Positions at National Museums of Scotland

Aircraft and Technology Conservator
Aircraft and Technology Assistant Conservator
Positions at National Museums of Scotland

The National Museums of Scotland <URL:http://www.nms.ac.uk> aims to
be a world class museums service which educates, informs and
inspires. Over the past two years, we have redefined our vision and
priorities and begun reshaping ourselves as an organisation and how
we operate. We continue to make progress in enhancing our services
to the public, improving the quality of our museum sites, finding
new ways to make our collections publicly accessible and attracting
a larger and broader audience.

NMS has recently received a Concorde from British Airways; this is
housed at the Museum of Flight, East Fortune, East Lothian, for
which an ambitious development programme is planned. We are seeking
two enthusiastic and self motivated professionals to be part of a
team responsible for the conservation of NMS's technological
collections, particularly the aviation and associated collections
held largely at the Museum of Flight.

Aircraft and Technology Conservator
UKP19,993 - UKP25,992 per annum plus final salary or stakeholder
pension

    Reporting to the Principal Conservator, Engineering and
    Furniture Conservation, who is based in Edinburgh, you will be
    responsible for this specialist area of conservation at the
    Museum of Flight. An excellent practical conservator with a good
    understanding of materials and treatments, you will be informed
    and knowledgeable about professional conservation issues. You
    will have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, plus a
    professional conservation qualification and at least two years'
    relevant work experience. A good communicator, you will be
    organised, methodical and adept at problem solving. You will
    have ability and ideally experience in managing staff and
    volunteers, and will have good ICT skills. Interviews will be
    held on 25 February 2005. (ref NMS04/54)

Aircraft and Technology Assistant Conservator
UKP17,880 - UKP23,245 per annum plus final salary or stakeholder
pension

    You will assist the Aircraft and Technology Conservator in
    providing expert practical and advisory conservation in this
    specialist area at the Museum of Flight. An able practical
    conservator with a theoretical understanding of materials and
    treatments, you will be aware of professional conservation
    issues and best practice. You will have a degree (or equivalent)
    in a relevant subject, plus a professional conservation
    qualification and at least six months' relevant work experience.
    You will be adept at problem solving, able to manage your time
    and work, alone or with others, to meet deadlines, and will have
    good communication and ICT skills. Interviews will be held on 28
    February 2005. (ref NMS04/55)

Closing date: 4 February 2005

Further information and an application pack may be obtained by
telephoning +44 131 247 4094 (answerphone) or by sending an email to
applications<-a t->nms< . >ac< . >uk. Please state clearly the post you are
applying for and quote the relevant reference number.

An Equal Opportunities Employer

Helene Telford
Human Resources Manager
National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
+44 131 247 4223
Fax: +44 131 247 4314


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