Collections Officer

Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Bus travel discounts & season ticket

Job summary

Oxford University Museum of Natural History in Oxford seeks a curator-support role to care for geological collections, catalogue and digitise items, and support imaging and public engagement.

The post involves coordinating volunteers, facilitating research visits and loans, and contributing to exhibitions and displays within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• You have experience of collections-focused museum work.
• You have excellent geological knowledge and can identify geological materials.
• You understand taxonomy, stratigraphy, and rock/mineral classification.
• You have strong IT skills and experience with collections management systems and geological imaging.
• You work well in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support care, documentation and development of geological collections.
• Catalogue, digitise and image collections.
• Facilitate research visits and loans.
• Coordinate volunteers.
• Contribute to exhibitions, displays and public engagement activities.

Skills

Geology knowledge

Taxonomy

Stratigraphy

Rock & mineral classification

IT skills

Collections management systems

Geological imaging techniques

Teamwork

Tools

Collections management system

Imaging techniques software

Job description

You will join Oxford University Museum of Natural History, home to internationally important scientific collections supporting research, teaching and public engagement.

You will support the care, documentation and development of geological collections, including rocks, minerals and fossils. Your responsibilities will include cataloguing, digitisation, collections imaging, facilitating research visits and loans, and coordinating volunteers. You will also contribute to exhibitions, displays and public engagement activities.

This is a full-time post, working 36.5 hours per week.

Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to access to Museum collections.

About You

You will have experience of collections-focused museum work, excellent geological knowledge and the ability to identify geological materials.

You will understand taxonomy, stratigraphy, and rock and mineral classification.

Strong IT skills, experience using collections management systems and knowledge of geological imaging techniques are essential.

You will also demonstrate effective teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.

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:

More information is available at https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/life-in-oxford

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

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.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail].