Ashmolean Museum Recruiting University Engagement Lead for Student Art Programmes
The Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford is recruiting a University Engagement Lead to advance 'The Ashmolean Student', a programme that helps university students engage with the museum's art, archaeology and interpretation. The fixed-term opportunity involves coordinating accessible events, visits, activities, cultural-learning partnerships and evaluation, drawing links between public collections and the lives of students.
Position, contract, remuneration and deadlines
Employer: University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. Official job reference 189394. Location: Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Working hours 18.75 hours per week, or 0.5 full-time equivalent. Fixed term: one year to cover parental leave. Full-time salary equivalent starts at £35,681 per annum, pro-rated to half time; do not interpret that full-time equivalent figure as the actual salary for the half-time contract. Deadline on the official University applicant portal: Wednesday 18 November 2026 at exactly 12 noon GMT.
Main duties
Plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate public engagement initiatives for students at the Ashmolean, including guided visits, practical events, art and archaeology interpretation and welcoming opportunities for a diversity of student disciplines and backgrounds. Develop relationships with university colleges, faculty and student organisations, connect students to museum specialists and ensure well-organised activities that improve access to the collection. Evaluate the student programme and its communications and support relevant volunteering or participation processes.
Professional eligibility and experience
Candidates should demonstrate strong cultural programme or museum engagement delivery, confident coordination and professional communication with students and academic partners, the ability to design accessible activities and assess outcomes, and responsible organisation. The role may include manual handling and regulated activity involving young people or at-risk adults and requires an enhanced DBS check. Consult the University's full criteria and job description; secondment requests require appropriate line-management approval.
How to apply
Apply online via University of Oxford job number 189394 before 12 noon GMT on 18 November 2026. Submit a CV and, crucially, a supporting statement explicitly addressing all essential and desirable criteria; CV-only applications are not considered. The employer portal is the authority for detailed requirements and closing times, and unrelated dates on secondary recruitment indexes must not be confused with the application deadline.
Original organiser and application sources
About the organiser
The Ashmolean, founded as a university museum in the seventeenth century, is one of Oxford's principal museums of art and archaeology. Its internationally varied collection, exhibitions and research support cultural learning and opportunities for Oxford students and the wider public.
Editorial verification and disclaimer
The original professional recruitment information was checked on 13 November 2026 after examining the available historical published and unpublished articles of both Ise-Shima Art and Aion Laboratory without a 14-day limit.
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