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Job reference: 2025R000466 Date posted: 27/05/2026 Application closing date: 10/06/2026 Location: Corporate Headquarters, Cultra Salary: £37,694 – £38,990 per annum Package: Generous annual leave entitlement, flexi-time, civil service pensions scheme Contractual hours: 37Basis: Full timeJob category/type: Curatorial
Curator of Earth Science
National Museums NI is a leading cultural institution and is responsible for ensuring that its significant collection is developed, cared for and accessible to the widest possible audience. Almost one million people enjoy our four museums each year, and through loans, research, community activity and digital programmes we engage a much wider audience than those who physically visit our museums.
We believe that our museums can play an important and valuable role at the heart of society. Through our work we preserve, protect and promote the region’s cultural assets, knowledge and collective memory. We provide shared and trusted spaces to explore who we are, where we have come from and where we might be going. We engage and work in partnership with the public to share stories and care for and present a vast range of objects bringing important cultural, educational, social and scientific ideas to life. We unite the past, present and future; enhance health and well-being; make places more attractive to live in, work and visit; and, create positive economic impact. We inspire present and future generations of pioneers, designers, makers and community leaders. Our museums are loved and trusted public institutions: they provide joy, prompt reflection, and foster curiosity about the world around us.
National Museum NI’s specimen collections date back to the early 1800s. The Curator of Earth Sciences will play a central role in the research, management and development of the Earth Science collections, with a particular focus on, though not limited to, the geology and palaeontology of Ireland. They will participate in collections development, research, and public programmes to enhance the organisation’s academic reputation and to raise awareness and understanding of the relevance and significance of the collections; be responsive to user needs; and contribute to greater access to the collection and collections knowledge. They will be expected to develop specialist knowledge of the collection in line with organisational needs and priorities.
So, if you are excited by this opportunity and believe you have necessary experience, vision, passion and enthusiasm to make the necessary impact we would be delighted to receive your application.
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