Assistant Curator, Science

Based at The National Museum of Scotland, and National Museums Collections Centre, this temporary, full-time post will support the work of the Science & Technology Department. Working with the Senior Curator of Science, the Curator of Biomedical Science and an Assistant Curator of Science, your duties will include responsibility for the collections, their documentation, storage and display, making them accessible to researchers and other visitors. You will work towards delivering our strategic priority projects, our loans, exhibitions, engagement and digitisation programmes.

In particular, you will be closely involved with the collections documentation, storage and rationalisation, contribute to a collecting project, and attending and contributing to relevant conferences as well as the department’s research and engagement output.

Building on the major suite of new science & technology galleries in the National Museum of Scotland you will also develop the collections further, especially with contemporary material, and contribute to an ongoing review of science collections at National Museums Scotland’s Collection Centre.
Required Skills:
You must have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area (e.g. a science; science and technology studies; history, with a demonstrable interest in science) while a post graduate qualification in a Museum or Artefact related subject or equivalent is highly desirable. This is an early to mid-career post and you must have experience of working in a museum or similar environment, be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about science collections and/or subject areas.

You should be able to demonstrate best practice in collections management. It is expected that you will have experience of undertaking research, responding to public enquiries and of preparing and delivering presentations. Equally essential are ICT skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook together with knowledge of collections management databases. You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to plan and organise your workload, manage projects and build relationships within and outside of National Museums Scotland.

Application Instructions:
To make an online application for this post and to find further details of this post and of all our vacancies please visit http://www.nms.ac.uk.

If you require further information telephone 0131 247 4094 (answerphone) or email applications@nms.ac.uk, stating reference NMS18/896

Closing date for completed applications is 06 January 2019. It is anticipated that the selection event will take place likely w/c 21 January 2019.