Senior Collections Assistant (Centre for Material Culture) Part Time, Fixed Term - (Internal application only)

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is seeking a Senior Collections Assistant for the Centre for Material Culture. The role will promote teaching using Higher Education collections and help enable access to a wide range of university courses from 2025.

Reporting to the Director and Curators, you will build links with academic departments, support student access, and assist with programming sessions, collaborating with the MAA learning team and colleagues

Responsibilities

• Promote and support Higher Education collections-based teaching at the MAA's Centre for Material Culture (CMC).
• Establish and maintain connections with a range of academic departments; liaise with departmental staff to identify teaching opportunities.
• Support student access and assist with programming sessions.
• Collaborate with the wider MAA collections team and learning staff, including the Senior Education and Outreach Assistant (Centre for Material Culture).

Job description

Internal application only

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is seeking to appoint a Senior Collections Assistant (Centre for Material Culture). The role holder will promote and support Higher Education collections-based teaching at the MAA's Centre for Material Culture (CMC). From 2025 this facility provides an opportunity to enable collections access for a wide range of University courses. With the guidance of the Director and Curators, the role holder will establish and maintain connections with a range of academic departments. They will liaise with departmental staff to identify opportunities for teaching, support student access and assist with programming sessions. The role holder will work effectively with the wider MAA collections team as well as support MAA learning staff, including the Senior Education and Outreach Assistant (Centre for Material Culture), and others who work from this site.

The Museum is the second largest of the University of Cambridge's eight museums and is both a museum open to the general public and a research and teaching facility of the University. The Museum is open to the public Tuesdays to Sundays and welcomes over 100,000 visitors a year.

Please see the further particulars document for full information on the role responsibilities and person specification.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 June 2027 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

MAA and the University of Cambridge Museums are committed to inclusion and diversity within our institutions and across the sector, and we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Museum and the University.

Informal enquiries about this vacancy may be addressed Imogen Gunn, Collections Manager (Archaeology) [e-mail] and Rachel Hand, Collections Manager (Anthropology) [e-mail]

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Faculty HR at [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 04 November 2026 with in-person interviews on Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Please quote reference JU51465 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.