Position at Horniman Museum

Deputy Head Collections Conservation and CARE
Horniman Museum

Salary  up to UKP28119 per annum

The Horniman Museum is offering an excellent opportunity for an
experienced and enthusiastic individual to assist with the
management of 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 display on West African textiles.

The Conservation Section is responsible for the care of the Museum's
collections of Anthropology, Musical instruments and Natural
History. The collections are used to illustrate the world we live in
- our cultures, arts, crafts, music and natural environment.

Applicants should have a minimum of four years' post qualification,
practical experience in the care, documentation and treatment of a
wide-range of objects in a museum environment.  You must be either
an EU national or hold a current permit that will enable you to work
in the UK. The post will be available from 12 January 2005.

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 Road, Forest Hill
    London SE23 3PQ

or visit <URL:http://www.horniman.ac.uk/more/vacancies.cfm>. Should
you wish to discuss the position on an informal basis then please
contact the Head of Conservation on +44 20 8291 8682.

The closing date for completed application forms is Friday 15
October 2004. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 27 October 2004.

Eve Sainsbury
Personnel Assistant
The Horniman Museum
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London SE23 3PQ
+44 20 8699 1872 ext. 151
Fax: +44 20 8291 5506


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