- Conservator, City of Vancouver Archives
- Apprentice Bookbinder, Royal Collection Trust
- Conservator (Archival), Royal BC Museum Corporation
- Special Collections Conservator, University of Notre Dame
- 2018 Smithsonian Post-Graduate Paintings Conservation Fellowship, NMAAHC and MCI
- Internship In Book and/or Paper Conservation, University College Cork Library and Mucros Bookbindery at Muckross House
- Project Conservator, Museum of Science and Industry
- Assistant Objects Conservator, The Menil Collection
- Digital Games Curator, The Strong National Museum of Play
1. CONSERVATOR, City of Vancouver Archives (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Application closes: June 9, 2017
- Requisition ID: 3423
- Business Unit/Department: City Clerk’s Office (1060)
- Affiliation: CUPE 15 Non Pks
- Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
- Position Start Date: July 2017
- Position End Date: July 2018
- Salary Information: Pay Grade GR-023: $33.62 to $39.69 per hour
The City of Vancouver is striving to become the greenest city in the world by 2020 and we are proud to be one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. With employees that have helped Vancouver consistently rank as one of the world’s most livable cities, the City values a diverse workforce which represents the vibrant community we so proudly serve.
Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.
Main Purpose & Function: The City of Vancouver Archives, a unit within the City Clerk’s Department, has a temporary one-year vacancy for a Conservator. Reporting to the City Archivist, this position is responsible for preservation work for a multi-year holdings inventory and rehousing project. This project involves a variety of media types.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities: Specific duties include assessing rehousing requirements for archival records; creating custom containers, where necessary, for rehousing; rehousing the records; rehousing and tracking records for frozen storage. Duties may include some conservation treatment work. The position works independently and in project teams as lead or participant with archivists and Digital Conservator and assists the scheduling and prioritizing of work. Most tasks are performed in a laboratory setting.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in art conservation or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience working with archival materials an asset
- Extensive working knowledge of the theory, standards, methods, and techniques used in the preservation, conservation, and restoration of archival materials
- Extensive working knowledge of the factors which cause and mitigate the deterioration of archival materials in all formats
- Thorough knowledge of the principles of chemistry, bacteriology, physics, and laboratory techniques as they apply to conservation
- Working knowledge of photography and microforms
- Knowledge of equipment and specialized supplies used in conservation
- Ability to recognize and assess damage, deterioration, and related problems with archival materials.
- Ability to perform scientific tests used to determine conditions of holdings and suitable treatments.
- Ability to perform a broad range of restorative and conservation treatments and repairs
- Effective interpersonal, oral communication, writing, project management and team skills are essential
- Ability to balance independent work with teamwork and cooperation
- Proficiency in office systems software, especially end-user, databases is required
- Ability to lift items up to 40 lbs from shelves up to 7.5 feet high
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, visit: http://jobs.vancouver.ca/content/community-impact/?locale=en_US.
Apply here: https://jobs.vancouver.ca/job/Vancouver-Conservator-Brit/409975300/.
2. APPRENTICE BOOKBINDER, Royal Collection Trust (Windsor, UK)
- Vacancy closing date:June 18, 2017 at 23:55 hours BST
- Based in the Royal Bindery, Windsor Castle
- GBP16,477.50 per annum plus benefits
- Two-year fixed-term with potential for extension to a total of five years
- The position is open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.
Developing new skills to help preserve a traditional craft
Learning and contributing at the same time, and the satisfaction of caring for one of the world’s largest art collections, are what make an apprenticeship with Royal Collection Trust so different.
The Royal Library and Royal Archives hold a substantial collection of books, manuscripts and archives of international significance.
The book conservation-restoration team works to preserve this important collection as well as create new bindings for the Royal Household, maintaining the very highest standards of bookbinding craftsmanship.
Joining us for an apprenticeship means you will learn from the best. Our two-year foundation-level training program will equip you with a good understanding of the practical and commercial aspects of bookbinding.
You will gain hands-on experience in a range of traditional hand bookbinding activities, including creating new bindings and boxes, assisting with the conservation and restoration of books and supporting the overall administration of the Royal Bindery. In addition, you will undertake work placements in external commercial binderies.
Undertaking project work, you will be able to support and track your progress through written reports and visual presentations.
You will also develop valuable business and IT skills, and obtain City & Guilds qualifications.
You will gain experience in a highly-skilled profession and craft: by helping to care for items from the Royal Library and Royal Archives, you will develop skills that will launch your career in this field.
After successfully completing the two-year foundation apprenticeship, you will have the option to continue your training with our advanced-level program over a further three years.
