Jobs
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Victoria & Albert Museum
We are seeking to appoint a Curator of Textiles to join the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department.
Date posted: 27/06/2017
Deadline: 31/08/2017
Location:
South Kensington, SW7 2RLCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£26,940.00 - £35,304.00 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Royal Museums Greenwich
The largest maritime museum in the world is looking for more people to join our friendly and dedicated team of volunteers! If you love meeting new people, have a passion for the arts, history or science and would enjoy volunteering alongside our knowledgeable and experienced volunteers and members of staff, we’d really like to hear from you.
Date posted: 29/06/2017
Deadline: 16/09/2017
Location:
Greenwich, SE10Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
020 8312 6543
Natural History Museum
This is an opportunity to take up a permanent, research-intensive leadership role in a world-renowned institution with a unique scientific mission and public profile.
Date posted: 07/07/2017
Deadline: 11/09/2017
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ResearchScientific
Salary:
Band 2, £55,500 - £70,700 plus benefits (depending on experience) or Band 1, £72,720 - £89,890 plus benefits (depending on experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079425812
Natural History Museum
The NHM are now seeking to appoint a new Director of Public Engagement, reporting to the Director of the Museum, Sir Michael Dixon, and with oversight of permanent gallery developments, temporary exhibitions and learning and other public programmes, alongside the Museum’s commercial businesses (including digital products and services)
Date posted: 07/07/2017
Deadline: 01/09/2017
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
CompetitiveContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
(0) 20 7340 6200
University of Cambridge Museums
Supervised by the Research Scientist and Keeper of Manuscripts and Printed Books, the role holder will analyse medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts with a combination of non-invasive analytical tools.
Date posted: 11/07/2017
Deadline: 20/10/2017
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
ConservationResearch
Scientific
Salary:
£25,298 - £29,301Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01223 764840
Natural History Museum
In order to deliver our digital science strategy we have a created two new positions for Technical Leads. Working closely together as part of the Informatics Division, the roles will each provide technical leadership of one core informatics systems - the Data Portal (http://data.nhm.ac.uk); or Virtual Research Environments (http://scratchpads.eu).
Date posted: 17/07/2017
Deadline: 21/08/2017
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITScientific
Salary:
: £48,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079425812
Natural History Museum
We are recruiting two Software Engineers to work within the group’s software development team. Their primary responsibilities will be to develop, support and innovate the museum’s Data Portal (http://data.nhm.ac.uk) and Scratchpads Virtual Research Environment (http://scratchpads.eu).
Date posted: 17/07/2017
Deadline: 21/08/2017
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITScientific
Salary:
£36,000 - £40,000 (depending on experience) per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079425812
Natural History Museum
A Software Engineer is needed for an exciting new role producing robust products, services and integrations to deliver the digital ambitions and goals of the Natural History Museum.
Date posted: 20/07/2017
Deadline: 21/08/2017
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITSalary:
£36,000 - £38,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079425812
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are seeking to appoint a Curatorial Fellow in furniture history to join the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department for a fixed term 5 year contract supported by the Oliver Ford Trust.
Date posted: 21/07/2017
Deadline: 01/09/2017
Location:
South Kensington, SW7 2RLCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£26,940 - £35,304 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422010
British Library
We are looking for a Head of Eccles Centre for American Studies to join the British Library. Please click 'more information' below for further details. Please visit the British Library website to apply.
Date posted: 24/07/2017
Deadline: 10/09/2017
Location:
St Pancras, LondonCategory:
OtherSenior management
Salary:
Salary range is £61,000 - £73,200 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02074127194
Tate
An opportunity to join a small, enthusiastic and friendly team of Librarians
Date posted: 24/07/2017
Deadline: 20/08/2017
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistLibrarian
Other
Research
Salary:
£24,774 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 4997
Lakeland Arts
This post is dedicated to managing the Abbot Hall Capital Project for Lakeland Arts. We have secured £374,976 from Arts Council England towards the development stage of the project to reinvigorate Abbot Hall. We want to make significant and sympathetic changes to the Art Gallery, Museum and wider Abbot Hall site to create a welcoming, innovative and exciting cultural attraction.
Date posted: 25/07/2017
Deadline: 21/08/2017
Location:
Kendal, CumbriaCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesDesign
Fundraising / development
Salary:
£27,500 negotiableContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
015394 46139
National Museums Scotland
Based at the National Museum of Scotland, you will support the work of the Department of Art & Design, working with the extensive Modern and Contemporary Design (excluding fashion and textiles).
Date posted: 27/07/2017
Deadline: 20/08/2017
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£24,320 – £26,445 per annum plus membership of Civil Service pension schemeContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 247 4094 (answerphone)
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are seeking a Collections Information and Systems Manager to join the Collections Management department. You will be championing excellent collections information management and the effective day to day management and development of the Museum’s collections and digital asset management systems (DAM).
Date posted: 28/07/2017
Deadline: 23/08/2017
Location:
South Kensington, SW7 2RLCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£32,065.00 - £38,542.00 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to positively transform visitor experiences.
Date posted: 28/07/2017
Deadline: 20/08/2017
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Senior management
Salary:
c£50,000 per annum dependent upon the skills and experience of the successful applicant.Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 4997
Museum of London
As the leading museum for London, we tell the story of the world’s greatest city and its people – so why not make this the place to discover your story of London?
Date posted: 31/07/2017
Deadline: 29/08/2017
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
Circa £45,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7814 5792
The National Archives
This role will be an exciting opportunity to help lead The National Archives’ relationship with its academic audience, which consists of individual academics, postgraduates, other research organisations, and academic funders.
Date posted: 31/07/2017
Deadline: 28/08/2017
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
EducationEvents
Other
Outreach
Salary:
£31,856 - £38,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 3908 9305
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are seeking a Senior Documentation Officer - Collections Management Information & Systems to join the Collections Management Department.
Date posted: 31/07/2017
Deadline: 25/08/2017
Location:
South Kensington SW7 2RLCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,940.00 - £32,380.00 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Royal Museums Greenwich
Do you like working as part of a team? Are you flexible with an understanding of good customer care?
Date posted: 01/08/2017
Deadline: 20/08/2017
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£10,962 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0208 312 6784
Science Museum Group
Would you like to help us increase our visitor giving income?
Date posted: 01/08/2017
Deadline: 03/09/2017
Location:
Museum of Science and Industry, ManchesterCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£7.50 per hourContract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
01904 686285