Positions at Pitt Rivers Museum

Team Leader
Project Assistant (2 positions)
Pitt Rivers Museum Reserve Collections Move Team
South Parks Road
Oxford

Team Leader
Pitt Rivers Museum Reserve Collections Move Project

    UKGrade 5: UKP24,057 - UKP28,695 p.a.

    We are seeking an experienced Team Leader for a fixed period to
    lead a small team responsible for coordinating the packing and
    storage of a significant reserve collection currently housed in
    a large split-level off-site warehouse facility.

    The Team Leader will be required to manage and participate in
    the documentation, packing and storage of objects in a safe
    manner and within the project deadline.  The Team Leader will
    line manage two Project Assistants.  The Museum hopes to recruit
    further Project Assistants over the period of the project.  The
    project team will be responsible to the Museum's senior staff,
    including the heads of collections and conservation sections,
    working ultimately to the Museum's Director and Administrator.
    The post will be based in a warehouse environment and requires
    standing, regularly using stairs, and lifting objects and packed
    boxes.

    Full details of the post are available in the job description.
    The essential requirements include experience of working in a
    museum or equivalent heritage site; understanding, knowledge and
    experience of handling and packing complex and delicate organic
    artefacts and familiarity with the principles of museum
    security, museum storage of objects, museum conservation and
    handling of museum objects; experience of supervising, managing
    and motivating staff and a proven ability to work effectively
    and constructively as part of a team.

Project Assistant
Pitt Rivers Museum Reserve Collections Move Project (2 positions)

    UKGrade 4: UKP20,781 - UKP24,057 p.a.

    The Pitt Rivers Museum is seeking two Project Assistants for a
    fixed period to work as part of a team to document, pack and
    move objects in a significant reserve collection currently
    housed in a large split-level off-site warehouse facility.

    The Project Assistants, coordinated by the Team Leader, will be
    required to participate in the documentation, packing and
    storage of objects in a safe manner and within the project
    deadline.  The project team will be responsible to the Museum's
    senior staff, including the heads of collections and
    conservation sections, working ultimately to the Museum's
    Director and Administrator.  The post will be based in a
    warehouse environment and requires standing, regularly using
    stairs, and lifting objects and packed boxes.

    Full details of the post are available in the job description.
    The essential requirements include experience of working in a
    museum or equivalent heritage site; understanding, knowledge and
    experience of handling and packing complex and delicate organic
    artefacts and familiarity with the principles of museum
    security, museum storage of objects, museum conservation and
    handling of museum objects; ability to use critical thinking and
    independent judgement to interpret objects and information about
    them against standardised guidelines; and a proven ability to
    work effectively as part of a team.

    Currently, there are two posts available.  The Museum hopes to
    recruit further Project Assistants over the period of the
    project.  The two posts are fixed-term until 30 June 2018.

The closing date for all applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23
November 2015.

Interviews are likely to take place between Tuesday 8 December and
Thursday 10 December 2015.

Further details and information on how to apply can be found on the
University of Oxford website

    <URL:https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk>

Heather Richardson ACR
Head of Conservation
Pitt Rivers Museum
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3PP


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