Objects Conservator for Scientific Instruments

Corehr; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted travel

Job summary

History of Science Museum in Oxford seeks a conservation professional to catalogue, interpret and display a varied collection of scientific instruments. The role combines hands-on conservation with project-based collection development, focusing on detailed condition assessment, treatment, and documentation of objects while collaborating with the Greenbaum Curator to integrate conservation and cataloguing.

The post is 37.5 hours per week, full-time for 12 months, with DBS due to access to

Qualifications

• Recognised professional qualification in conservation with specialism in objects.
• Experience undertaking high-quality interventive and preventive conservation on complex objects.
• Strong practical skills and judgement in treatment of composite objects.
• Experience producing clear conservation documentation and working with collections management systems.

Responsibilities

• Catalogue, interpret and display conserved objects as part of the team.
• Undertake detailed condition assessment and conservation treatment.
• Document work clearly and integrate conservation with cataloguing.
• Communicate specialist knowledge across disciplines.

Job description

History of Science Museum in Oxford seeks a conservation professional to catalogue, interpret and display a varied collection of scientific instruments. The role combines hands-on conservation with project-based collection development, focusing on detailed condition assessment, treatment, and documentation of objects while collaborating with the Greenbaum Curator to integrate conservation and cataloguing.

The post is 37.5 hours per week, full-time for 12 months, with DBS due to access to