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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Artefact Conservator (parttime 0.6 FTE) to join our busy and dynamic conservation team, caring for our internationally significant collections of over 12 million items. The artefact conservation team works across several disciplines including archaeology, decorative arts, sculpture, ethnographic, military and Scottish history collections. You will bring your conservation knowledge to our exhibitions, displays, loans and collections programmes.
Job Responsibility:
Apply specialist conservation knowledge to National Museums Scotland’s conservation programmes
Carry out practical conservation on artefacts of a wide range of material, period and provenance
Work closely with exhibition, curatorial and other key sectors in the museum, normally under guidance, to provide the conservation necessary to ensure that deadlines for exhibition, display and care of collections are met
Document the condition and treatments of objects
Requirements:
First degree in a relevant discipline, or knowledge from relevant experience
Able practical conservator with proven relevant experience
Good theoretical understanding of material issues and treatments
What we offer:
Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme (employer contributes 28.97%)
Annual leave of 28.5 days – rising to 33.5 after 5 years
Additional 8 paid days public holidays
Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions