Do you live near Warwick in England? Warwick castle has a vacancy for a consulting Dragonologist and has a job post on Monster.co.uk to help find the right person for the role.

The castle will be launcing a new attraction in April called “Merin: The Dragon Tower” and the researcher/consultant is needed to ensure that all the elements of the attraction “reach the required level of authenticty”. The Dragonologist will be required to train Warwick castle staff on the real of dragonology and respond to any questions from the public.

The job post goes on to say that the succesful candidate should be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of dragon summoning, dragon powers and dragon riddles. On a more challenging note the ideal candidate may well like to hold a BA (Hons) degree in Mythology and Folklore. The salary is competitive (dependent on experience) and perks include free entry to the castle. It’s not known whether life insurance is included.

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Sound like a job you could handle? Perhaps someone you know might be interested? You’ll have to rush as the application process closes on Friday.

Photo credit: Myddrr, Creative Commons. Photo of Margham, not Warwick Castle (which doesn’t have it’s dragon… yet).