Assistant Musical Instruments Curator (Mirrey Endowment)

Information Services Group / Research Collections / Collections Research Centre / Library & University Collections

Grade UE06: per annum

Fixed Term Contract: 36 months

Full time: 35 hours per week

Based at St Cecilias Hall and other Heritage Collections sites as required

Start Date: Fourth quarter of 2025

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary of34610-39906 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
• Variedstaff discountsfamily-friendly initiativessupport for staff wellbeingand 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 6000 items.

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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

Application procedure:

We welcome informal enquiries about the role to find out more please email Dr Jenny Nex Curator Musical Instrument Collection at

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 evidenceRight to Work in the UK.

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 is11 September 2025.

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Interviews will be held in-person during week commencing 22 September 2025.