Position at Horniman Museum

Conservation Officer
Temporary Post up to May 31, 2004
Salary up to UKP21749 per annum

The Horniman Museum is offering an excellent opportunity for an
experienced and enthusiastic individual to work in the Collections
Conservation and Care Section and to participate in a wide range of
Museum projects.  Currently the Museum is working towards two new
temporary exhibitions, on the Americas, 'From Amazon to Caribbean'
and a textile display arising out of a DCF funded storage project
for the reserve collections of textiles and costume.

The Section is responsible for the conservation and care of the
Museum's collections of Ethnography, Musical Instruments and Natural
History.  The collections are used to illustrate the world we live
in--our cultures, arts, crafts, music and natural environment.  The
Museum is set in sixteen acres of beautiful gardens in Forest Hill,
South East London.

Applicants should have a minimum of two years' post qualification
practical experience in the care, documentation and treatment of a
wide range of objects in museum environment.

A Job Description and Application Form can be obtained by sending an A4
stamped addressed envelope to the

    Personnel Section
    Horniman Museum and Gardens
    100 London Rd
    Forest Hill
    London, SE23 3PQ
    <URL:http://www.horniman.ac.uk/more/vacancies.cfm>.

The closing date for completed application forms is July 18, 2003.

The Museum welcomes applicants of black or minority ethnic origin
who are currently under-represented at the Museum.

Registered Charity No 802725.

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