Conservator for Historical Instruments (12m Secondment)

History of Science Museum; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days of annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted travel

Job summary

The History of Science Museum in Oxford is seeking a conservation specialist to join the Research, Teaching and Collections team on a 12-month, full-time secondment. The role focuses on hands-on conservation, condition assessment, and documentation of microscopes, magic lanterns and related objects, with close collaboration with the Greenbaum Curator.

You will prepare conservation plans, record-keeping, and work within collections management systems to ensure integrated conservation and

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in conservation or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable high‑quality interventive and preventive conservation on complex objects.
• Ability to communicate specialist knowledge clearly to colleagues across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake detailed condition assessment, conservation treatment and documentation of microscopes, magic lanterns and related objects.
• Collaborate with the Greenbaum Curator to ensure integrated conservation and cataloguing processes.

Skills

Conservation

Interventive conservation

Documentation

Education

Professional qualification in conservation

Tools

Collections management systems

Job description

The History of Science Museum in Oxford is seeking a conservation specialist to join the Research, Teaching and Collections team on a 12-month, full-time secondment. The role focuses on hands-on conservation, condition assessment, and documentation of microscopes, magic lanterns and related objects, with close collaboration with the Greenbaum Curator.

You will prepare conservation plans, record-keeping, and work within collections management systems to ensure integrated conservation and