Curator, Rare Music

Role type: Full time; Fixed Term until December 2026
Department: Student and Scholarly Services
Salary: UOM 7 - $111,275 - $120,453 p.a. plus 17% super

• Steward a world-leading rare music collection / bridge curatorial practice with academic support and research / collaborative, flexible, growth-focused team
• Apply now to lead this landmark collection and advance your curatorial practice in a rich academic environment
• Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Melbourne
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Your next career opportunity
In this pivotal curatorial role, you will steward the University’s internationally significant Rare Music Collection.

You will shape object-based learning, research and exhibitions, collaborating with scholars, students and fellow curators.

You will gain scope to grow your expertise, with future potential for a continuing appointment.

What you will deliver:

• Oversee safe housing, handling, movement and loans of Rare Music Collection materials to cultural heritage standards.
• Design and deliver exhibitions, displays, talks and digital content that broadens access for students, staff and communities.
• Lead and support research on collection materials, producing or facilitating high-quality interpretive resources and nurturing key stakeholder relationships.
• Embed rare music materials in teaching by co-creating object-based learning, curriculum activities and e-learning modules.
• Strengthen cataloguing, digitisation and rights management, enriching discovery systems in partnership with metadata and legal specialists.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold postgraduate qualifications in museum or curatorial studies, or equivalent relevant education and experience with cultural collections.
• Bring tertiary training or substantial experience in musicology, music history or theory, ideally within a research environment.
• Demonstrate proven curatorial practice, including exhibitions, access programmes and interpretive content for diverse academic and public audiences.
• Apply advanced skills in handling, documenting and assessing significance of rare or fragile cultural materials and collections.
• Use collection management systems, employing cataloguing standards, digitisation workflows and discovery tools to enhance access and data quality.
• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, managing stakeholder, donor and academic relationships with professionalism and integrity.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team – Archives & Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections (ASC) develops, provides care for, and facilitates access to the University of Melbourne Archives, Rare Books, Prints and Drawings, Rare Music, Rare Maps and Rare East Asian collections. The department is led by the Associate Director, Archives and Special Collections and University Archivist. The department sits within Research and Collection Stewardship, a sub-portfolio of Scholarly Services led by the Director and University Librarian.

ASC was formed to realise the social benefit of collections through universal access, their care and development for teaching, learning and research, now and into the future.

ASC’s values include:

• Better Together - empathy, collegiality, respect and collaboration
• Service Excellence - professionalism, creativity and integrity
• Mission Focus - professional commitment, growth, and advocacy

Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.

We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.
  
Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at oied-hr@unimelb.edu.au.

Application essentials:

• Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs.
• You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
• Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.

Want to know more?

• For queries related to this specific position, contact Jon Buckingham at jon.buckingham@unimelb.edu.au
• For questions related to our recruitment process email Alex Spezza at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au
• For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').

Apply today, and join a community that’s shaping the future.

Applications close: Thursday 14th of May at 11:55 PM; AEST.

Position Description:
JR-012594 - Curator, Rare Music - PD.pdf
JR-012594 - Curator, Rare Music - PD.docx