Project Specialist - Reynolds Digital Research Resource

THE NATIONAL GALLERY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading art institution in London is seeking a Project Specialist for a full-time, fixed-term role to help create a digital resource for research on paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Responsibilities include data organization, platform design, and user engagement through workshops. This role offers valuable experience for individuals interested in the conservation or heritage science field.

Qualifications

• Experience in data organization and digital solutions.
• Ability to engage with diverse user groups.
• Familiarity with heritage science or conservation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experts to gather and organize data.
• Prepare and enrich data for a digital resource.
• Engage with future users through workshops and outreach.

Job description

Join the National Gallery in creating an innovative digital resource that will transform access to multidisciplinary research on paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, one of Britain’s most influential 18th-century painters. Using the open-source ResearchSpace platform, the resource will bring together information and data scattered across institutions and formats from across the heritage science, conservation and art-historical domains.

As Project Specialist, you will collaborate with experts across institutions to gather, organise, prepare and enrich data, contributing also to digital platform design and configuration. You will engage with future users through workshops and outreach, ensuring the resource meets diverse professional needs while documenting workflows and best practices for future initiatives.

Please note: This role does not involve practical conservation but focuses on data organization, digital solutions, and user engagement. It offers valuable experience for those in conservation or heritage science.

This is one of two Project Specialist roles being recruited concurrently – one full time and one part time. This is the full time, fixed-term position for up to 12 months.

This role requires a minimum of three days on-site working per week.