Dear all I don't recall that this went out to members@sigcis, so am forwarding it here (with the usual apologies for any duplication). NB: "Assistant Curator" is entry level, and "06/04" is 6 April, not 4 June... JS -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Assistant Curator for Computing and Communications at Science Museum Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:13:35 -0000 From: Blyth Tilly <Tilly.Blyth@ScienceMuseum.org.uk> I’d appreciate if you could pass this link on to anyone you think might be interested in applying for the role: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/jobs/assistant_curator_compcoms.asp... Dr Tilly Blyth Curator of Computing and Information Science Museum 0207 942 4211 --- Location: Science Museum Salary: £17,909 to £19,561 per annum depending on knowledge and skills with £1,000 Regional Weighting Allowance. 23 month fixed term contract. Closing Date: 06/04/2010 Brief Description The Science Museum’s vision to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science. Already one of the UK’s most popular days out, we have more than 200,000 historic objects in our world-renowned collections, innovative exhibitions and awe-inspiring galleries. We are looking for an assistant curator to be part of our ongoing success. Working within the computing and communications collections, you will be a motivated individual with a keen interest in the history and current state of electronics, computing and communication technologies. You will ideally have demonstrable knowledge and experience in at least one of the related areas and have the commitment to gain knowledge in others. Under direction, you will be able to research, write and deliver outputs across a range of media including exhibitions, printed publications, web, presentations and broadcast that is engaging to a variety of audiences, including visitors, academics and enthusiasts. You will be well organised, and able to use your passion to assess an object’s usability for story-telling in order to develop and share knowledge about our collection of electronics, information and communication technologies. You should be able to work with contextual understanding to represent these subjects effectively at a level that could be represented, for instance, by a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline. You will be self-motivated and able to work effectively within a team and comfortable communicating with a range of people including colleagues, volunteers and students. Previous collections experience, including handling and assessing objects, documentation and cataloguing would be advantageous but not essential. Interview date: Thursday 29 April 2010 How to apply To apply: 1) Please read the job description fully and then email your CV and covering letter, explaining clearly how you meet all our stated requirements, to recruitment@sciencemuseum.org.uk. Alternatively, you can send your CV and covering letter explaining clearly how you meet all our stated requirements to: HR Assistant, ref. CUR/MAR10-EXT Human Resources Department The Science Museum Exhibition Road London, SW7 2DD 2) Please quote the reference CUR/MAR10-EXT either in your email subject header, or at the top of your covering letter. 3) Please make sure that you have taken care in your cover letter to explain why the skills you have match the role described in the job description. We will only be able to consider your application if you have taken care to show us why you are right for this role. We regret that we are only able to respond to short-listed applicants. No agencies please.