Description
Conservator: Preventive Collection Care Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break) 12 month contract £ 30,728 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 20 May 2024
About the role:
With ambitious plans for the Museum's next phases of the Masterplan and many upcoming collection projects, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join a newly redeveloped Preventive Conservation team as a Conservator: Preventive and join a dynamic team leading in the care of the collection through preventive conservation measures concerning permanent displays and gallery projects. This role will also support and contribute to preventive conservation applications for collection storage, loans, and temporary exhibitions.
The postholder will contribute and advise on the care of the collection through monitoring and reporting on the environment, and other preventive conservation measures in support of the museum's operating plan, and to contribute to public outreach activities of the Department of Collection Care. This role requires the post holder to have specialist knowledge and experience in preventive conservation and collection care.
About you:
- Recognised professional conservation qualification to degree level or equivalent, with emphasis on preventive conservation.
- Demonstrable practical preventive conservation skills.
- Understanding of mechanisms involved in material deterioration.
- Sound knowledge of contemporary principles and practice in preventive conservation
- Involvement in display and storage related activities
- Understanding of conservation theory and ethical decision making
- Employment within the heritage sector (e.g., museum, gallery, library, archive sector)
- Able to multi-task while working under pressure
- Experience of planning own work to deliver set objectives on time and to budget
Key areas of responsibility:
- To contribute to the preventive conservation of collections made of a wide range of organic and inorganic materials.
- To advise colleagues and stakeholders on preventive conservation, collection care and risk management related matters.
- To advise colleagues and stakeholders on preventive conservation, collection care and risk management as part of the Masterplan. To propose preventive conservation led solutions for the display, storage, and handling of objects.
- To contribute to the care of the collection through various dedicated collection-based projects. To assist with the care of the collection through monitoring, data analysis, and reporting on display and storage environment, and supporting Integrated Pest Management.