AddressAssistant Curator
The role
Our Assistant Curator will provide support to our Curator in the management of our collection, providing tours and work with our students.
Key responsibilities of the role are:
- Support the Curator in delivering the Collection’s strategic plan.
- Support the Curator with collections management.
- With the support of the Curator, deliver one exhibition, and associated public programme, per year.
- Liaise with students to support interaction with the Art Collection, including supporting student programming.
- Provide tours of the Collection and exhibitions.
- Website and database management; writing accessible copy for labels and the website
- With the support of the Head of Communications and the Curator, oversee the newsletter and social media accounts.
- Coordinate and oversee contracted art technicians and volunteers, as appropriate
- Any other duties appropriate to the role.
About you
You will:
- Required: Experience of the art world, for example, through experience working in a gallery or museum, or by having completed an academic course on art curation.
Personal skills
- Excellent written and verbal and social communication skills
- Solid organisational and administrative abilities
- Good team-working skills
- Ability to liaise well with a range of roles within the College, from organisational and departmental leaders to students
- Ability to build rapport quickly with internal and external stakeholders and with visitors to the College
- Attention to detail
- Energy, flair, adaptability and a willingness to learn
The Women’s Art Collection
The Women’s Art Collection at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge is one of the largest and most significant collections of modern and contemporary art by women. Established in 1986 with the acquisition of a series of works by the leading American artist Mary Kelly, it now numbers over five hundred paintings, works on paper, photographs and sculptures which are on display throughout the College and its gardens.
The aim of the Women’s Art Collection is to champion artists who identify as women, to give them visibility and a voice, and promote their work within the ethos of an academic college for women dedicated to gender equality. An Arts Council accredited collection it is publicly accessible and free to visit.
What we offer you in return
- A friendly, welcoming team!
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, increasing with length of service
- contributory pension scheme
- life assurance benefit
- discretionary annual bonus scheme
- free gym facilities
- cycle-to-work scheme
- on-site parking
- lunch, provided every day that the kitchens are open.
Flexibility and hours
- This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours per week, normal days are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with some evening and weekend work necessary from time to time.
- College operates a hybrid working scheme of up to two days per week from home for eligible roles.
Please note, applications for this role close on Thursday 28 March, interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 16 April.
About Murray Edwards College
We exist proudly as a women’s college which empowers students to be confident, successful and happy human beings.
We offer outstanding young women from all backgrounds an academically excellent Cambridge University education in a stimulating and supportive environment.
We actively seek students from diverse backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
Murray Edwards College is one of the 31 Colleges in the University of Cambridge and is a self-governing academic community, comprising some 650 undergraduates, postgraduates and academics, supported by 120 staff. It has exceptional facilities and listed modern buildings with award-winning gardens.
Please note this is being run as a rolling recruitment process. We will be assessing applications, shortlisting and offering interviews as the applications are received. The job will close once a candidate has been appointed.
Murray Edwards College is an equal opportunities employer and abides by the privacy rules as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 and subsequent General Data Protection Regulation. You can view our Privacy Statement for Job Applicants on our website: https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/about/policies-and-procedures/college-policies-and-procedures/data-protection-job-applicants
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: From £17,500.00 per year
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 28/03/2024
