Positions at Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

Conservator/Project Manager and
Conservation Assistant
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is an
internationally-renowned designated university museum with a strong
involvement in research and teaching and a commitment to broadening
access to its collections. UCL is planning the construction of a new
building where the entire museum collection of around 80,000 objects
will be on display or in visible storage. The museum is keen to
experiment with a range of physical and automated systems to develop
new solutions to the practical problems raised by these demands. In
preparation for the move to new accommodation the museum is
undertaking a major project, funded through the MLA Designation
Challenge Fund, to remount the stored collections and experiment
with solutions for labelling visible storage. It is seeking to
appoint two project staff to work until March 2006.

Conservator/ Project Manager
UKP22,259 inclusive of London Allowance

    The Conservator/Project Manager will project manage and
    undertake the cleaning and remounting of the stored collections
    and organise and report on experimentation with labelling. The
    job involves liaising with other museum staff, managing the work
    of the assistant, students and volunteers, and managing project
    budgets. The successful candidate will be a fully qualified
    conservator, with experience of mounting and preventative
    conservation, knowledge of historic conservation practice and
    experience of using museum collections management systems. S/he
    will also have a highly organized approach to work and a
    demonstrable ability to manage a team and work to tight
    timetables.

    Grade: ALC 2, spine point 7.

Conservation Assistant
UKP16,033 inclusive of London Allowance

    The Conservation Assistant will undertake the cleaning and
    remounting of the collection, assisting the Conservator/ Project
    Manager with all aspects of the project. The successful
    candidate will have experience of object handling, mount making
    and preventative conservation, a basic knowledge of historic
    conservation practice.

    Grade: Technician C, spine point 12

For further background, full job details and an application form,
please contact

    Chris Cook
    Institute of Archaeology
    31-34 Gordon Square
    London WC1H 0PY
    +44 20 7679 7503
    Fax: +44 20 7383 2572
    chris [at] transport__ucl__ac__uk

Applications should be sent to Chris Cook at the above address by
5pm on Monday May 17, 2004. Interviews will be held on Wednesday
May 26, 2004.


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