Position at Bristol's Museums, Galleries and Archives

Assistant Paper Conservator: Photographic Materials
Bristol's Museums, Galleries and Archives
Bristol Grade 10  UKP23,952 to UKP26,928

We seek an organised, motivated conservator with creative and
flexible problem solving skills to carry out identification,
re-storage and first aid treatment of photographic materials. The
work is part of our Designated Challenge Fund project to open up an
underused collection of photographic images that form part of the
museums' outstanding local history collections.

You will work with a wide variety of museum staff and outside
specialists and must enjoy using your communication skills to forge
constructive relationships with them all.  You must also welcome the
responsibility of managing your own time and devising your own
solutions to conservation problems.

You will have a degree from a recognised conservation training
programme, or similar experience, and ideally two to three years
post training experience. Experience within a museum work
environment will be seen as an advantage.

As Assistant Conservator you will be part of a growing and lively
conservation department which values colleagues with a co-operative
and positive outlook.

This post is offered as a fixed term contract to 31 March 2008.

Informal enquiries may be made to

    Frances Hinchcliffe
    Paper Conservator
    +44 117 922 3615
    frances_hinchcliffe [at] bristol-city__gov__uk

Application forms and further details can be found at
<URL:http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/jobs>

Applicants must be either EU nationals or hold a current permit that
will enable them to work in the UK.

Closing date: 8 May 2006. Please note that we cannot accept CVs.
Interview date is expected to be Friday 19 May 2006.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as
the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people
from all sections of the community.

Frances Hinchcliffe ACR
Paper Conservator
Bristol's Museums and Art Gallery
Queen's Road
Bristol BS8 1RL
UK
+44 117 9223615
Fax: +44 117 9223616


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