Posted by Rosie Jennings on March 19th, 2025.
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Research Fellow, 20th Century British Drawings
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Full time, fixed-term role (two years)
Salary: £38,674–£39,749 per annum
Application deadline: Friday 14 April 2025, 12:00 BST
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an early career researcher at the Ashmolean Museum, based in the Department of Western Art. The Ashmolean is internationally renowned for its paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts from about the 1200s to the present day, shown across 23 galleries with the graphic arts kept in the welcoming Print Room. The British 20th-century drawings collection includes important works by artists such as Gwen John, Augustus John, Paul Nash, and Graham Sutherland.
You will research the British 20th-century drawings collection – so as to capture vital data, enrich the Ashmolean’s Online Collections, and promote access to the collections. In digitizing and documenting the collection you’ll work directly from the drawings, involving lifting and moving boxes. You’ll build research networks to deepen your knowledge and will have opportunities to share your work with academic and wider audiences.
Curatorial training is a key part of this role, and you will collaborate with curators and colleagues in Western Art and across the Museum, learning especially about the care and conservation of drawings, and about interpretation and public engagement. Reporting to the Senior Curator, you will be a core member of a friendly team in a Museum that is committed to equality and values diversity.
Find out more about the role and apply on the University of Oxford jobs site.
