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Join the British Museum as a Project Curator and delve into the mysteries of ancient Egyptian animal mummies
Overview
Salary
£33803
Location
London, UK
Expires
Expires at anytime
The British Museum, a historical landmark housing a collection that narrates 2 million years of human history, is inviting applications for a Project Curator for their 'Divine creature - Researching animal mummies in ancient Egypt' project. This unique role offers the chance to work in a globally renowned institution that is home to the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, and countless other treasures. The position is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 30 months based in London, with a salary of £33,803 per annum.
- Support and drive the research project on ancient Egyptian animal mummies.
- Conduct zooarchaeological research, radiocarbon dating, and CT scanning.
- Coordinate scientific analyses and contribute to scholarly publications.
- Enhance documentation and conservation practices for the collection.
- A BA/BSc in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Experience in research, publication, Egyptology, and animal mummification.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication and administration abilities.
In addition to the intellectual stimulation this role provides, the British Museum offers substantial benefits, including a generous annual leave allowance, membership in a civil service pension scheme, free access to museums, and development opportunities. Applicants should have the right to work in the UK or meet the criteria for sponsorship. The Museum values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements to suit individual and organizational needs.
The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator for Animal Mummies. This is a full-time, fixed-term role for 30 months, based in London. The salary is £33,803 per annum.
The role: You will be supporting the newly funded project 'Divine creature: Researching animal mummies in ancient Egypt'. The project aims to study the ancient Egyptian animal mummies curated at the British Museum and improve their analysis, documentation, interpretation, and conservation. You will work on animal mummification, zooarchaeological research, radiocarbon dating, CT scanning, and/or isotopic analysis.
Key responsibilities: You will work with the research lead in delivering the project, support, develop, organise and coordinate the various scientific analyses. You will conduct and support research centered around animal mummies, in line with the research objectives. You will coordinate logistics around x-ray analysis and CT scanning (in house and externally). You will support on upgrading the documentation of the collections that relate to ancient Egyptian animal mummies. You will contribute to publications in alignment with the project’s publishing goals.
About you: You should have a BA/BSc (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, experience of research and publication, good organizational skills, excellent time management, some expertise in Egyptology, animal mummification, zooarchaeology and/or radiocarbon dating. Some experience of working with a collection, some experience of management issues (people, projects, budgets), open, effective communicator with good spoken and written English, office management and general administration skill, assessing priorities and meeting deadlines.
About the British Museum: Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including: Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays. Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme. Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions. Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections. Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans. Professional and personal development opportunities. Employee Assistance Programme. Discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
Additional details: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations. Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the minimum salary threshold of £38,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest. The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 4 days a week.
