Collections Officer (Biological Records)

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: fixed term until 01/01/2027
Location: Hybrid, part of your week at home and part of your week in one of our Glasgow offices.

Glasgow Museums Biological Records Centre, based in the Museums and Collections team, is the Local Environmental Records Centre that covers the Glasgow City Region and the eight local authorities within it. It provides robust, up-to-date biological data about wildlife and the environment. We have secured funding from Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Region to implement the first year of a three-year development plan for the records centre.

We are looking for a Collections Officer (Biological Records) to join our Museums and Collections team.

As a Collections Officer (Biological Records), you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Senior Curator. You’ll play an essential role in managing the biological records database and making wildlife data available to communities, organisations and individuals. You will develop an expert knowledge of the biological records database and subject area and maintain the biological records database through active data collation and collecting.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!

We’re looking for:

• A degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area
• At least two years’ experience working with and processing biological records
• Knowledge of local environmental records centres

Apply now

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If you still have questions about the role, please contact us at [email protected]. 

Important Dates

The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 2 November 2025. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 10 November 2025.