadiyat Culture District in Abu Dhabi, to take its place alongside the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Zayed National Museum. Consisting of some 25,000 sqm of facilities with 8,500 square metres of galleries, it is due to open in 2025.

Job Purpose
Working as part of a Curatorial team, under the guidance of the Senior Curator, to carry out Curatorial and Research activities related to content development and production of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Collection. In addition, the care and presentation of the collections, exhibitions, commissions and publications, encompassing budget and schedule as well as design and installation needs. The successful candidate will have specific responsibility for the acquisition, field collection, care, development, research, interpretation and display of Palaeontological Collections, meeting the pre-opening collection development requirements, as well as building a world-class Palaeontological Collection with a solid foundation focused on the indigenous Palaeontological specimens of the UAE. Developing the NHMAD as a primary resource and central repository for Palaeontological display and research collections from the UAE. The successful candidate will also be expected to assist with the wider NHMAD collections in all areas, as required in both the pre-opening and post-opening phases, as an integral part of a flexible and dynamic curatorial team open to doing all that is required to make the NHMAD a success.

Further details and Application Process
Contact Thara Varughese at TVarughese@dctabudhabi.ae
or Sara Al Tamimi at SSTamimi@dctabudhabi.ae

The Natural History Museum, Abu Dhabi is an exciting new development. A world class museum for the Saadiyat Culture District in Abu Dhabi, to take its place alongside the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Zayed National Museum. Consisting of some 25,000 sqm of facilities with 8,500 square metres of galleries, it is due to open in 2025.
Job Purpose
Working as part of a Curatorial team, under the guidance of the Senior Curator, to carry out Curatorial and Research activities related to content development and production of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Collection. In addition, the care and presentation of the collections, exhibitions, commissions and publications, encompassing budget and schedule as well as design and installation needs. The successful candidate will have specific responsibility for the acquisition, field collection, care, development, research, interpretation and display of Geological Collections, meeting the pre-opening collection development requirements, as well as building a world-class Geological Collection with a solid foundation focused on the indigenous Geological specimens of the UAE. Developing the NHMAD as a primary resource and central repository for Geological display and research collections from the UAE. The successful candidate will also be expected to assist with the wider NHMAD collections in all areas, as required in both the pre-opening and post-opening phases, as an integral part of a flexible and dynamic curatorial team open to doing all that is required to make the NHMAD a success.

Further details and Application Process
Contact Thara Varughese at TVarughese@dctabudhabi.ae
or Sara Al Tamimi at SSTamimi@dctabudhabi.ae

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe. With one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, we are responsible for the acquisition, preservation and display of a substantial part of Scotland’s cultural, historic and national heritage.

Millions of local and international visitors enjoy our four museums each year, and we also introduce our collections to a much wider audience than can physically visit our museums through, touring exhibitions, loans, community engagement, digital programmes and research.

Over the last decade, we have invested over £120 million in our sites and have more than doubled our visitor numbers, with over 3 million people now visiting our four museums. Alongside this, we have continued to transform how we communicate and engage with our audiences. 2019 has seen the completion of our Masterplan for the National Museum of Scotland with the opening of three new galleries dedicated to Ancient Egypt, East Asia and the Art of Ceramics.

At an exciting time for the organisation, National Museums Scotland offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the care and development of the fluid-preserved collections in Zoology.

You will be responsible for assisting with the curation of the fluid preserved collections (Invertebrates and Vertebrates). This is international in scope and includes ~6,000,000 specimens. It is particularly strong in Crustacea, Polychaeta and Mollusca, especially from Northern Atlantic. There is a notable collection of Antarctic octopi. It also contains a significant collection of Reptilia. Important historical collections includes extensive material from the 1902-1904 Scotia expedition led by William Speirs Bruce and the 1872-1876 Challenger expedition. The collection is housed at the National Museums Collection Centre.

We seek an exceptional candidate who can demonstrate and develop specialist knowledge, about the specified collections and enable the widest possible access to them, in line with National Museums’ objectives. The post-holder will also work with the Principal Curator of Invertebrates and the biology curatorial team.

Applicants should have a degree in Biological Sciences, in addition to proven relevant work experience in the museum environment and collection-based research. An excellent communicator with a track record of collection management/curation, understanding of taxonomic and ecological research, and successful participation in public programs. Good ICT skills are also essential. Experience in managing staff and projects, and a driving licence is desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity to become a member of Kew's Collections team, with responsibility for maintaining high standards in the care of Kew's internationally important preserved plant collections.

You will work as part of a small team of Collections Assistants based in the Herbarium's busy Collections Management Unit, which is responsible for freezing, recording, distributing and tracking preserved specimen consignments and shipments (approx. 50,000 specimens per year), making them available for scientific research both at Kew and institutes worldwide.

You will have previous administration experience and be educated to at least A-level or equivalent. This role requires meticulous attention to detail, a proven ability to follow precise procedures and accurately document and track specimen records through appropriate IT tools. You'll have the physical ability to lift, carry and pack heavy specimen consignments and use trolleys whilst also being able to handle individual specimens delicately and with care.

You'll be highly organised, even under time constraints and with multiple competing priorities, an excellent communicator, with accurate data entry skills, and you will be able to problem solve and prioritise your own work. You must be self-motivated and a good general knowledge of geography, plant classification, CITES or experience of previous work in a museum environment or Collections Management team would be an advantage.

Please note that this will be an office-based role only. Interviews will include an assessed tour and short test, for this reason all interviews are expected to be in-person.