Materials Library: Creative Lead

Job title:

Materials Library: Creative Lead

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usUniversity College London (UCL) and UCL East, StratfordUCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.For more information seeThe Institute of MakingThe Institute of Making is a unique organisation that explores, celebrates, and investigates materials and processes. Through our varied activities we provide a creative home for all makers and materials enthusiasts to collaborate, innovate, contemplate and experience materials and making from a wide range of disciplines.About the roleIn this dynamic role, the post-holder will manage the day-to-day administration and operation of the materials Library collections including caring for, labelling and cleaning the physical samples, organising the storage systems, and updating and maintaining databases across the Bloomsbury and Stratford sites.The post-holder should be highly organised with a keen attention to detail. They should have highly developed interpersonal skills and should be approachable, enthusiastic and able to work with a wide range of people.In addition, the postholder will focus on creating playful and engaging multi-sensory materials displays and imaginatively improving the Materials Library’s digital catalogue and other user interfaces to make them enticing to multidisciplinary staff and students at UCL, as well as our growing public audiences.Please note that if you have any questions about this role, the Institute of Making staff won’t be available until Monday 6th January.About youThe successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:Excellent understanding and appreciation of a broad range of materials, their properties, and making processes.Experience of creating engaging, playful and thoughtful multi-sensory displays, installations or artworks with a range of materials or objects.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex materials-related content to a wide variety of people.Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with an ability to deliver projects to a high standard, on time and on budget.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.All applications must include a supporting statement telling us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. Applications without a supporting statement will be rejected.If you have any queries about the role or application process, have any technical issues, or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the staffing team atWhat we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:16:14 GMT

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