Visitor Services Team Leader (Part Time)
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Team Leader within the Visitor Services Team of the Botanic Garden.
They will manage the daily on-site team of 5-8 Visitor Services Assistants and volunteers. The team are the Garden's first point of contact with the majority of our visitors and this post is key to ensuring that a warm welcome is consistently delivered and that excellent customer service is maintained.
They will be responsible for overseeing all daily visitor service operations, including responding to incidents, ensuring that all visitors to the garden have an enjoyable and safe visit and have a hands-on approach to leading the Visitor Services Team throughout the day.
Working pattern is 4 days per week, to include at least one Saturday or Sunday plus three variable days (including all Bank Holidays). Candidates must also be willing to work additional hours as needed during Garden-wide events such as Apple Day and Botanic Lights.
See Further Particulars for full details, including Person Specification.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.
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For any questions relating to this recruitment please contact admin@botanic.cam.ac.uk
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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Communications Assistant
We are looking to recruit a creative and motivated Communications Assistant to help share the beauty of the botanic garden. This roll will support the Garden's marketing activities and event promotion, encouraging new and returning visitors.
The Communications Team looks after the Garden's marketing, press and PR activities and the Communications Assistant will assist on all aspects of these activities. This will involve supporting the Garden's social media activities, marketing and communications activities such as advertising and newsletters, website updates and promoting the Garden as a visitor attraction through print and digital media.
Interviews anticipated - w/c 7 July 2025 Preferred start date - Tuesday 26 August 2025
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For any questions relating to this recruitment please contact admin@botanic.cam.ac.uk
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Research Associate in Natural History Humanities (Fixed Term)
We are seeking applications for a Research Associate to work as part of our Natural History Humanities initiative for the period 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027. This position is part of the University of Cambridge's Collections-Connections-Communities (CCC) Strategic Research Initiative, funded by the Isaac Newton Trust. The role offers an exciting opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research inspired by the University's significant natural history collections, housed across its museums, libraries, archives, and Botanic Garden.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant research network, including two other Research Associates and a community of visiting research fellows. They will have the freedom to develop their own research project, using humanities methodologies to explore the natural history collections, with an emphasis on cross-collections research. Proposals including Cambridge's zoological and/or geological collections are especially encouraged.
We welcome applicants from all disciplines and nationalities who are postdoctoral scholars. As part of the programme, the Research Associate will actively contribute to the life and activities of CCC's Natural History Humanities programme, including research, public engagement, talks, seminars, and social media.
Please upload a statement outlining your research proposal (3 x A4 pages max) alongside your covering letter and CV as well as completing the online application form.
Interviews will be held online during the month of June 2025.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
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For any questions relating to this recruitment please contact admin@botanic.cam.ac.uk
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
