Month: October 2014

The Getty Conservation Institute (http://www.getty.edu/conservation/) is seeking a conservator with a strong background in preventive conservation to fill a five-year, limited-term position: Project Specialist (Managing Collection Environments).
The Project Specialist will be an integral member of the cross-disciplinary project team for the Managing Collection Environments (MCE) initiative. MCE combines research, education, and field activities that address technical and practical issues pertaining to the sustainable control and management of collection environments in museums, libraries, and archives. For additional information: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/our_projects/education/managing/index.html
Responsibilities: Working under the supervision of the MCE Project Manager and the GCI’s Head of Education, the Project Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing a series of education activities, including courses and workshops, expert meetings, and online didactic resources. This will entail the creation of curricula, syllabi, print and visual didactic materials, and other relevant teaching and information resources. The Project Specialist will also assist in maintaining communications with a broad range of educators and educational institutions active in preventive conservation teaching. In addition, the Project Specialist will use his/her expertise in preventive conservation to carry out field testing and pilot studies intended to test new research advances and practical methodologies in collection settings. Working with other members of the MCE team and external partners and/or consultants, the Project Specialist will develop case studies to illustrate sustainable environmental management for teaching and reference purposes.
Duties will also include managing and monitoring operations and resources for components of the project; maintaining communications with project staff, external partners, consultants, and graduate interns; developing scopes of work for agreements and contracts; and managing deliverables and deadlines. The Project Specialist will work with MCE colleagues to disseminate the outcome of the initiative’s research, education, and field activities through all appropriate media and venues.
Qualifications: The Project Specialist should have experience in planning, developing, and implementing practical conservation solutions within collection-holding institutions, either as a member of staff or in a consulting capacity. The successful candidate will be adaptable, a creative problem-solver, and outcome-oriented. He/ she should have excellent interpersonal and verbal skills and be comfortable working within a multidisciplinary team that will include Getty staff as well as international partners and consultants. The Project Specialist will have strong research and writing skills and the ability to contribute to and write technical reports and papers. The Project Specialist must also be adept at handling multiple activities at once within a fast-paced and highly visible project.
A post-graduate qualification in conservation or equivalent practical conservation experience is required; a Master’s degree in conservation is preferred. In addition, the Project Specialist must have a minimum of 3-7 years of project management experience working in cultural heritage conservation. Practical work experience, including preventive conservation, teaching and/or the design of training projects, is strongly preferred. A strong affinity for education and for teaching are essential.
He/she must be available for travel internationally, including trips that may be several weeks in duration. Fluency in at least one foreign language is preferred. International candidates welcome. An excellent benefits package and salary commensurate with experience will be provided. This position is limited-term (five years).
To apply, please see: https://jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/2442/gci-project-specialist-%28managing-collection-environments%29/job. All applicants should be prepared to upload a cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single file (either a PDF or a Word document) when prompted to “upload a Resume” online. Candidates who successfully complete the online application process will receive an automated message from “autoreply@icims.com”. If you have specific questions about the Project Specialist (Managing Collection Environments) position, please email gcistaffing@getty.edu. The deadline for applications is November 14, 2014.

CITY OF MEMPHIS                                   
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THAT CITY EMPLOYEES MUST ESTABLISH RESIDENCE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM DATE OF EMPLOYMENT. PROOF OF RESIDENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF HIRE
                                                                  
POSITION:  CONSERVATOR – (1 Opening)
ANNUAL SALARY:  $31,220.80 – $46,508.80 
BI-WEEKLY:  $1,200.80 – $1,788.80    
Parks & Neighborhoods/Pink Palace Museum        J.O. #14-104-R1
 
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Works under the general guidance of the Manager of Collection in the care of prehistoric and historic artifacts, archival objects, and geological and biological specimens in the collections or on loan.  Supervises and oversees assigned personnel to provide training, work direction, assignment of duties, performance evaluations, and initiate discipline actions.  Plans and directs activities of personnel engaged in handling, moving, and mounting museum artifacts and specimens.  Ensures the useful life of the artifacts and specimens through monitoring and regulating environmental conditions in the galleries and storage areas.  Plans and implements procedures for cleaning, stabilizing, and restoring artifacts and specimens.  Creates and maintains condition reports and conservation reports.  Notifies supervisor when problems of restoration require outside experts.  Participates in packing and unpacking artifacts and specimens to transfer to and from other museums and donors.  Coordinates the installation of artifacts and specimens in exhibitions.  Works with the Museum Foundation in making mounts for objects on loan or in the permanent collection.  Develops and recommends Disaster Response plan for collections in case of disaster. Interacts and communicates verbally and in writing with volunteers, management, and staff on a variety of conservation issues and concerns.  Assists subordinates with the performance of tasks to achieve completion, when necessary.
 
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
1.   Performs additional functions (essential or otherwise) which may be assigned.
 
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Requires the ability to operate pallet jacks and hand trucks.  Requires some lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs.  Must be able to operate general office equipment such as computer and telephone. Must be able to traverse throughout the museum when conducting inspections of specimens and artifacts. Requires ability to perform manual work which will involve reaching, handling, crouching, climbing, balancing and lifting equipment, materials or supplies, which can weigh up to 50 lbs.
 
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in museum environment.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in museum sciences, archeology, history, chemistry, geology, or a related field and one (1) year museum conservation or preparation work experience; or any combination of experience and training which enables one to perform the essential job functions.  Two (2) additional years of conservation experience preferred.  One (1) year supervisory or lead experience preferred.
 
 
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Samuel H. Kress Conservation Fellowship
Philadelphia Museum of Art
 
 
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is offering the remaining three months of a Samuel H. Kress Conservation Postgraduate Fellowship in Paper Conservation. The three-month fellowship will begin between October 1, 2014 and January 1, 2015 and end by March 31, 2015. The applicant should be a graduate of a recognized conservation training program or have equivalent experience. The work will focus on examining, conducting research, and performing treatment on 16th-century Italian chiaroscuro woodcuts in preparation for upcoming exhibition organized by the Museum. The Fellow will work with the two staff paper conservators in the state-of-the art laboratory and also will participate in preservation activities throughout the Museum.
 
A statement of interest and resume containing contact information for two professional references should be sent electronically as pdf files. The applicant will be contacted if more information is needed. Fellows must either be graduates of a U.S. or Canadian conservation program, or a U.S. or Canadian citizen who is graduating from a conservation program elsewhere.
 
Electronic materials should be sent to jobs [at] philamuseum__org and to nash[at] philamuseum__org.  Please include in subject line: “Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in PaperConservation.”