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Research Fellow
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We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website. Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
This is an exciting time to join the Museum as we have secured investment from the UK Government to build a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park, University of Reading. The purpose-built centre will house much of the Museum's collection and will include laboratories, digitisation suites, collaborative research spaces, conservation labs and workspaces.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
The Centre for Human Evolution Research (CHER) is looking to recruit a Research Assistant (RA) to support research and administration within the group of Fred Spoor. This is a fixed term full-time position with an end date of 31 December 2025, funded by the Calleva Foundation. The role will support a team of three people working on the evolution of the human skull, mostly by collecting data from CT scans and other digital imagery, as well as some basic administrative work such as scanning documents.
Visualization and 3D landmark acquisition based on CT scans of extant and fossil specimens, following established protocols
Generating 3D models of specimens using a digital surface scanner [following basic manual instructions]
Keeping an accurate digital record of these activities
Quality control, trouble shooting and responsibility for data archiving will be provided by a more senior member of the team
Post graduate qualification in biology, palaeontology, biological anthropology or similar
Good computer skills (PC), and ability to learn new software applications as required
Experience working with CT scans and/or 3D models is preferred
Flexible with a proven ability to work well independently, as well as within a team structure. Competence in Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. We are excellent at what we do and look for opportunities to make a difference for the Museum wherever we can.
We look outwards beyond the Museum and ask questions to advance our understanding. We are captivated by the natural world, proud of our treasures and trusted guardians of our collections. We are passionate about the Museum, enjoy telling its stories and sharing our knowledge and expertise to inspire others. We are not afraid to try something new and use good judgment and evidence to take risks. All positio ns at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to receipt of:
• The Museum supports flexible working.
Closing date:23:59 on Sunday 16 June 2024
