Conservators x 2

National Museum; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading museum in Edinburgh is seeking two part-time Conservators to join the Collections Care team. This role involves delivering specialist treatment to various collections, ensuring preservation and accessibility, and supporting events and exhibitions. Ideal candidates should have experience in conservation and be able to work collaboratively within a team. Applications are welcome on the museum's website.

Qualifications

• Experience in conservation of physical collections, including books and documents.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of specialist treatment to the Library's physical collections.
• Ensure preservation and access to collections through digitization.
• Support events, exhibitions, and loans in coordination with relevant staff.

Job description

2 x part time 12 month fixed term contracts (1 x 23.8 and 1 x 24.5 hours per week)

We are now seeking two Conservators to join our Collections Care team. The purpose of this role is to work at the operational level to support the delivery of the Collections Management department’s strategic plans and goals.

Working within the wider Collections Care team, the Conservators are responsible for delivering a programme of specialist treatment to the Library’s physical collections of books, documents, ephemera, and objects to ensure preservation of, and access to, the collections. They help to ensure that collections can be made accessible safely through our reading rooms and digitisation process.

They also support the Library’s programme of events, exhibitions, and loans, in conjunction with the Conservation Exhibitions Officer and Loans Registrar, and liaison with curators and Public Programming staff.

Please visit our website for more information and to submit an application.