Location: W1U 3BN
Category: Conservation
Salary: The salary for this role is between £13,737.99 (£34,344.98 FTE) to £15,337.99 (£38,344.98 FTE) per annum dependent on skills and experience.
Contract type: Contract
Hours: Part time
Telephone: 02075639544
Object Conservator - Fixed Term Contract
General
* Plan and carry out the conservation treatment and preservation of the Collection’s three-dimensional objects within your area of expertise, in accordance with professional conservation standards and ethical guidelines.
* Oversee object assessments and conservation treatments carried out by external conservators, and to supervise the work of conservation interns.
* Prepare treatment proposals and full post-conservation reports, where required, for approval by the Head of Exhibitions and Collection Care and relevant Curator.
* Assist in the movement objects for photography, study, display, loan and storage.
* Undertake condition surveys and assessments for loan, exhibition, and display purposes and prepare objects, as required.
* Collaborate within the conservation team in undertaking preventative conservation activities, including gallery cleans, pest control and delivering in-house object handling and salvage training.
* Maintain accurate and timely conservation documentation and records in accordance with conservation professional standards and Collection procedures.
* Ensure compliance to Health and Safety rules and regulations, including COSHH, undertake risk assessments as needed.
Other
* Occasionally chair the Preventative Conservation Working Group meeting.
* Keep abreast of advancements in the conservation profession and participate in relevant external networks.
* Carry out ‘Courier’ duties for objects from the Collection on loan to national and international venues, when required.
* Acting as 'Collection Representative' on duty for evening events, as required (for which overtime payments are made).
* Perform any additional duties as reasonably requested by the Head of Exhibitions and Collection Care.
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