About you:
- Educated to GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in English, Mathematics and Science, you enjoy practical work and are eager to develop new skills.
- With a keen eye for detail, you are confident in handling objects with care. You are also able to motivate yourself and maintain concentration, completing tasks to a high standard.
- A good communicator, you will enjoy working effectively as part of a team and you will be keen to receive guidance and feedback, learning from those around you.
- You do not need to have bookbinding experience but you must enjoy creative work and you will be keen to immerse yourself in the unique training opportunities that the Collection presents.
- Above all, your positive approach to work means that you will tackle every challenge with enthusiasm, making the most of the experience.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a part in maintaining the future of an historic craft.
Assessment workshops and interviews will be held during July 2017 with a view to taking up post in early October 2017.
For further information, please visit: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/about/working-for-us#/.
Email enquiries to royallibrary@royalcollection.org.uk.
3. CONSERVATOR (ARCHIVAL), Royal BC Museum Corporation (Victoria, BC, Canada)
- Application deadline: June 18, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.
- Heritage Resource Officer Grid 21
- Annual: $55,422.02 Bi-weekly: $2,124.32
The Royal BC Museum Corporation is a dynamic, intellectually stimulating and challenging environment. As the public trustee of the Provincial collections and exhibits, we preserve and expand our collections, further the work of our renowned curators, archivists, conservators, and collection managers and inspire the people of BC and visitors from all corners of the world. We are looking for someone to join our conservation team as a Conservator, with a focus on paper and photographic conservation.
Under the direction of the Head of Collections, Care & Conservation, the Conservators preserve the Museum’s collections by interpreting, evaluating and recording the condition, physical security, and environmental conditions of collections in storage, on exhibit, and on loan; to plan and perform conservation treatments for individual objects, communicate principles of preventative conservation, research and treatments to the general public and various groups.
The role would ideally suit an individual with two or more years of work experience in an archives conservation lab, museum or art gallery along with experience with digital documentation including photography. Expertise in the use of environmental monitoring equipment is required. This experience is complimented by a Bachelor degree plus two years’ graduate level paper and photograph conservation training (or equivalent). You have comprehensive knowledge of current conservation theory, methods and ethics along with working knowledge of archival practice and/or museology including museum integrated pest management.
As the ideal candidate, you will have demonstrated your ability to manage a well-equipped conservation laboratory while providing training and direction to others in support of a vibrant group of volunteers and students at all levels. You have strong research, writing and presentation skills as well as excellent time management. As a member of a team, you work well with others while creating a standard of excellence. In your role of providing a service, you demonstrate tact, diplomacy and discretion.
This position requires Criminal Records Checks under the BC Public Service Screening Policy and the Criminal Records Review Act and all applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
We are accepting applications for this opportunity until 11:59 p.m. on June 18, 2017. Please refer to the job description and selection criteria to ensure your application addresses the areas we will be looking at when assessing an applicant’s suitability for this opportunity.
Please apply to the Human Resources branch quoting Competition RB2017:11, via email to: humanresources@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
4. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSERVATOR, University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN, USA)
- Application deadline: June 19, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (GMT-4 hours)
The Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame, welcomes applications and nominations for the position of Special Collections Conservator. The posting has been extended to June 19, 2017.
As part of a growing team, the Special Collections Conservator stabilizes and preserves rare and unique library and archival collections in support of the Hesburgh Libraries active teaching, research, digitization, and exhibition programs. This work principally involves the design and execution of specialized treatments to stabilize individual items and collections of items. Positioned within the Specialized Collection Services Program, the Special Collections Conservator works as part of the Conservation and Analog Preservation Unit under the direction of the Unit Head, in support of the departments of Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives, and Digitization.
This position posting and application instructions can be found on the Interfolio website: http://apply.interfolio.com/41222.
5. 2018 SMITHSONIAN POST-GRADUATE PAINTINGS CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP, NMAAHC and MCI (Washington, DC and Suitland, MD, USA)
- Application deadline: June 23, 2017
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC is now accepting applications for a one-year post-graduate fellowship in paintings conservation beginning in late Summer 2017.
The conservation fellow will be part of an exciting opportunity for conserving paintings for NMAAHC with the Museum Conservation Institute (MCI). This fellowship provides an opportunity for a recent graduate to gain experience through study of paintings conservation, including preventive care for artworks in storage and on exhibit at NMAAHC’s Visual Art Gallery and conservation analysis and treatment in the studios of MCI.
