As a Conservator, you will be specializing in the conservation of objects. You will be joining a team of conservators from other disciplines working for the Glasgow Life Museums team on our display and loans programme and on the preparation of objects for the redisplay of the Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens.
About Glasgow Life Museums
As a Conservator, you’ll be joining our Glasgow Life Museums team. From The Burrell Collection to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, our Museums are free for everyone to access. We’re committed to ensuring people experience our world-class collections and engage with our rich heritage. The cultural programmes we provide bring value to people’s lives. Read more on our website: Glasgow Life Museums.
About Glasgow Life
Glasgow Life is the charity that inspires people to lead richer, more active lives through culture and sport. We believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow life. We do this by delivering innovative cultural and sporting programmes and events that improve the mental, physical, and economic well-being of Glasgow. Glasgow Life also creates unforgettable experiences for tourists, strengthening the city’s visitor economy.
The Role
As a general object Conservator, you’ll be an integral part of the team by ensuring the ethical treatment, safe display, and lending of museum collections. Reporting to a Senior Conservator and working alongside an established team of conservators covering many disciplines.
The Candidate
If you’re interested in joining us as an Objects Conservator, you’ll need:
1. Experience and understanding of a broad range of conservation procedures to formulate appropriate treatments that require innovative solutions.
2. Proven experience of treating museum objects to a high standard, with full consideration of practical, access, and ethical issues.
3. Experience of carrying out condition assessments, treatment estimates, and documentation.
4. Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills for novel or complex conservation problems.
5. Demonstrable ability to plan and organize time to achieve deadlines and use resources efficiently.
Our city-wide contracts mean you will be flexible to work in any of our locations. Your primary location will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre where our Objects and studios are located. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre has free parking and a local train link to the city centre via Nitshill station.
This role is working 28 hours per week over a four-day period.
We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we’d love to hear from you.
Important Dates: Closing date 26th Jan and interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing 4th Feb.
Benefits at Glasgow Life
• 30 days holiday allowance plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). After 5 years completed service, the entitlement will increase to 35 days from the next annual leave year.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store.
• Option to buy extra annual leave.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• And much more!
Diversity Matters at Glasgow Life
We're determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We're a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website: Diversity Commitment.
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