Curator: Later China, The British Museum

About the role:
This role involves presenting history through objects to diverse audiences. Balancing innovative research with public dissemination, and careful building of the collections through acquisitions is at the heart of this role. As well as building partnerships for the curator's research, it is also imperative the postholder makes time for the work of other researchers to ensure maximum use of the collections. Applicants need to work well in a busy team environment. The successful candidate will have a strong foundation in Chinese material culture and an established track-record of working with objects to deliver engaging research and public narratives. They will have had experience of working with museum professionals and other experts.

The successful candidate must be proficient in both English and Chinese and possess some specialist knowledge in one or more of the following object categories within the collection: ceramics, glass, lacquer, ivory, cloisonne, gold, silver, later metalwork, textiles, basketry, weapons, and Chinese collections transferred from the former Ethnography Department. While objects in the permanent collection are documented and digitised, these records require improvement. It is anticipated that the candidate will allocate one day per week to work on the inventory. Further details can be found by exploring the Collection Online on the Museum's website.