Senior Collections Assistant (Centre for Material Culture), Fixed Term

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 by clicking the 'Apply' button above. 

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children's barred list), a basic disclosure (criminal records check) security check and a health assessment.

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.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Informal enquiries about this vacancy and queries about the application process may be addressed to the Museum Manager on leh70@cam.ac.uk

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Faculty HR at hr@hsps.cam.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 03 June 2025.

Interview held in person on Monday 16 June 2025.

Please quote reference JU45940 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.

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