Positions at the Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum located within the Wharf 7
Maritime Heritage Centre, Pyrmont, Sydney has the following ongoing
vacancies:

Senior Conservator - Paper/Photographic Materials
APS Level 6
AUS$50,675 - $58,211 per annum

    Duties:  Lead, plan, carry out and document complex
    preservation, conservation and restoration treatments in the
    area of paper and photographic conservation, with particular
    attention to photographic materials, in the National Maritime
    Museum and on loan.  Lead or participate in conservation
    projects, including: exhibition development and production;
    collection surveys; preventive conservation projects; research
    projects; and educational workshops on the conservation of
    cultural material, as they relate to collections at the ANMM and
    on loan.  Supervise staff and provide assistance to the Head of
    Conservation as required.

Senior Conservator - Objects/Mixed Collections/Wood
APS Level 6
AUS$50,675 - $58,211 per annum

    Duties:  Lead, plan, carry out and document complex
    preservation, conservation and restoration treatments in the
    area of object conservation, with particular attention to
    wooden, composite and related organic objects, including
    vessels, in the National Maritime Museum and on loan.  Lead or
    participate in conservation projects, including: exhibition
    development and production; collection surveys; preventive
    conservation projects; research projects; and educational
    workshops on the conservation of cultural material, as they
    relate to organic and related object conservation.  Supervise
    staff and provide assistance to the Head of Conservation as
    required.

Conservator - Preventive Conservation/Mixed Collections
APS Level 5
AUS$46,919 - $49,752 per annum

    Duties:  Plan, carry out and document preservation, conservation
    and restoration treatments in the area of object conservation,
    with particular attention to preventive conservation
    applications. Participate in conservation projects, including:
    exhibition development and production; collection surveys;
    preventive conservation projects; research projects; and
    educational workshops on the conservation of cultural material,
    as they relate to collections at the ANMM and on loan. Supervise
    and train students, staff and volunteers and provide assistance
    to the Head of Conservation as required.

Conservator - Objects/Mixed Collections/Metals
APS Level 5
AUS$46,919 - $49,752 per annum

    Duties:  Plan, carry out and document preservation, conservation
    and restoration treatments in the area of object conservation,
    with particular attention to metals, ferrous and non ferrous
    composite items and inorganic objects, including vessels, in the
    National Maritime Museum and on loan. Participate in
    conservation projects, including: exhibition development and
    production; collection surveys; preventive conservation
    projects; research projects; and educational workshops on the
    conservation of cultural material, as they relate to collections
    at the ANMM and on loan.  Supervise students, staff and
    volunteers and provide assistance to the Head of Conservation as
    required.

Eligibility:  To be eligible for engagement, applicants must be
Australian citizens.  Applicants who have permanent resident status
may be engaged on probation pending the granting of Australian
citizenship.

If you require detailed information about these vacancies, please
contact James Engelbert, Head of Conservation on +61 2 9298 3764.

The Museum is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Selection
for this vacancy will be made on the basis of relative merit, which
will be assessed against specific selection criteria.  If you are
interested in applying for this vacancy, please visit
<URL:http://www.anmm.gov.au/jobvacs.htm> or telephone the Personnel
Services Section on +61 2 9298 3750 for duty statement and selection
criteria in order to frame your application accordingly.

Applications close May 13, 2004.


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 17:69
                  Distributed: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
                       Message Id: cdl-17-69-010
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