Assistant Curator, Entomology

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 £60 million 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.

Our Entomology specimens are an important part of our Natural Sciences collection. In this role, you will work with these collections, ensuring their proper documentation, storage and display, making them accessible to researchers and other visitors.

It is vital that you have a degree in Biological Sciences as well as a strong interest in our Entomology collection. Proven experience gained in museums or a similar environment is important. Good verbal and written communication skills are essential as are ICT skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook together with knowledge of Collections Management databases. You should also have experience of effectively managing your own time and workload to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

For further information and to apply online (recommended), please visit www.nms.ac.uk. If you have any queries please email applications@nms.ac.uk or telephone 0131 247 4094 (answerphone), stating reference NMS16/678