Curatorial Assistant (Angus Moth Project)

Leisure & Culture Dundee is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) SC042421. It was established by Dundee City Council in July 2011 to deliver leisure, sports, library, information and cultural services for the city.
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Based at The McManus Collections Unit you will work 37 hours per week for an 18 month period (from the start of the contract) working on a Museums Galleries Scotland Funded Project you will work with The Robertson collection at The McManus, The Gunning Collection in Montrose and the Tod collection at the University of Dundee.

- Requirements

You will have a Biology or Environmental science related degree or equivalent.

- Responsibilities

As Curatorial assistant for the Angus Moth project you will be required to work with the three partners in the project, you will undertake the recording and care and digitisation of moth collections from The Robertson collection at The McManus, The Gunning Collection in Montrose and the Tod collection at the University of Dundee.

Each of the three museums has independently developed moth collections from the same geographical area (historic Forfarshire), but they cover slightly different time periods. Moths are an important source of historic environmental, distribution and taxonomic information
You will work with the three organisations to digitise the collection improving the care, management and accessibility.

We will contribute records to the new National Moth Atlas to be published in 2018. This provides us with a unique focus to improve the data, maximise engagement with the collections.

This data will subsequently be published online through the National Biodiversity Network Gateway website.

- The Individual

You will have experience of working or volunteering in biology or the environmental sector , along with a knowledge or experience of research on identification of moths.

You will have experience of working with a wide variety of stakeholders to deliver access and engagement opportunities and have a willingness to travel between the three venues.

You should be IT/computer literate, methodical and have a planned approach to work, alongside an aptitude in multi-tasking and ability to work to set timescales. Also required is a knowledge of professional standards and best practice.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to work effectively and constructively both unsupervised and as part of a team.