Position at Walters Art Museum

William B. Ziff, Jr. Associate/Senior Conservator of Objects
Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is pleased to be offering a
permanent Associate/Senior level position in the Objects lab of the
Department of Conservation and Technical Research.  This is an
exciting opportunity for a candidate that demonstrates knowledge and
commitment to the highest conservation standards and is eager to
join a very active museum laboratory that focuses on innovative
treatment, technical research and analysis, preventative collections
care, and public outreach.

The Associate/Senior conservator will work on three-dimensional
objects from across the museum's encyclopedic collections with a
special focus on treatment and research of the arts of the ancient
Americas.  The successful candidate will report directly to the Head
of Objects Conservation and will participate in all activities and
responsibilities of conservation department staff.  These duties
include preventative care and stabilization, treatment, examination
for display, loan and acquisition, written and photographic
documentation, and technical research of the collections.  Staff of
the department of Conservation and Technical research work
collaboratively within the Division of Art and Program and are
committed to participating in professional activities both
nationally and internationally.

Requirements:

    MA in Art conservation from a recognized art conservation
    program or equivalent experience, specializing in objects

    Minimum 3-5 years experience treating diverse range of
    three-dimensional materials; experience working with ancient
    American collections preferred

    Excellent conservation planning, decision making and hand skills
    applied to both structural and aesthetic treatments.  Strong
    research, analytical, teaching, grant writing and administrative
    skills

    Must have a solid grounding in conservation, scientific method,
    materials science, current acceptable practice for
    documentation, science literature as it pertains to collections
    care, art history and other subjects relevant to specialty;
    comprehensive knowledge of treatment methods, materials,
    preventative conservation principles and methodology; knowledge
    of ethical and professional standards

    An ability to communicate effectively through written
    documentation and through direct interaction with members of the
    public, and academic/museum peer groups

    Experience with Windows Microsoft Office software required;
    familiarity with TMS (The Museum System) and Tracker databases
    is desirable

    Must be able to work collegially within a team environment

The Walters offer an attractive benefits package.  For
consideration, please submit your application, including a letter of
interest, current resume, and two letters of recommendation to
jobs<-at->thewalters<.>org

Deadline for applications is July 29, 2016.

An Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Employer.  A smoke and drug free
workplace

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