Curator of Roman Coins

About the role

Reporting to the Deputy Keeper of the Heberden Coin Room, you will look after the Ashmolean Museum’s c. 110,000 Roman Republican, Roman Imperial and Iron Age coins. You will, in particular, drive the digitisation of the coins under your care and oversee the rehousing of the reserve collections.

You will use your research time, including sabbaticals, to conduct world class research in the area of Roman numismatics. Furthermore, you will give 16 hours per year of lectures on Roman Coinage for the Faculty of Classics, teach the subject to Oxford undergraduates and graduates and supervise doctoral students.

This is a permanent, full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week. The role currently supports working from home for up to two days per week on average.

This position is subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. This role will also involve some lone working and travel outside of Europe or North America on University Business.

The Heberden Coin Room

The Heberden Coin Room is a department of the Ashmolean Museum, in the University of Oxford. With c. 300,000 coins of all periods and all countries and collections of medals, tokens, and paper money, it represents one of the leading international coin cabinets (see: https://www.ashmolean.org/heberden-coin-room).

About You

You have a doctorate in Roman numismatics, a record of publications and extensive experience working with coins in a museum environment.

You have experience lecturing and teach Roman numismatics at both graduate and undergraduate levels but you can also address general audiences.

You have excellent general IT skills and know how to use numismatic databases.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Volker Heuchert, Deputy Keeper of the Heberden Coin Room, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (volker.heuchert@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Friday 10 January 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 6 February 2025.

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