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UCL Museums and Collections is a dynamic and 
growing service which has won national awards. It 
cares for over half a million outstanding 
artefacts and specimens across arts and science 
disciplines. Promoting research and teaching with 
these collections is a high priority, and the 
museums play a key role in engaging new audiences 
with UCL’s academic work. A major capital project 
is now underway to create UCL’s Institute for 
Cultural Heritage, which will showcase some of 
the university’s most significant collections and 
provide a public laboratory for related research.

We are a friendly team, committed to recruiting, 
developing and retaining the best staff, and to 
diversifying our staff and audiences. We are 
seeking to recruit enthusiastic and creative 
people with a strong commitment to public 
service, audience development, and academic 
innovation.  Excellent communication and 
organisational skills are essential for all posts.

Further details about UCL Museums and Collections 
can be found at: <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums>www.ucl.ac.uk/museums

PETRIE MUSEUM MANAGER
£33,925 - £40,042 including London allowance
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is one 
of the greatest collections of Egyptian and 
Sudanese archaeology in the world, and a 
Designated collection. It illustrates life in the 
Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of 
the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic 
periods to the Islamic period. It is extensively 
used for teaching and research and attracts a 
wide schools audience. The museum has attracted 
international acclaim for its online catalogue 
and resources and for its outreach work with 
Egyptian and Sudanese audiences and other people 
of African descent. The Manager is responsible 
for all aspects of advocacy, for overseeing 
strategic developments and managing all aspects 
of the museum’s work. The museum is scheduled to 
move to the Institute for Cultural Heritage in 
2010, and the postholder will play a key part in 
the planning and organisation of this move. 
Applicants must have a relevant degree and at 
least 3 years’ experience of successful strategic 
planning, operational management and managing 
change, preferably in the heritage or museum 
sector. Possession of a post-graduate museum 
studies or equivalent qualification would be an 
advantage. For an informal discussion about the 
post please contact Sally MacDonald on 020 7679 2825.

GRANT MUSEUM MANAGER
£27,286 - £33,006 including London allowance
The Grant Museum of Zoology is an exceptionally 
important historical natural history collection 
dating to 1828, with over 30,000 specimens 
including skeletons, mounted animals and 
specimens preserved in fluid. The museum is 
widely used by university staff and students for 
teaching and research and has been praised in for 
its innovative approach to audience development. 
The Manager is responsible for raising the 
profile of the museum, overseeing strategic 
developments and managing all aspects of the 
museum’s work, including the creation of a new Study Centre. Applicants 
must have a relevant degree (such as 
Zoology or Biology) and at least 3 years’ 
experience of successful strategic planning, 
operational management and managing change, 
preferably in the heritage or museum sector. 
Possession of a post-graduate museum studies or 
equivalent qualification would be an advantage.
For an informal discussion about the post please 
contact Dr Helen Chatterjee on 020 7679 4113.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATOR
£27,286 - £33,006 including London allowance
This is a new post at the heart of UCL Museums 
and Collections operations, and will play a key 
role in contributing both to financial 
sustainability and staff development.  The 
Departmental Administrator is specifically 
responsible for all administrative and financial 
operations within the service, including business 
planning and submitting and monitoring grant 
applications. S/he will also be responsible for 
standard setting, policy making, and for broad 
staff development initiatives: the service is 
working towards Investors in People and Investors 
in Diversity. Applicants should have at least 3 
years’ experience of effective financial and 
human resource management at a senior level in a 
comparable organisation. For an informal 
discussion please contact Sally MacDonald on 020 7679 2825.

TRAINEESHIP IN MUSEUM STUDIES
(Based initially in UCL Art Collections)
Two years, part time (0.5 FTE) 18.25 hours pw
£18,852 – £21,493 pro rata including London allowance
UCL is offering a traineeship for an enthusiastic 
person interested in a career in museum work. We 
are seeking someone who enjoys working with 
people of all ages, has experience of working 
with culturally diverse groups and is committed 
to making museums relevant and welcoming. The 
traineeship will be based initially at the UCL 
Art Collections which has important holdings 
including European prints, drawings, paintings 
and sculpture from c. 16th – 20th century and the 
Slade School of Fine Art’s unique collection of 
student prize paintings, drawings and prints. 
Over the two years you will have the chance to 
work with other collections at UCL, and you will 
receive training and practical experience in the 
care, documentation and interpretation of 
collections, and in visitor services; helping 
with school group visits, supporting researchers 
and students and assisting with outreach work and 
the development of online services.
Your course fees will be paid to enable you to 
undertake a two year part-time MA in Museum 
Studies at UCL (one day per week outside work 
hours). Applicants should possess at least a 
second-class honours degree (2:2) or equivalent 
qualification. For an informal discussion about 
the post please contact Dr Andrea Fredericksen on 020 7679 2821.

Further details and an application form can be 
found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/jobs , or 
can be obtained from Chris Cook at 
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telephone: 0207 679 5038.

Closing date for all posts 30 June 2006
Interviews for most of these posts will be held between 10 and 14 July.