{"id":11513,"date":"2014-10-01T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=11513"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T19:00:40","slug":"job-posting-conservator-parks-neighborhoodspink-palace-museum-memphis-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2014\/10\/01\/job-posting-conservator-parks-neighborhoodspink-palace-museum-memphis-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Conservator – Parks & Neighborhoods\/Pink Palace Museum (Memphis, Tennessee)"},"content":{"rendered":"

CITY OF MEMPHIS \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER<\/strong>
\nFor a complete listing of job openings please visit web site at
\nwww.memphistn.gov<\/a>
\nTHE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THAT CITY EMPLOYEES MUST ESTABLISH RESIDENCE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY\u00a0<\/strong>WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM DATE OF EMPLOYMENT. PROOF OF RESIDENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE<\/strong>\u00a0TIME OF HIRE<\/strong>
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\nPOSITION<\/strong>: \u00a0CONSERVATOR<\/strong> \u2013 (1 Opening)
\nANNUAL SALARY:\u00a0 $31,220.80 – $46,508.80\u00a0<\/strong>
\n BI-WEEKLY:\u00a0 $1,200.80 – $1,788.80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nParks & Neighborhoods\/Pink Palace Museum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0J.O. #14-104-R1<\/strong>
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\nESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS<\/strong>: <\/strong>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.\u00a0 Supervises and oversees assigned personnel to provide training, work direction, assignment of duties, performance evaluations, and initiate discipline actions.\u00a0 Plans and directs activities of personnel engaged in handling, moving, and mounting museum artifacts and specimens.\u00a0 Ensures the useful life of the artifacts and specimens through monitoring and regulating environmental conditions in the galleries and storage areas.\u00a0 Plans and implements procedures for cleaning, stabilizing, and restoring artifacts and specimens.\u00a0 Creates and maintains condition reports and conservation reports.\u00a0 Notifies supervisor when problems of restoration require outside experts.\u00a0 Participates in packing and unpacking artifacts and specimens to transfer to and from other museums and donors.\u00a0 Coordinates the installation of artifacts and specimens in exhibitions.\u00a0 Works with the Museum Foundation in making mounts for objects on loan or in the permanent collection.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Assists subordinates with the performance of tasks to achieve completion, when necessary.
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\nOTHER FUNCTIONS<\/strong>:<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 Performs additional functions (essential or otherwise) which may be assigned.
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\nTYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS<\/strong>:<\/strong> Must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Requires the ability to operate pallet jacks and hand trucks.\u00a0 Requires some lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs.\u00a0 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.
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\nTYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS<\/strong>:<\/strong> Work is performed in museum environment.
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\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong>:<\/strong> Bachelor\u2019s 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.\u00a0 Two (2) additional years of conservation experience preferred.\u00a0 One (1) year supervisory or lead experience preferred.
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\nNOTE:\u00a0 Before applying, please update your profile through your \u201cMy Account\u201d screen (address, employment history, education, etc.) to ensure the most current and accurate information will be considered.\u00a0 Please note that incomplete applications may not be considered.\u00a0 You may be contacted via email regarding your application.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CITY OF MEMPHIS \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER For a complete listing of job openings please visit web site at www.memphistn.gov THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THAT CITY EMPLOYEES MUST ESTABLISH RESIDENCE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY\u00a0WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM DATE OF … Continue reading “Job Posting: Conservator – Parks & Neighborhoods\/Pink Palace Museum (Memphis, Tennessee)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}