Description
Part-time (14.4 hours per week) Fixed term (until 31 October 2025) £43,207 per annum (£17,282 pro rata) Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 11 April 2025
About the role:
To undertake research into and make publicly accessible the later South Asian collections through documentation and digitisation and other duties.
This person will be responsible for cover for the curation, presentation, development and research of the medieval to modern South Asian collections, including the Himalayan and Islamic South Asian collections (c. 8th century - today). This includes sculpture, painting, works on paper, popular prints, decorative arts and photography.
About you:
- BA/BSc (or equivalent) in relevant subject South Asian Art History, South Asian History
- Membership of relevant learned societies
- Experience of working in a Museum environment
- Management experience of people and projects
- Major publications in peer reviewed journals or in book form
- Experience of engaging the public in the relevant field
Key areas of responsibility:
- To make the South Asian collection, and knowledge about it, publicly accessible via publication, digital, display, and broadcast
- To lead on upgrading the documentation of the South Asian collection
- To act as an advocate for the Museum
- To work as a team member with colleagues within and beyond the department on working parties and committees
- To collaborate with other institutions or groups nationally and internationally, and to develop or ensure good relations with relevant stakeholders