World Cultures Curator

4 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade - UE07 £37,099 - £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 - £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**Information Services Group - Heritage Collections**

**Full time - 35 hours per week**

**Open ended (Permanent)
This post sits within Heritage Collections, Research Collections team working within the Centre for Research Collections in the Main Library in George Square. It reports to The University Archivist and Research Collections Manager. The working hours and pattern are usually 35 hours a week with much of this on campus working with the collections.

**What the job involves**:

- Provenance research on manuscripts and collection items, with dissemination of this in catalogue data
- Development of specialist collection knowledge working with academic, cultural and community partners, developing interdisciplinary projects.
- Collections based professional sector research with curatorial development, upholding of professional standards

View the full job description.

**A bit about you**:

- Experience of historical research on South East Asian, Persian and/ or Arabic Manuscripts
- Palaeographic skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to form and cultivate strong relationships with people from a wide variety of backgrounds based on credibility, trust and mutual respect
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex topics simply and compellingly to non-specialist audiences

**What we can offer you**:

- A competitive salary of £37,099 to £44,263
- Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
- Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
- A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
- A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
- Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund
- Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing and more

Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for this role.

**Key dates to note**:
To apply, upload a CV and cover letter before **4 April 2024.**

Interviews will be held in April (In-person/virtually/both).

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