[NHCOLL-L:601] Job Vacancies

[Rob Huxley]

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON

Curator Lichens
Assistant Curator Flowering Plants

The Natural History Museum, London invites applications to join the team 
managing the collections of the Department of Botany.  For both curator 
posts you will play a varied and important part in the care and development 
of a major taxonomic facility with opportunity to liaise with specialists 
from all over the world.

Curator Lichens - Starting Salary 13,443-22,000 Pounds depending on experience.
Your main responsibilities will be the management of the large and 
internationally important lichen collection.

Assistant Curator Flowering Plants. Starting Salary 13,443-18,676 Pounds 
depending on experience. Your main responsibilities will relate to the 2.5 
million specimen flowering plant collections although there will be 
curatorial duties throughout the herbaria.

For both posts your duties will include the conservation and maintenance of 
the collections, updating and managing collections information on database, 
assisting scientific visitors to the collections and supporting consultancy 
work.

A degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience is essential as is 
genuine interest in flowering plants or lichens and being computer literate.

A diploma or postgraduate qualification in museum studies along with 
collections management experience and an interest in information handling 
and processing would be advantageous.

Starting salary for both posts is dependent upon qualifications and 
experience.  Benefits include a non-contributory pension scheme and a 
generous leave entitlement.

For an application pack E-mail to j.tooley at kads.co.uk or write to:

Natural History Museum
C/o Kingsway Advertising
2nd Floor
The Clove Building
4 Maguire Street
London SE1 2NQ
UK

Closing date for application 30 June 2000



Dr Rob Huxley
Head of Collections Division
Department of Botany,
The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

Phone (44) 020 7942 5118
Fax   (44) 020 7942 5529
E-mail: r.huxley at nhm.ac.uk
Museum Home Page URL: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/