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Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary

National Galleries of Scotland

Deadline: 19 May 2025 at 12:00

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 10 months maternity cover

Start date: 04 August 2025

Salary: £29,888 - £32,602 per annum (pay award pending)

Plus generous benefits package

Working arrangement: Hybrid / flexible working

About the role

Are you passionate about Modern and Contemporary art, with a particular interest in and knowledge of an area relevant to this part of the national collection? Are you detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage your time effectively to meet deadlines? Are you keen to develop your skills and experience across a variety of curatorial activities? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We're excited to offer a fixed-term opportunity to join our enthusiastic and dedicated Modern and Contemporary Curatorial team. We're looking for a highly motivated and well-organised individual to help deliver a wide range of curatorial activities.

We're looking for someone with initiative who already has professional experience of working in a gallery or museum environment, or with an art or heritage collection. You will be able to work both independently and collaboratively, while being supported and guided by colleagues in the Curatorial team.

In this role, you'll assist with and help deliver several aspects of curatorial work relating to the collection and audience offer associated with the Modern and Contemporary Curatorial team. You will assist with the organisation, maintenance and delivery of collection displays and exhibitions, as well as supporting the acquisitions process. You'll carry out research into artworks in the collection, including provenance research, and will respond to enquiries about the collection. The role also includes developing, creating and sharing information about the Modern and Contemporary collection for audiences, including writing interpretation and contributing to digital content.

Please apply directly via our careers portal. Applications via email will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 and Wednesday, 11 June 2025.

Location: Edinburgh City

For further information, please contact: apply@nationalgalleries.org

TAGGED: Traditional Arts / Visual Arts / Cultural Tourism

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Are you passionate about Modern and Contemporary art, with a particular interest in and knowledge of an area relevant to this part of the national collection? Are you detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage your time effectively to meet deadlines? Are you keen to develop your skills and experience across a variety of curatorial activities? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We're excited to offer a fixed-term opportunity to join our enthusiastic and dedicated Modern and Contemporary Curatorial team. We're looking for a highly motivated and well-organised individual to help deliver a wide range of curatorial activities.

We're looking for someone with initiative who already has professional experience of working in a gallery or museum environment, or with an art or heritage collection. You will be able to work both independently and collaboratively, while being supported and guided by colleagues in the Curatorial team.