Assistant Curator (Natural Science)

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Kirklees
Environment & Climate Change
Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
30
1
The Stables, Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 8QT
Temporary
30/11/2021 (6 months from start of contract, with possible extension to 12 months)
6
£20,092-£21,748 pro rata (£16,290 - £17,633)

Kirklees Museums and Galleries are looking for a natural historian to join our curatorial and technical team as an Assistant Curator.  This is an excellent opportunity to work with an outstanding collection and to develop and improve curatorial skills. 

You will lead on cataloguing the natural history collections as we continue to work on our inventory backlog and work towards Accreditation. Significant collections include Porritt lepidoptera, MD Barnes coleoptera, Learoyd minerals, Foggitt and Lee-Hobkirk herbaria, and Soppit mycology. A focus of this post will be involvement in the early stages of a project to curate and redisplay the highlight of our collection; Tolson Museum’s 100-year-old bird room, and the development of a community-focussed natural history resource.

This is a challenging role within a small, close-knit group of enthusiastic and hard-working curators.  You will bring valuable natural history expertise, especially zoology, to the team. You will be able to share your enthusiasm with diverse audiences. You will be flexible, organised, work well under pressure and be able to juggle conflicting demands. You will be supported by a skilled and experienced curatorial team and rewarded with access to fantastic collections and a wonderful opportunity to develop an exciting and ground-breaking project.

This post is part funded by the Cultural Recovery Fund.

Danny Sheehan is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

27 June 2021, 11:55 PM

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