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02083128565Astronomy Presenter, Live Science
About us
Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.
First Light
This is a very exciting period in the history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich as we embark on a once in a generation redevelopment project - First Light. This project will increase access to the Royal Observatory Greenwich: financially, culturally, physically and intellectually, and will enable us to share our passion for astronomy and wonderfully rich history with our visitors in a more united and impactful way. The Astronomy department has temporarily relocated from the Royal Observatory Greenwich to the National Maritime Museum, where programming is already underway. We’re now preparing to launch an expanded and enhanced programme of activities soon. In 2028, the team will return to a restored and revitalised site at the Royal Observatory, ready to begin an exciting new chapter.
Our Astronomy Presenters help visitors engage with all that the Observatory has to offer, wherever we are.
A defining strength of our astronomy programme is our face-to-face engagement with visitors and that’s where the Astronomy Presenter, Live Science shines. This role is all about bringing astronomy to life and giving families, community groups, and general visitors unforgettable moments of discovery.
As an Astronomy Presenter, Live Science, you’ll present hands-on demonstrations and deliver engaging and topical astronomy content, ensuring every visitor has the opportunity to meet an astronomer and explore the Universe with expert guidance. If you thrive on live engagement, love explaining big ideas in fun and accessible ways to a wide range of audiences, then this role is for you.
The types of contracts available are:
- 4 hours a week in either the morning or afternoon on a Saturday or Sunday between 09:15 and 17:15. Work schedules will be sent at least 1 month in advance. Overtime opportunities will be available at the weekends, in the evenings and in the school holidays for those able to take on extra work. Breaks are provided for those working 4 hours or more.
Salary: £3,267 per annum (£29,400 pro rata)
- Casual work; Shifts will be offered mainly on weekends, as well as some weekdays (including holidays) and the occasional evening. Work opportunities will usually be offered at least 1 month in advance. The post-holder will be required to work 3-6 hours on any given day, with breaks provided for those working 4 hours or more.
Salary: £15.65 per hour
Please state in your application which hours and type of contract you would like to apply for.
We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role and/or the other Astronomy Presenter roles that are available.
We are currently unable to sponsor visas for these roles.
Interviews are pencilled in for w/c Monday 27 April.
Benefits
We offer a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a generous pension scheme, life cover after 1 years' service, 40% discount in our cafés and 30% discount in our shops, a range of interest-free loans including: season/travel tickets, bike and bike equipment, gym or leisure membership plus individual learning; training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development, and NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions.
EDI
Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.
We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.