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Join the V&A, the world's leading museum of art and design on a major cataloguing project, perfect for those excited by museum collections and archives.
Overview
Salary
£28520
Location
Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The V&A is the world's premier museum of art and design, dwelling a permanent assortment of over 2.8 million objects, books, and archives that trace over 5,000 years of human creativity. Our mission is to enrich lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Role Summary
- You will join a major cataloguing project at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, helping bring material to the public through high-quality online records and engaging digital content.
- You will be based in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, at the site of the working Wedgwood factory, collaborating with colleagues across the V&A’s family of sites.
Role Requirements
- This is a fixed-term role for 2 years 2 months supported by Art Fund and focused on the V&A Wedgwood Collection’s object collections.
Application Process Details
- V&A champions equality, diversity and inclusion and is a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. Applicants evidencing essential criteria and considering their abilities are guaranteed interviews.
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
The Role: We are recruiting three exciting new early career roles to join a major cataloguing project at the V&A Wedgwood Collection. This role is perfect for you if you’re interested in museum collections and archives, and bringing material behind the scenes to the widest public through high-quality online records and engaging digital content. You’ll be part of our small V&A Wedgwood Collection team based in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, on the site of the working Wedgwood factory, and you’ll also work closely with colleagues across the V&A’s family of sites. You’ll receive training on documentation, object handing, and other skills needed to help make the V&A Wedgwood Collection open to all.
Job Requirements: We are looking for a Cataloguer (Collections) – a fixed-term role for 2 years 2 months supported by Art Fund focused on the V&A Wedgwood Collection’s object collections.
Benefits: Generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, Flexible working, Tickets to V&A exhibitions, Subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, Give as you earn scheme, Bicycle loan, Interest-free season ticket, Interest-free rental deposit loan, Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike, Wide range of training and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff diversity networks.
ED&I at The V&A: At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, offering guaranteed interviews to applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities.
