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Our nationally and internationally recognised collections span early books, archives and manuscripts, museum objects and art, print and electronic materials and include a repository of digitised materials, research outputs and research data. Our users encompass anyone engaging with our collections, services and facilities in person or remotely, this includes university staff, researchers from around the globe, students in higher education from Durham and other universities, school pupils and teachers, Durham's local residents and tourists.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">We are an ambitious and developing team with a focus on providing the best experience for our students, researchers and the wider community. We are valued partners working with students, professional services and academics across the University, and professionals and organisations regionally, nationally and internationally.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The University Library and Collections is made up of six sections: Collections; Customer Services; Education, Learning and Engagement; Research and Systems; Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions; and Finance and Administration. Staff work flexibly between the sections, enabled by cross-cutting groups: Collections; Education; Engagement; User Experience; Operations; Research; Staff Development; and a Programme and Project Steering Group.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions (MGE) team, under the leadership of the Head of Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions, is responsible for world-class museum and art collections, supporting their care, curation, and discovery, as well as facilitating public and research access to those collections. Our spaces include the Oriental Museum, Palace Green Library (including the Museum of Archaeology) and Durham Castle Museum. We work with pre-school children, primary and secondary schools, undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and the wider community, both within our venues and through our loans and outreach programmes, as well as increasingly through digital engagement.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The post holder will be part of a professional team with responsibility for the curation of the Oriental Museum's internationally important collections of North African and Asian art and archaeology, including two ACE Designated Collections. The fixed-term post is generously supported by the National Museum of Korea and the successful candidate will focus upon our Korean collections, providing expertise and advice as directed by line management.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The role is based at the Oriental Museum. There may be a requirement for the post holder to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays, as business demands. 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