The fellow will be advised by the NMAAHC Head of Collections and the MCI Senior Paintings Conservator. During this experience, the fellow will have an opportunity pursue independent study related to paint analysis, preventive conservation, and treatment of diverse mixed media and single media paintings. In addition, this opportunity will afford a fellow the opportunity to conduct research related to the conservation of modern and contemporary paintings. To defray living costs during the tenure of this one-year fellowship, fellows will be offered a stipend of $40,000 plus a health insurance allowance not to exceed $7,000.
Applicants should be a recent graduate of a recognized master’s level conservation training program with knowledge and understanding of conservation principles and practices; conservation challenges of modern and contemporary paintings and the importance of preventive care; organic chemistry and its application in paint adhesion, cleaning and identification; paint aging and deterioration; painting structure and processes; and painting framing, hanging and handling. To make the most of this opportunity, applicants should have the ability to make critical decisions in performing conservation tasks as demonstrated by a portfolio. Oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and computer and graphic skills are recommended.
Applications for this opportunity are being accepted through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment (SOLAA) system through June 23, 2017.
Please address all inquiries to Dr. Renee S. Anderson, Head of Collections at andersonrs@si.edu, or Jia-sun Tsang, Senior Paintings Conservator, tsangj@si.edu, Tel: (301) 238-1231.
6. INTERNSHIP IN BOOK AND/OR PAPER CONSERVATION, University College Cork Library and Mucros Bookbindery at Muckross House (Cork and Killarney, Ireland)
- Closing date for applications: June 30, 2017 by 5:00 p.m.
- Contract type: Fixed Term Whole-Time
- Salary: GBP26,500 per annum
To Apply: Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Mr. Cronan O’Doibhlin, Head of Research Collections, Communications and Collection Services via e-mail to: c.odoibhlin@ucc.ie.
Completed application forms must be returned to Ms. Grace McGlynn via e-mail to grace.mcglynn@ucc.ie by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017.
University College Cork (UCC) Library is very pleased to partner with Muckross House, Killarney in offering a funded conservation internship for recent graduates of conservation courses. We are pleased to offer a twelve-month internship in book and/or paper conservation. This internship offers the possibility of professional workplace experience with University College Cork (UCC), a prestigious academic institution, and Muckross House, Ireland’s oldest National Park where Mucros Bindery is located. The internship will be primarily located at the Mucros Bindery studio, working on UCC collections.
For further information, and to download the application form see: https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/administrative/full-details-764801-en.html.
7. PROJECT CONSERVATOR, Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester, UK)
- Reports to: Conservation & Collections Care Manager
- Type: Fixed-Term
- Salary: Up to GBP22,000 pa, dependent on experience
- Hours: 36.25 per week
Working within our Conservation and Collections Care Team, this role is part of a 5-month project to reorganize a storage area on-site. Your role will be to preserve the objects and safeguard our collections during this process. Using best professional practice, you will ensure we meet strategic and statutory requirements within our budget constraints.
You will lead on the preventative conservation areas of packing and protecting objects in store, dust, vibration and environmental monitoring elements. You will also undertake all aspects of interventive objects conservation on a wide range of materials, including condition checking, assessing, and documentation.
This is a fixed term contract for 5 months.
What you will be doing:
- Improve storage areas where required to preserve the collection.
- Prepare condition and treatment reports with annotated images for items conserved and input this information into MIMSY XG database.
- Prepare condition and storage recommendation reports.
- Participate in safe management and awareness of hazards within the collections; complying with current Health and Safety regulations, in-house policies and safe working practices in the Conservation lab and object stores.
- Plan and execute your own program of priorities outlined in the project on time and to budget, complying with best professional practice and statutory requirements.
- Undertake remedial conservation of objects within the collection to a high professional standard.
- Manage all elements of environmental monitoring, report back and act to improve conditions where necessary.
- Assist in the general administration of the CCC team, to ensure that this is done in an environmentally sound and economical manner.
- Taking care of your personal health and safety and that of others. Complying with the Science Museum Group H&S Policies, risk assessments and safe systems of work and reporting any health and safety concerns.
- Undertaking any other tasks required to fulfil the duties of this role.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://group.sciencemuseum.org.uk/careers/.
8. ASSISTANT OBJECTS CONSERVATOR, The Menil Collection (Houston, TX, USA)
The Menil Collection is seeking a full-time Assistant Objects Conservator to undertake treatments and research related to the preservation of objects in the museum’s care. The Assistant Objects Conservator will participate in museum-wide preservation activities including treatment; preparations for exhibition and loan; environmental monitoring; gallery maintenance; courier travel; technical research; supervision of departmental volunteers and interns; and routine lab maintenance.
