Assistant Curator

Kew is the world-leader in plant diversity science, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major visitor attraction that shows the importance of plants in all our lives. Kew’s scientific vision is to document and understand global plant and fungal diversity and its uses, bringing authoritative expertise to bear on the critical challenges facing humanity today.

This is a vital front-line role in the curation of Kew’s unique and globally important Herbarium collections. You will be a member of the Africa and Madagascar Team and will support curatorial activity by organising and incorporating African and Madagascan specimens into the collections, rearranging the collections according to new taxonomic accounts, managing loans of material to collaborating institutions, carrying out specimen digitisation including specimen scanning, data entry and database maintenance, and supporting visitors using the collections.

You will have excellent team-working skills and a proven ability to manage your own workloads. You will also be organised, meticulous and have good problem-solving ability. Good communication skills are essential. A relevant first degree or equivalent experience is required and previous experience of herbarium or museum curation is desirable.