12988 - Assistant Musical Instruments Curator (Mirrey Endowment)
| Posting date: | 21 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,610 to £39,906 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 September 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 12988 |
Summary
Information Services Group / Research Collections / Collections Research Centre / Library & University Collections
Grade UE06: £34,610-£39,906 per annum
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
Grade UE06: £34,610-£39,906 per annum
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