Assistant Curator, Assistant Curator Development Programme

Deadline: September 11, 2016
Reference: AUG20161507
Location: South Kensington
Salary: £21,543 Per Annum
Benefits: Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance Scheme, and other great benefits

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. We enrich people’s lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.

We are currently recruiting for the post of Assistant Curator in the Metalwork section of the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics & Glass Department, as part of the museum’s Assistant Curator Development Programme. The programme is designed to augment Assistant Curator posts by providing a wide range of training and experience of curatorial work needed to help care for our collections. During the 5 year contract, a secondment of up to one year will be undertaken in a Collections Department other than the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics & Glass Department.

The successful candidate will be educated up to at least degree level with substantive experience of work or volunteering within a museum or other relevant cultural organisation. Excellent grammatical English, computer skills and a good knowledge of a relevant second modern language are essential. We would welcome candidates with an interest in the art and design of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Within your ‘Supporting Information’ please indicate your preferred choice of department for the secondment.

Please note that the V&A is unable to sponsor visa applications.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 28th September 2016. Unfortunately no alternative dates can be offered, nor can interview be held remotely via Skype etc.

For further information, please visit: http://www.vam.ac.uk/vacancies

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London SW7 2RL
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