Materials Library: Creative Lead

University College London (UCL)

UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. For more information, see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about

The Institute of Making (IoM)

The IoM is a unique organisation that explores, celebrates, and investigates materials and processes through a wide range of activities. From large-scale public events to ground-breaking academic research projects, our diverse outputs and many audiences are united by a shared passion for materials and making. In Autumn 2023, we opened a second IoM space in Stratford, expanding our facilities with a bespoke space at UCL East, on the Olympic Park.

About the role

The Institute of Making is currently expanding, and this new role will be part of a growing Materials Library team. We are looking for someone from a creative background who is enthusiastic about working with a collection of physical samples of materials in a creative, multidisciplinary and hands-on university environment. We need someone with a flair for the visual, excellent communication skills, and a broad knowledge of materials and making processes that they would be excited to share with Institute of Making colleagues, UCL students and staff, public visitors and industrial partners from many different disciplinary backgrounds.

Please note that if you have any questions about this role, the Institute of Making staff won’t be available until Monday, 6th January 2025.

About you

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

Experience engaging a range of public audiences with materials or object collections, or experience supporting students, researchers and academic staff in their learning about materials and making processes.

Excellent visual communication skills, which could be expressed through competence in photography, graphic design, set dressing or styling, for example.

Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with an ability to deliver projects to a high standard, on time and on budget.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

If you have any queries about the role or application process, have any technical issues, or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the staffing team.

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies-advice/ways-working to find out more.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Equality and Diversity

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

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