Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University’s internationally important geological and zoological collections, which are used for research, teaching, and public engagement. These comprise around 7 million specimens and are second in importance only to the national collections. The museum is part of the Gardens, Libraries & Museums of the University of Oxford, which include the Ashmolean, History of Science and Pitt Rivers museums, the Bodleian Libraries, and the Botanic Gardens & Arboretum.
The Collections Assistant will work across the full range of geological material but with a particular emphasis on the mineralogy and petrology collections. They will work as part of a team to carry out collections-related tasks, including assisting with loan processes, dealing with enquiries and facilitating visits to the collections. They will also help to deliver strategic projects, including preparing petrology collections and their associated metadata for moving into a new Collections Storage Facility in Swindon.
This is a fixed-term, 4-month, full-time post, and the work will principally be on site.
Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) due to access to Museum collections.