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:
1. A competitive salary of £34,610-£39,906 per annum (UE06)
2. Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
3. Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
4. A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
5. A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
6. Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund
7. Varied, and more
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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:
8. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
9. Facility with measuring tools, techniques and technologies
10. Analytical skills, in order to assess and bring together both new and existing data
11. Communication skills, for general and specialist audiences
12. Events management skills
Application procedure:
The University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. If you have the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
Prior to any employment commencing candidates will be required to evidence
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 4 September 2025.
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Interviews will be held in-person during week commencing 22 September 2025.