Collections Digitisation Assistant

Natural History Museum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27.5 days holiday + bank holidays (FT)

Pension scheme (employer contribution)

Season ticket loan

Life insurance

Free museum admission

Staff discount

Training opportunities

Civil Service Sports Council

Sports & Social Association

Job summary

The Natural History Museum in London seeks a proactive Collection Assistant to help make its natural science holdings accessible and well organised ahead of digitisation.

Working with DiSSCo UK and NHM curatorial teams, you will support training, movement of collections, and preparation of records for digitisation; this fixed-term post runs until 31 March 2028 and is based on site in London.

Qualifications

• Are you passionate about making natural science collections accessible to researchers, policymakers, and the public worldwide? DiSSCo UK is seeking enthusiastic and detail-oriented Collection Assistant to help transform the Natural History Museum’s physical collections into high-quality digital records.
• We are looking for a proactive and organised Collection Assistant to support the preparation, care, and movement of natural science collections for digitisation.
• You will thrive in a team environment, be a strong communicator, and help ensure accessibility and transparency of key scientific assets.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation and movement of collections for digitisation.
• Support digitisation teams, curators and collection managers to scale operations.
• Help ensure accessibility and transparency of important scientific collections.

Job description

The Natural History Museum in London seeks a proactive Collection Assistant to help make its natural science holdings accessible and well organised ahead of digitisation.

Working with DiSSCo UK and NHM curatorial teams, you will support training, movement of collections, and preparation of records for digitisation; this fixed-term post runs until 31 March 2028 and is based on site in London.