Ref Number
B25-00268
Professional Expertise
Libraries, museums, theatres and open science
Department
Vice-Provost (Faculties) (B25)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Part time
Salary
£36,433-£41,833
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
05-Jul-2026
UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship. The LCCOS family comprises four museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with five NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 450. LCCOS is part of the Office of the UCL Vice-Provost (Faculties). UCL Museums and Cultural Programmes is a multidisciplinary team responsible for the centrally managed museum collections and spaces at UCL, including the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, the Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL Art Museum and UCL Pathology Museum, the Science Collections and the Object-Based Learning Laboratory. The team uses UCL’s rich and diverse collections to support teaching, research and public engagement. Within the collections we hold human remains, and we are committed to managing these with care and respect. The Petrie Museum is home to an internationally significant, Arts Council England Designated collection of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology, as well as archaeological archives and modern material relating to past staff and archaeologists. The core of the collection derives from the archaeological work of Sir Flinders Petrie and his successors, conducted primarily between the 1880s and the 1940s in the Nile Valley. Today, the collection comprises over 80,600 objects, representing one of the most extensive archaeological assemblages of this kind outside Egypt and Sudan. The Petrie Museum’s curatorial team uses the collections to critically reflect on the legacy of the removal of cultural heritage under colonial administrations, and to support research, teaching and public engagement in a broad range of specialisms. We uphold current best practice on the care and ethical curation of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology collections, including human remains.
The Petrie Museum’s Assistant Curator supports the management and care of and provide access to Petrie Museum collections (both physical and digital) for UCL and external audiences. Activities will support the use of collections for research, teaching and public engagement including supervision, support and facilitation for research visits and enquiries; delivering or assisting the delivery of teaching relating to Petrie Museum; collections care activities and documentation; and facilitating loans. All duties will be delivered in line with the collection’s agreed curatorial agenda and collections management plans, and the Assistant Curator will work in close collaboration with curatorial colleagues, the Collections Management team and Visitor Services staff, as well as wider LCCOS staff and partners in academic departments. This role will involve working with a large and important collection of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology located on UCL’s Bloomsbury campus. Hybrid working: This is an on-site role. It is not suitable for regular remote working. Occasional remote working may be available as opportunities arise. This role is a job share. Hours of work: Part time 0.4FTE (14.6 hours/week, Monday to Friday) . The role requires occasional working outside normal office hours, both evening and weekends, for which time off in lieu will be provided. This role is a job share. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.
We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills: • Experience of working in a museum or study room in a relevant discipline • Knowledge and experience of identifying and managing Egyptian and Sudanese archaeological collections and archives, or demonstrable willingness to develop this • Basic knowledge and understanding of collections care standards and practices • Experience of supporting delivery of collections management activities, e.g. documentation and audits, object handling, preventive conservation, environmental monitoring and pest management • Proven ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload, maintaining good communication with relevant stakeholders • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal effectively and appropriately with a variety of colleagues and establish good working relationships with people from a range of disciplines and backgrounds • High level of attention to detail to ensure maintenance of museum standards and guidance The successful candidate will be required to work on Mondays when we are closed to the public for research and collections care activities. The remaining 7.3 hours can be spread across Tuesday to Friday. The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be held on the Bloomsbury campus on the 5th August 2026. A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page. Further details To apply, please provide: • An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history. • A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’. If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact [email protected], quoting the job title and reference number. Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/ The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
Annual leave & Work life balance • 27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas and Easter) as well as statutory holidays • Hybrid and flexible working • Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days Children & Family • Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity leave • Carer’s leave • Workplace nursery Other benefits We also offer some great benefits some of which are defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; on-site gym etc. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use. Visit
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
