Position at National Museums Liverpool

Industrial and Land Transport Conservator
National Museums Liverpool
Salary UKP15,750 - UKP18,370
REF: 2003/114

National Museums Liverpool is a unique organisation with
responsibilities both as a major national museum group, and as a
regional and local museums service for people in Liverpool and the
North West.

As the successful candidate you will undertake the care,
conservation and restoration of objects from National Museums
Liverpool Industrial and Land Transport collections and related
objects including the structure of metal ships and related
components where necessary.   Duties will include recording methods
and sequences of treatments to objects from the collections,
building up historical data and assisting in the handling, movement
and cleaning of objects in the collections.

You will have 5 GCSE's or equivalent.  A qualification in industrial
object conservation or in a mechanical engineering related
discipline is desirable. Knowledge and experience of the care and
maintenance of land transport vehicles and the structures and
propulsion units of traditional and modern road vehicles is
essential, as is experience in machining and a broad knowledge of
mechanical engineering techniques.  Knowledge of the history and
development of land transport vehicles would be an advantage.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is January
15, 2004.

For further details and an application form please send a postcard
with your name, address and reference number to:

    National Museums Liverpool
    Human Resources Department
    PO Box 33, 127 Dale Street
    Liverpool L69 3LA.

Alternatively, you may request details via e-mail from
humanresources [at] liverpoolmuseums__org__uk or visit
<URL:http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk> to download an application
form.

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