Position at National Museums Scotland

Assistant Conservator, Artefacts (2 posts)
National Museums Scotland
<URL:http://www.nms.ac.uk>

UKP20,495 - UKP24,184 per annum plus membership of Civil Service
pension scheme

These are full time, temporary posts until 30 June 2011, to provide
essential support to the wide range of activities in the Artefact
Conservation section, making a key contribution to the Royal Museum
Project through conserving artefacts and facilitating and assisting
in the re-installation of the National Museums collections.

You will have a recognised professional conservation qualification,
or knowledge from relevant experience, as well as proven relevant
work experience in a museum or similar environment. An able,
practical conservator with good documentation and reporting skills,
you will have a good understanding of materials and treatments and
should be able to show evidence of expanding your knowledge of
these. Aware of professional conservation issues and best practice,
you will be adept at problem solving, able to manage your time and
work, alone or with others, to meet deadlines, and will have good
communication and ICT skills.

For further information and an application pack, please visit
<URL:http://www.nms.ac.uk/>, telephone +44 131 247 4094
(answerphone) or email applications<-at->nms<.>ac<.>uk, stating reference
NMS09/30.

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 3 July 2009.

Interviews will take place in July 2009.

National Museums Scotland is committed to being an Equal
Opportunities Employer.

Helene Telford
Human Resources Manager
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
+44 131 247 4223
Fax: +44 131 247 4314


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