Job details Job reference: 2025R000343 Date posted: 01/05/2025 Application closing date: 05/06/2025 Location: Collections Store, Belfast Salary: £34,542 - £35,712 p.a. (under review) Package: Generous terms & conditions: 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years' service; access to flexi-time scheme. Contractual hours: 37 Basis: Full time Job category/type: Collections Services Object Conservator (Natural Sciences) 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. Our vision To celebrate who we are, telling the stories of our past, challenging our present, shaping our future. The role The Object Conservator (Natural Sciences) will join a dedicated team of conservation professionals responsible for the care & preservation of the 1.4 million objects we hold, including our Natural Science collections - broadly categorised as: Geology: a wide range of minerals, fossils & rock specimens. Botany: primarily dry collections of pressed plant specimens mounted in herbarium sheets & also seaweeds; seeds; bryophytes, lichens & fungi. Zoology: taxidermy, skeletal material, insects and other Crustacea, molluscs, & other invertebrates. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across all collection areas, especially the natural science curators, as well as throughout the wider organization. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.. Location : Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom