{"id":1043957,"date":"2010-05-03T08:18:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T08:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/head-of-discovery-and-engagement-wellcome-library-employment-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:09:41","slug":"head-of-discovery-and-engagement-wellcome-library-employment-opportunity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/anatomy\/head-of-discovery-and-engagement-wellcome-library-employment-opportunity-2.php","title":{"rendered":"Head of Discovery and Engagement, Wellcome Library, Employment Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To quote the new call for applications for \"Head of Discovery and Engagement at the Wellcome Library,\" \"The Wellcome Library is the one of the world's great cultural treasures: a unique and irreplaceable collection, which documents medicine and its role in society, past and present.\" The Wellcome Library also<\/span> happens to be one of my favorite places in the world, and the newly created position of \"Head of Discovery and Engagement\" seems like a potentially pretty darn great job.<\/p>

The closing date for applications is May 10th; full job description and details follow:<\/p>

Head of Discovery and Engagement<\/span>
Wellcome Library<\/span>
Closing Date: 5\/10\/2010<\/span>
Salary: £50 000 - £60 000<\/span><\/p>

Job Details<\/span>
The Wellcome Trust is a global charity dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. We support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities.<\/p>

The Wellcome Library is the one of the world's great cultural treasures: a unique and irreplaceable collection, which documents medicine and its role in society, past and present. As Head of Discovery and Engagement, you will play a pivotal role in making these outstanding collections accessible, a key part of an ambitious strategy to transform the Wellcome Library. This will include revolutionising our web presence and reading-room services to meet the needs of existing and new audiences and developing the Library's role as not only a world-class research resource, but also as part of Wellcome Collection, one of London's most exciting cultural destinations.<\/p>

A passionate advocate for our collections, you will lead the Library's outreach, communication and marketing activities and, by developing our understanding of users and their needs, ensure we have a robust framework for evaluating our success. As a key member of the senior management team, reporting to the Head of Library, you will need to demonstrate: significant experience in a public\/user focused role in a cultural environment; a commitment to audience development and engagement programmes; a proven understanding of commissioning audience research and evaluation; a good knowledge of social media and web technologies and experience of creating\/commissioning web content; previous staff management experience and an ability to manage budgets\/resources; excellent written and verbal communication skills across a broad range of stakeholders; a demonstrable ability to contribute creatively and enthusiastically at a strategic level. In addition a strong interest in the history of health, medicine or science would be advantageous.<\/p>

For more information on the Wellcome Library and the transformation strategy, please visit: http:\/\/library.wellcome.ac.uk<\/a> For more information on this role or a job description and to apply online visit: http:\/\/www.wellcome.ac.uk\/jobs<\/a> Alternatively write to: HR, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. Please send a CV (including salary details) and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to this role.<\/p><\/blockquote>

You can find out more by clicking here<\/a>. To find out more about the astounding Wellcome Library, click here<\/a>.<\/p>

Image: The Wellcome Library via Himetop<\/a> and drawn from chrisjohnbeckett's Flickr photostream.<\/a><\/p>

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