Digitiser (2 posts)

About the role

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Oxford University Herbaria are working together as part of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major collaborative initiative that is transforming access to natural history collections across the UK. This exciting programme will digitise nationally significant specimens, making them accessible to researchers and the public worldwide.

You will join a small Digitisation Team, primarily based at the Museum of Natural History, where you will play a key role in preparing, handling and digitising important zoological and botanical collections. Working with delicate and irreplaceable specimens, you will capture high-quality images and metadata using established digitisation workflows, ensuring accuracy while maintaining the highest standards of collections care.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant project that will improve access to biodiversity collections for research, education and conservation.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 18 months.

About You

You will have exceptional attention to detail and manual dexterity, enabling you to handle delicate and irreplaceable museum specimens with care and precision. You will be confident using Microsoft Office applications and have experience working with collections management systems or relational databases, alongside experience checking and verifying data accurately.

You will be able to follow detailed workflows consistently while maintaining high standards during repetitive tasks, and will be organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills. You will communicate effectively with colleagues, volunteers and external partners and be equally comfortable working independently or as part of a collaborative team.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at  https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template or supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form or supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Sarah Joomun, Digital Collections Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (sarah.joomun@oumox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Monday 27 July 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 August 2026.