Job Posting: Project Specialist (Managing Collection Environments) – The Getty Conservation Institute (Los Angeles, CA)

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.