Assistant Musical Instruments Curator (Mirrey Endowment)

Employer: The University of Edinburgh - Information Services Group / Research Collections / Collections Research Centre / Library & University Collections

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum. Grade UE06

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 21st August 2025

Closes: 4th September 2025

Job Ref: 12988

Fixed Term Contract: 36 months

Full time: 35 hours per week

Based at: St Cecilia’s Hall and other Heritage Collections sites as required

Start Date: Fourth quarter of 2025

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary of £34,610-£39,906 per annum (UE06)
• 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

What the job involves:

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced musical instrument curator to work in the Musical Instrument Collection at the University of Edinburgh. This is a unique opportunity to work with one of the most important musical instrument collections in the world. The key aims are to support the work of the Curator of the Musical Instrument Collection in managing, cataloguing and enabling access to and engagement with the Collection of some 6,000 items.

A bit about you:

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Facility with measuring tools, techniques and technologies
• Analytical skills, in order to assess and bring together both new and existing data
• Communication skills, for general and specialist audiences
• Events management skills

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