Senior Audience Researcher
| Posting date: | 22 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,253 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2025 |
| Location: | City of London, London, SW7 2DD |
| Company: | Science Museum Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SMG03064_1737558006 |
Summary
Are you a good communicator with an understanding of audience research methodologies? Do you want to support the development of new permanent galleries and learning resources?
About Us
The Audience Research and Advocacy team collates and disseminates research and best practice across Science Museum Group (SMG) in a wide range of areas related to audience engagement.
To support the work of this team we are now recruiting a Senior Audience Researcher to design and coordinate audience research and share findings on the needs of audiences across SMG, especially in London. You will support the development of SMG's new permanent galleries, temporary exhibitions, learning resources and programmes to ensure they are genuinely audience-centred and deliver inspiring, engaging, and memorable learning experiences.
The Senior Audience Researcher will be based at the Science Museum in London with hybrid working also included. This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week on a permanent basis.
About the role
As Senior Audience Researcher you will be responsible for the development and dissemination of research, working with and advising internal and external colleagues. In the next two years this role will focus on the two new galleries in London: an object-rich gallery looking at the history of science and invention and another looking at Contemporary Science. You will consider equity in your work and have a passion for helping SMG engage audiences that might not see our museums as places for them currently.
About you
Joining us you will have an understanding of audience research methodologies, including data collection, analysis and interpretation. You will have a proactive approach and be able to manage research and projects effectively.
Crucially, you will be a good communicator, able to deliver clear and engaging presentations, coupled with the interpersonal skills required to work well in collaboration with others and to successfully influence colleagues at all levels.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
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 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 foster 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.