Research Coordinator

The RCM Museum manages a Designated collection of c. 14,000 objects spanning from 15th to 20th century documenting the history & performance of music through musical instruments, paintings, sculpture, early prints & drawings. It is fully accredited & reopened in new purpose-built spaces in 2022. It is a recipient of the Research England ‘Higher Education Museums, Galleries & Collections Fund’.

The Wolfson Centre in Music & Material Culture supports, develops access & research on the collections & on topics related to non-textual sources for music history and practice. This includes developing internally & externally funded projects that relate to historical as well as contemporary practices & innovative applications of methods & technologies for the documentation, interpretation & dissemination of material musical heritage.

The Wolfson Centre facilitates access to the Museum collections for purposes of research and education and collaborates with national and international partners in projects related to the advancement of knowledge, documentation and dissemination of musical heritage.

The Museum Research Coordinator will manage access to the collections, work closely with the Curator in the development of research projects, dissemination initiatives & grant applications as well as in the production of research outputs.

We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:

• A track record of excellent research activity in the area of music and materiality (including organology, iconography and any other aspect of the study of music-related non-textual sources)
• A commitment to research and knowledge exchange documented to an appropriate standard through publications, activities, participation at conferences or education
• An interest towards the dissemination and sharing of research to specialist as well as non-specialist audiences through in person initiatives and online media
• A highly organised individual able to deliver results to a h