Curator of Zoology

Job reference: CIX-027731
Salary: Grade 6 £36,924 to £45,163 (pro rata) per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational unit: Cultural Institutions
Location: Manchester Museum
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Curatorial
Hours per week: 0.6 FTE
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/02/2025
Contract duration: n/a
School/Directorate: Manchester Museum

Leading on the key management and ethical issues relevant to Manchester Museum’s internationally significant Zoology collections (including around 1 million preserved animals), you’ll use your specialist expertise and digital skills to improve access and spark connections.  We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively with colleagues and partners to reconnect nature and culture and who will champion biodiversity and environmental action within and beyond the museum.

Manchester Museum is proud to be part of the University of Manchester, so a diligent and engaging approach to building research and supporting teaching is essential. We are also one of the north’s most popular visitor attractions so you’ll need to be a brilliant communicator, able to talk about complex ideas to wide ranging audiences. If you love storytelling and exhibition-making you will thrive in this role; the Zoology collection is hugely popular with audiences and central to developing inclusive public programmes within and beyond our walls.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to enrich our team with varied perspectives and experiences that reflect our collections and community.

Interviews: Week commencing 24^th February 2025

What can you expect in return

The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Georgina Young, Head of Collections and Exhibitions

Email: Georgina.Young@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support: jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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