Curatorial and Collections Assistant (Pathology and Science)

at  University College London

ABOUT US

UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship. The LCCOS family comprises 3 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, the Bloomsbury Theatre and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 440.
LCCOS is part of the Office of the UCL Vice-Provost (Faculties). The Museums and Cultural Programmes team co-creates research-driven events, exhibitions and public art projects with students, researchers and local communities.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills:

• Experience of working in a museum or study room containing collections of human remains.
• Experience of collections care and documentation (e.g. object handling, cataloguing, and labelling).
• Experience of working with and handling a wide range of fragile, heavy and valuable artworks and objects.
• Work will be split between UCL Pathology Museum, Royal Free Campus and the Science Collections, Bloomsbury Campus, depending on teaching/ research and collections care needs.

FURTHER DETAILS:

The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. However, we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Interviews will be held at UCL Pathology Museum. A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page. To apply, please provide:

• An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history.
• A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.

If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact lccos-jobs@ucl.ac.uk, quoting the job title and reference number.
Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

To provide collections care and curatorial assistance across the Science Collections and assist with teaching and research requirements. The role holder will work with the wider Museums and Cultural Programmes team on collections wide projects when required. The post holder will be required to work at the Royal Free Hospital Campus and main Bloomsbury campus, given the location of the museum collections. There is no line management responsibility for this post.