[Nhcoll-l] New Position: Senior Collections Lead

[Jack Ashby]

Dear all
I am delighted to share the advert for a new position at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, UK:

Senior Collections Lead
Full-time, fixed term for four years (in the first instance). Salary: £35,116-£45,413

The Senior Collections Lead's primary responsibility is to manage the team responsible for Collections Management, Care, and Conservation; whilst also playing a significant role in the delivery of this work, particularly in areas of collections management.
You will be an ambitious and creative individual with proven successful experience of leading and motivating teams with a diverse and active workload. You will have a deep knowledge of contemporary natural history museums practice, particularly in collections management, and a practical understanding of the processes of conservation. You enjoy people-management, work-planning and negotiation, and have the ability to develop schedules to balance the needs of a wide range of stakeholders. You are excited by the creative possibilities of making collections accessible for research, teaching and public engagement. You will have the people skills to be a superb ambassador for the Museum when engaging with external users of our collections and capable of working effectively with our academic Curators.
For more information and details on how to apply, please see: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51272/

Please do share with your networks.
All the best
Jack

Assistant Director
University Museum of Zoology
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Cambridge
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Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World's Natural History Museums<https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458203/natures-memory-by-ashby-jack/9780241656884> by Jack Ashby was published in April 2025.

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