Position at M+ Museum

Conservator, Time-based Media
M+ Museum
Hong Kong

Ref: 15140

A cornerstone of the West Kowloon Cultural District, M+ is Hong
Kong's new museum for visual culture, encompassing twentieth and
twenty-first century art, design and architecture, and moving image
from Hong Kong, China, Asia, and beyond.

Since 2012, M+ has been presenting diverse public programmes and
exhibitions, and is amassing a permanent collection, in the run-up
to the scheduled 2019 public opening of the museum building designed
by Herzog and de Meuron with TFP Farrells and Ove Arup and Partners
HK.

In July 2016, M+'s public programmes and exhibitions will move into
the M+ Pavilion, a 300 square foot exhibition space located in the
District that will act as its primary site until the opening of the
museum in 2019.

As part of the development of the M+ team, we are seeking to rapidly
build up our Conservation team to deal with the preventative and
remedial conservation of the growing M+ Collection.  The team will
encompass various disciplines amongst which painting, objects,
paper, photography and time-based media.  For more information about
this role, the M+ collection, team and building development, please
go to:

    <URL:http://enews.westkowloon.hk/career/conservators.pdf>

Reporting to the Senior Conservator, you will be an integral part of
a growing conservation team that will be responsible for:

    Contributing to the preservation of the M+ collection by
    participating in a wide range of traditional conservation
    activities such as producing condition reports and treatment
    proposals, providing expert opinions on the condition of
    proposed acquisitions and works planned for loans and
    exhibition, conducting environmental monitoring and IPM, and
    ensuring preventive maintenance necessary for time-based media
    works in the collection.

    Playing an integral role to the development of conservation
    policies, procedures, protocols and workflows within the museum

    Conducting specialised research on the materials and techniques
    of artists represented in the collection

    Participating in extended conservation / preservation efforts
    such as developing guidelines for storage and display, best
    practices for conservation treatment, procedure and the proper
    care and handling of time-based media works

    Playing a leading role in advising and training staff in best
    practices for the care, handling, display, storage, packing and
    shipping of time-based media works

    Ensuring all other conservation elements such as mount making,
    environmental monitoring, integrated pest management,
    collections emergency preparedness and purchase of laboratory
    supplies, are considered and to the highest possible standard

    Playing a fundamental role in supporting the planning for the
    conservation lab of the Conservation and Storage Facility (CSF)
    of the future museum and engaging as necessary in conservation
    and preservation-related special projects

    Supervising conservation volunteers or interns as required.

You should:

    Possess a master degree in conservation from a recognised
    college / university, or a diploma / certificate in conservation
    from a recognised conservation training programme specialized in
    time-based media

    Have at least 5 years of practical postgraduate experience
    working with time-based media works; institutional / museum
    experience is preferred

    Have proven experience treating a wide range of works to a high
    standard with full consideration of practical and ethical issues

    Be able to address all preservation needs of works that include
    video, audio, software-based, electronic, installation,
    performance and other types of time-based media art including
    migration strategies

    Be capable to assist with collection care activities such as
    assessments for new acquisitions, facilitation of loans,
    cataloging of active and obsolete equipment and creation of
    installation instructions as well as dealing with the
    installation and maintenance of time-based media works on
    display.  Experience with complex contemporary installations is
    desirable

    Be able to use diagnostic tools to examine condition and
    document the construction of time-based media art objects

    Be able to provide specialist advice for storage, transport and
    installation of works for display

    Be knowledgeable / interested in modern and contemporary art,
    architecture and design, photography and film preservation,
    including materials and techniques, and demonstrate expertise in
    diverse conservation techniques and theories; familiarity and
    experience with cultural materials in South East Asia would be
    advantageous

    Be an innovative and enthusiastic team player with strong
    critical thinking and problem solving skills

    Be able to work in a fast paced and continuously challenging
    environment

    Be proficient in MS Windows and/or Apple OS platforms

    Have strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
    in English and preferably in Cantonese or Mandarin.

For interested parties, please submit your application along with
your CV on or before 13 May 2016 via online application

    <URL:http://www.westkowloon.hk/careers>

or by mail quoting the reference number, name of the position,
expected salary and your availability to:

    Ms Agnes Chan
    West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
    29/F, Tower 6, The Gateway
    9 Canton Road
    Tsim Sha Tsui
    Kowloon, Hong Kong

Data collected will only be used for job application processing.
Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from 13
May 2016 may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all
personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information

    <URL:http://www.westkowloon.hk>

    or contact Ms Agnes Chan at +852 2200 0013


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