Job Description

The Faculty of Classics wishes to recruit a Part-Time Museum and Collections Assistant in the Museum of Classical Archaeology.


This is a part-time position of 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 13.00 to 17.00. Duties include providing a front-of-house presence during open hours and assistance to the Curator with exhibitions and the collection. The postholder also operates the Museum's social media accounts and assists with promotional work.


The Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge houses one of the largest plaster cast collections of ancient sculpture in the world. It is situated on the first floor of the Faculty of Classics in Sidgwick Avenue. From the almost 600 casts of Greek and, to a lesser extent, Roman sculpture some 80% are on display. The Museum also houses a small collection of original pots and bronzes, and a large collection of ancient potsherds. Apart from the postholder, the Museum is staffed by a Director, who is always a University Teaching Officer, a Curator, and a part-time Education and Outreach Coordinator, supported by graduate student invigilators recruited as required. It is one of the constituent members of the UCM consortium (University of Cambridge Museums: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/), who together receive funding from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. Further information about the Museum of Classical Archaeology is available at http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/ The Faculty of Classics, which is one of the largest centres of classical studies in the world, was the top-rated Classical department in the 2014 REF.


Informal enquiries may be made to the Museum Director Professor Caroline Vout on cv103@cam.ac.uk or the Curator Dr Susanne Turner on smt41@cam.ac.uk


If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact the School HR Team on sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.


The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 22 October 2025. Interviews are planned for Tuesday 4th November 2025, subject to change.



Please quote reference GE47557 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.


The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.


The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Key information

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Department/location

Faculty of Classics Museum of Classical Archaeology

Salary

24,685-27,319 pro rata

Reference

GE47557

Category

Assistant staff

Date published

7 October 2025

Closing date

22 October 2025