Collections and Exhibitions Technician

We are recruiting a new Collections and Exhibitions Technician role at 0.8 FTE (4 days a week). The role holder sits in the Museum Services team, which is responsible for delivering high quality topical experiences for staff, students and external audiences using UCL’s rich cultural resources and assets. They will support the delivery of exhibitions across LCCOS, including both museum and library spaces as well as providing technical support to collections. The post holder works with a range of stakeholders including curatorial, conservation, collections management, exhibitions, engagement, library and special collections to identify, investigate and deliver logistics and technical aspects of temporary exhibition/display (de)installations. They provide technical assistance with collections management tasks as well as preparation of outward loans from the collection alongside supporting the exhibitions team. The post holder reports directly to the Collection s Registrar, with a dotted-line responsibility to the Exhibitions Manager.

This is an on-campus role. It is not suitable for regular remote working.

About you

We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills:

• Demonstrable experience in handling, packing and moving a wide range of museum object types and artworks
• Demonstrable practical experience of mount making design and production
• Experience in supporting the delivery of exhibitions, including setting up and maintaining AV and other display equipment
• Track record of delivering projects on time that involve coordination of different stakeholders

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