Position at National Museum of Fine Arts, Sweden

Head of Preservation Department
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm

Permanent position, full time

National <URL:http://www.nationalmuseum.se> is Sweden's leading art
and design museum, with around 150 employees and large collections
on national and international display. The collections consists of
paintings, sculpture, prints and drawings, and decorative art and
design from ancient times to modern day. The current Conservation
Department has 15 employees, within several areas such as paintings,
frames, European portrait miniatures, art on paper, sculpture,
decorative art and furniture. At the beginning of 2011 the
department will be reorganized and extended and the new department
will be titled the Preservation Department.

Description: As the Head of the Preservation Department you will
report directly to the Director General and be part of the
Management team. You will be responsible both for the department's
daily operations and long-term planning, for personal management and
departmental finances. Your duties will include responsibility for
the museums' general conservation and preservation activities and
the development of strategies within the department to initiate and
be part of research projects. As the planned renovation will come
along, you will play a key role in the logistics of planning and
implementing the move to new storage facilities and studios.

Requirements: The Head of the Preservation Department is expected to
be highly result-oriented, to set up and achieve stated goals and to
maintain a good working climate in the department. This requires
excellent leadership, administrative and communication skills. We
are looking for a person with solid experience of working with
conservation/preservation in the museum sector and who has previous
experience of management. You must have a degree in
preservation/conservation or a related science degree in combination
with experience in the field of conservation. A well documented
research background in the field is considered an additional
qualification. It is essential that you have an international
network of contacts in museum conservation.

For more information contact:

    Head of Conservation Department
    Magnus Olausson
    +46 8 519 543 71

    Human Resources Manager
    Paul Waldenstrom
    +46 8 519 543 39

    Trade Union Representatives
    Jan Norrman
    +46 8 519 543 85

Closing date for application is August 15, 2010

Please mark your application: Dnr 33-148-10

Send your application via email to: registrator<-at->nationalmuseum<.>se,
as an PDF or word document, or printed by mail to:

    Nationalmuseum med Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
    PO 161 76 SE-103
    24 Stockholm, Sweden

Karin Wretstrand
Konservator, works of art on paper
Nationalmuseum
POs Box 16176
SE-103 24 Stockholm
Sodra Blasieholmshamnen
+46 8 5195 4300/direct 4357
Fax: +46 8 5195 4401
Mobile +46 733 925 739


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