{"id":13075,"date":"2015-06-18T08:19:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T13:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=13075"},"modified":"2015-06-18T08:19:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T13:19:32","slug":"job-posting-assistant-conservator-colonial-williamsburg-foundation-williamsburg-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2015\/06\/18\/job-posting-assistant-conservator-colonial-williamsburg-foundation-williamsburg-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Assistant Conservator &#8211; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Position at Colonial Williamsburg <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Assistant Conservator, Objects<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Williamsburg, Virginia<\/p>\n<p>The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Conservator of Objects. This is a permanent full-time salaried position and is eligible for benefits.<br \/>\nResponsibilities: Working with the objects conservator, the assistant conservator will assist with all aspects of the care and preservation of the Foundation\u2019s collection of decorative, folk, and sculptural objects. The position will focus on maintenance treatment of metal objects, with other duties as needed to support workflow, departmental needs, and exhibition schedules.<br \/>\nRequirements: Graduate of recognized conservation training program or a combination of at least five years of relevant education and experience. Extensive knowledge of conservation principles and practices; demonstrated\u00a0 treatment skills that require superior manual dexterity and an aptitude for detailed hand work; museum experience; ability to work and think independently while also adhering to established guidelines. Good organizational, computer, interpersonal and communication skills &#8211; both oral and written. Ability to share workplace respectfully with others. All applicants must be capable of lifting up to 50lbs, able to stand or sit for long periods, work at heights on occasion, and be medically and physically capable of wearing a respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridges.<br \/>\nPreferred qualifications: Professional membership in art conservation organizations; 1-2 years of post-graduate conservation experience.<br \/>\nUsing link below, please apply online:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/foundation\/careers\/\">http:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/foundation\/careers\/<\/a><br \/>\nSuccessful candidate must have USA work visa. Colonial Williamsburg supports a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. AA\/EOE<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.org\/history\/museums\/conservation\/index.cfm\">Click here for more information about conservation at CW.<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position at Colonial Williamsburg Assistant Conservator, Objects Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, Virginia The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Conservator of Objects. This is a permanent full-time salaried position and is eligible for benefits. Responsibilities: Working with the objects conservator, the assistant conservator will assist with all aspects of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2015\/06\/18\/job-posting-assistant-conservator-colonial-williamsburg-foundation-williamsburg-va\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Job Posting: Assistant Conservator &#8211; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":13077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13075","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=13075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}