Position at Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)

Assistant Conservator,
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
London UK

Full time, Fixed term until 31 December 2018

Closing date 25 April 2016

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) is recruiting for a
full-time Assistant Conservator for a fixed term post until 31
December 2018.

The Assistant Conservator will provide conservation support for the
RCS museums' collections, with particular emphasis on the medical
and comparative collections that comprise the Hunterian Museum, the
Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology and associated stored study
collections.  They will also provide conservation support to prepare
the collections for Project 2020, which involves the redevelopment
of the RCS's Lincoln's Inn Fields buildings.  This will include
preparing and packing collections to be decanted off-site, and
assisting with the planning and implementation of all moves.

    You will have a relevant qualification and demonstrable
    experience of working in a museum or cognate environment

    You will have the ability to work flexibly and as part of the
    conservation and museums team

    You will be comfortable with handling and working with human and
    animal tissue

    You will have the sensitivity and confidence to work with
    specimens of human tissue and ensure that Human Tissue Authority
    standards are adhered to.

For further details and to apply, please see

    <URL:https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about/working/index.html/view?vacancy_id=1333>


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