Assistant Keeper Grade II

The National Museum of Ireland is seeking applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Assistant Keeper Grade II, Irish Antiquities Division . This is a full-time, permanent position and will be filled by open competitive interview. Job Title Assistant Keeper Grade II, Irish Antiquities Division Location The successful candidate will be based in the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 or any other National Museum of Ireland (NMI) site as may be designated from time to time by the Director. Reporting to The successful candidate will report to the Keeper of Irish Antiquities, or any other Museum Manager appointed by the Director of NMI. Job Purpose The post-holder will work within the Irish Antiquities Division (IAD), one of four curatorial departments in the National Museum of Ireland. The IAD is responsible for the National Collection of Irish Antiquities as well as collections of Classical, Egyptian and Ethnographical material. The IAD is a busy department, engaged in managing the collection and its archive, curating reserve collections, in-house and loan exhibitions, archaeological excavation and fieldwork, research and publication, as well as undertaking other certain statutory functions under the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 , the National Monuments Act (1930 to 2014) and the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 . The post-holder will be expected to carry out day-to-day tasks in relation to the above, to act as duty officer and liaise with colleagues within the division and across the institution to achieve the goals of the annual business plan. Duties and Responsibilities