Position at Fitzwilliam Museum

Research Associate
(Illuminated Manuscripts)
Position at Fitzwilliam Museum

Salary Range UKP27, 428 - UKP35,788

Limited of tenure: One year in the first instance

The Fitzwilliam Museum houses the principal collections of art and
antiquities of the University of Cambridge, and holds over half a
million objects in its care. The Department of Manuscripts and
Printed Books (MSSPB) preserves the finest museum collection of
illuminated manuscripts in the world outside the Vatican Museum, one
of the most important collections of manuscript and printed music in
this country, fine printed books, literary autographs and
correspondence. It is also responsible for the Museum 's archives.
The collections total upwards of 132,500 objects: 1,000 illuminated
manuscripts and leaves; 1,500 music volumes; 20,000 rare printed
books, over 80,000 literary autographs and correspondence. There are
over 30,000 items in the Museum 's archives.

The successful candidate would be a member of the /Cambridge
Illuminations Research Project, /which is publishing a series of
catalogues of the Western illuminated manuscripts dating from 6th to
the 16th century and preserved in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the
Cambridge Colleges.//

The role holder will work on the French material in Cambridge
collections and will co-author the forthcoming volumes of the French
manuscripts in the catalogue series.

Candidates should have a PhD in medieval art history or medieval
history with emphasis on manuscript studies. Specialist knowledge of
French illumination will be an advantage. The successful candidate
will be expected to support their art-historical expertise with a
range of historical, textual, palaeographical and codicological
skills

Further details and application form CHRIS/6 are available from

    <URL:http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/contact/jobs>
    +44 1223 764840
    recruitment<-a t->fitzmuseum< . >cam< . >ac< . >uk

Closing date for applications: 4 May 2011, 12 noon

Planned interview date: w/c 16 May 2011

Interested candidates should complete the CHRIS/6 application form
(excluding Part 2) and return with a covering letter and CV to
Personnel and Workforce Development Manager, The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB or
recruitment<-a t->fitzmuseum< . >cam< . >ac< . >uk

The University welcomes diversity and is committed to equality of
opportunity.

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

Linda Brooklyn
Personnel and Workforce Development Manager
Fitzwilliam Museum


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