A Master’s degree from a recognized art conservation program with a specialization in objects is required, along with substantial practical experience and the ability to develop and undertake innovative treatments. While a broad knowledge of traditional materials and techniques is expected, a demonstrable interest in the treatment of modern and contemporary art, in particular outdoor sculpture, is preferred. The successful candidate will be an effective verbal and written communicator. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize and work independently are essential. The Assistant Objects Conservator will report to the Chief Conservator and will regularly work in concert with the Associate Objects Conservator, Research Scientist, Conservation Imaging Specialist, and other museum staff and outside contractors.
The successful candidate will join a team of five full-time conservators, a shared research scientist, a conservation imaging specialist, and four support staff. Integrated within the iconic Renzo Piano-designed Menil Collection, the conservation facilities comprise both shared and dedicated studios for the conservation of paintings, objects, and works of art on paper, as well as analysis and imaging. Since its founding in 1987, the Menil Collection Conservation Department has distinguished itself through the publication of innovative treatments and materials research. Of particular note is the department’s ongoing commitment to working with living artists, including the establishment of The Artists Documentation Program (ADP), which interviews artists and their close associates in order to gain a better understanding of their materials, working techniques, and intent for conservation of their works.
Considered one of the most important privately assembled collections of the twentieth century, the Menil Collection houses approximately 17,000 paintings, sculptures, and prints, drawings, photographs, and rare books. Masterpieces from antiquity, Byzantium and the medieval period, the cultures of Africa, Oceania, and the American Pacific Northwest, and the twentieth century, including significant surrealist holdings, are particularly well represented.
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. Please send a curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references, and a letter of intent to: Human Resources, The Menil Collection, 1511 Branard Street, Houston, Texas 77006 or fax it to (713) 525-9476. Application materials may also be emailed to smmaloch@menil.org.
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9. DIGITAL GAMES CURATOR, The Strong National Museum of Play (Rochester, NY, USA)
The Strong has an opening for a Digital Games Curator to lead its technical efforts to preserve a wide variety of digital content created for games and other electronic playthings. As a member of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games team, the Digital Curator will need very high levels of technical expertise in the preservation of digital content across a wide range of media, be effective at communicating ideas to colleagues and the general public in writing and verbally, and work well with others in The Strong’s team-based, boundary-less organization. The Digital Curator will also serve on exhibit teams, write regular blogs, and represent the museum’s expertise to the public and the media.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Directs the Strong’s efforts to preserve digital materials related to the collections of the museum’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games, using and developing an evolving variety of technical approaches.
- Works collaboratively with, and support the efforts of, other teams at The Strong, especially the exhibits, collections, information technology, and institutional advancement teams. The Curator will work closely with the museum’s Director of Conservation and Arcade Conservation Technician.
- Catalogs digital objects in the museum’s database systems.
- Contributes to the development of onsite and online exhibits.
- Maintains an active presence among communities engaged in the areas of game preservation and game history, which will at times involve domestic and international travel.
- Locates, identifies, and recommends objects for acquisition through gift and purchase. Also recommends objects for possible deaccession.
- Catalogs new acquisitions as well as objects already in the collection
- Researches collections and keeps abreast of current developments in the museum field and specific subject’s areas through conferences, courses, reading, travel, and participation in professional organizations.
- Participates, as required, on exhibit development teams.
- Responds to public and professional requests for information and assistance, as well as media requests as appropriate in conjunction with the public relations staff. Participates in interpreting the collection to the visiting public, to visiting scholars, and to professional museum personnel.
- Provides teaching services in cooperation with other teams and acts as advisor to students and interns. Facilitates training of interns and curatorial volunteers, and coordinates their tasks as required.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in computer science, library and information sciences, history, or another related field.
- Strong technical knowledge and ability in methods of digital preservation in order to solve preservation challenges presented by media that range from cassette tapes and floppy disks to modern cloud-based, server-based games.
- Must be a problem solver, flexible thinker, and a goal-oriented, self-starter who is passionate about advancing The Strong’s mission of preserving the history of play.
- Solid understanding of the history and importance of video games and the game industry.
- Proven ability and interest in working in both a collaborative, team environment as well as individually.
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects of varying priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Foreign language skills, especially Japanese or Chinese, are desirable but not required.
Successful candidates must consent to and pass a drug screen and criminal background check as conditions of employment.
To apply online, visit: https://www.infinityhr.com/extranet/JobSearch.aspx?id=64723&aid=10927.
The Strong is a smoke-free campus and smoking is not allowed on museum property.