Position at Victoria and Albert Museum

Furniture Conservator
V&A

Permanent position, part-time

UKP25,763 - 30,965 pro rata (14.5 hours per week)

The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design.  We enrich
people's lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing
knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.

The V&A is seeking a furniture conservator to undertake a broad
range of practical work on furniture objects from the V&A's
collections.

The successful candidate will have completed a recognised
conservation training programme and gained excellent practical
skills.  The ability to quickly and accurately assess condition,
estimate treatment times, prepare treatment proposals, deliver
conservation treatments and documentation, often to tight deadlines,
is also essential.

You will be highly motivated and able to organise your own workload
with the minimum of supervision and be able to work independently or
as part of a team.  You will have excellent problem-solving skills,
as well as good planning and organisational skills.  You will also
be an effective communicator.  Familiarity with Microsoft programmes
(such as Word, PowerPoint), simple databases and digital image
processing would be desirable.

Closing Date:  24 June 2015
Interviews will be held on Thursday 23 July 2015

For more details and a link to the application form, please go to

    <URL:http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/jobs/apply/>

Joanne Hackett ACR
Head of Textiles and Fashion Conservation
Victoria and Albert Museum

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