Librarian - Science Museum

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Science Museum Group Full time

**Salary**

£24,000 pa actual (£30,000 FTE)

**Contractual hours**

28

**Basis**

Part time

**Based at**

Science Museum

**Job category/type**

Contract - Full Time, Dept. - Collections, Dept. - Digital/Web, Tenure - Permanent, Type - Employee

**Date posted**

26/03/2024

**Job reference**

SMG02828

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Job description

Do you have experience in working with library collections? Are you interested in working with STEM collections, in a unique museum setting?

**About us**
- This is an exciting time for SMG’s Archives and Libraries with our new strategy setting out how our collections will be the best in the world in our fields: well-understood, well-housed and accessible (physically and digitally) and used effectively by us and others for research, display, learning and pleasure.
- The Dana Research Centre and Library at the Science Museum, provides open access to around 7,000 books and periodicals covering the history and biography of science, technology, and medicine, as well as providing access to the Science Museum’s rich collections of archives and rare books.
- To support this work, we are now seeking a part-time Librarian to be based at the Science Museum in London, on permanent basis - 28 hours pw (4 days a week).

**About the role**
- This role will develop a close working relationship with the Collections and Research and Public History team to support the Science Museum’s priorities, and the development and intellectual care of the collection. You will be responsible for providing physical access to library material and archives, collaborating with Archive and Library colleagues across SMG to ensure consistent standards of customer service and KPIs are met and engaging with wider audiences for our books and archives.

**About you**

**As the Science Museum Librarian, you will hold p**revious library experience or a library qualification. You will bring awareness of the handling and invigilation requirements for rare books and archives, along with an enthusiasm for working with STEM collections. Having a personable, proactive and friendly approach, you will be able to demonstrate excellent customer service as well as the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels. You will be able to work calmly and courteously under pressure with good time management to prioritise requests.

**What we offer**
- Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Support with personal and professional development
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata) in addition to bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced contributory pension
- Unmind App and other wellbeing support
- Interest-free loans
- Days Out discounts
- Health & Dental Insurance

**Open for All** is one of the Science Museum Group’s five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to **Inspire Futures**.



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