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The Ashmolean Museum is one of seven Oxford University museums and collections. We receive a large number of enquiries about work experience, work placements and voluntary opportunities within the Museum and we are unfortunately only able to accommodate just a few of these each year. If you would like to find out more about the Oxford University museums and collections and the volunteering opportunities that may be available, go to http://www.museums.ox.ac.uk/volunteers.

Current Vacancies:

Museums and Botanic Garden Education and Outreach Traineeships

4 traineeships available: 36.5 hours per week for 18 months
attracting a £13,500 bursary per annum (may be subject to tax)

The five organisations of the Oxford University Museums and Collections (OUMC) have been jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and led by the Ashmolean Museum, to deliver 18-month traineeships in museum and botanic garden education and outreach. This offers excellent opportunities to people who wish to work in the sector but would otherwise struggle to gain employment of this kind. These traineeships will expand the use of our collections and will help to create more heritage educators who will be integral to the UK heritage sector in the future.

Who is this programme aimed at?

This Heritage lottery Fund (HLF) Skills for the Future programme is aimed at people who currently experience a barrier to entry to work in this sector, and people from groups that are currently under-represented throughout this sector nationally, including people from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups and people with disabilities.

Barriers to entry to work in this sector may include lack of relevant experience or postgraduate qualifications, personal circumstances, financial reasons, redundancy or change in career and so on.

Applicants will be asked to describe how and why they wish to work in this particular sector and the barriers that they have faced in pursuing this aim.

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 19 and Friday 22 June 2012

The traineeship runs between Monday 5 November 2012 – Friday 25 April 2014

As there are several staff members involved in the selection process it will not be possible to alter the interview date.

Role description and selection criteria

Applications and enquiries for this vacancy should be directed to:
Victoria McGuinness
HLF Project Coordinator and Ashmolean Museum Project Manager
E: victoria.mcguinness@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
T: 01865 288187

For further information and an application form, please see the following documents:

Closing date: 18th May 2012

Ashmolean Museum values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce.
We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of
race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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