Senior Curator of Anthropology

Responsible for: Project staff and Anthropology placements, research students and volunteers      

Hours of work: Job share (0.5 FTE 17.5 hours per week, occasional evening and weekend work will be required with time off in lieu)

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a unique attraction in south east London where world cultures and the natural world are brought together for everyone to enjoy. The Museum holds internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as a popular natural history gallery and Aquarium. The 16 acres of beautiful Gardens feature a tropical Butterfly House and offer stunning views across London.

We are looking for a Senior Curator of Anthropology to help deliver the Horniman’s Reset Agenda. You’ll have the skills and experience to help us develop, preserve, research and open up our collections to a wider range of audiences, including source and diaspora communities, and delivering content for its programmes, projects and audiences.

Please note that the post requires a Basic DBS check.

To apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button above.

The closing date for completed applications is 10 am on Tuesday 23 April 2024.

Main purpose of job

To support the delivery of the Horniman’s key objectives including its Reset Agenda by developing the Anthropology Collection, enabling the opening up of the collection to a wider range of audiences, including source and diaspora communities, and delivering content for its programmes, projects and audiences.

The Reset Agenda

The Horniman’s Reset Agenda was developed in 2020 in response to global issues of social and environmental justice and the coronavirus pandemic. Its priorities are:

1. Consult people and work in partnership
2. Address the history and legacy of the Horniman business and institutional collecting
3. Engage wider audiences through programming and communications
4. Enhance our digital capabilities
5. Diversify staff and volunteers
6. Make the Horniman greenhouse gas neutral and more biodiverse
7. Maximise income generation

This role will also include responsibilities in the areas of: Collections Research, Public Engagement, Collections Curation and Development, Collections Research and Fieldwork, and Administration and Development.

For full details of this role including the job description and person specification please go to our website at http://www.horniman.ac.uk/about/jobs

The Horniman is an equal opportunities employer and we value and celebrate diversity. We want to better represent the communities in which we work but recognise that there is still much work to do in this area. We welcome and encourage all applicants and particularly encourage you to apply if you are from a community that is often disadvantaged by society or of minority background.

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