*Research Assistant, Assistant Conservator (Applied Arts) Part-Time*
*9 months/3 days per week*
*£25,728 - £29,799 /pro-rata/*
The Fitzwilliam Museum houses the principal collections of art and
antiquities of the University of Cambridge, and holds over half a
million objects in its care. It is also one of the eight museums that
comprise the University of Cambridge Museums consortium (UCM).
The Department of Applied Arts is responsible for nearly 30,000 objects,
the majority ranging in date from c. 1200 to the present day. The
collections are mainly Western European but we also have important Asian
(Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Indian) and Islamic holdings. The major
categories comprise: arms and armour, ceramics, clocks and watches,
enamels, fans, furniture, glass, jewellery, lacquer work, /objets de
vertu/, silver and metalwork, sculpture, and textiles.
Within the Museum there are 6 conservators (attached to curatorial
departments), a collections care conservator and a research scientist
all working under the Head of Conservation. The Hamilton Kerr Institute
(HKI) for paintings conservation is a department of the Fitzwilliam,
with its own Director, who is also Assistant Director (Conservation) of
the Fitzwilliam. The Museum conservators and staff of the HKI form the
Fitzwilliam Museum Conservation Division.
The Research Assistant works as part of a small, dynamic team to ensure
the long-term preservation of the Applied Arts collections and make them
accessible for the purposes of study and display.Importantly, the
role-holder addresses the preservation and conservation needs of the
collection for the benefit of future generations and, through his/her
work, contributes to ongoing
research through the practice of the highest quality interventive
conservation treatments and preservation measures.The role-holder
participates in the Museum-wide Collections Care programme and
collaborates with other conservators across the Museum and the UCM
Collections Care and Conservation Consultation Group (4C).
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The role purpose is to support and maintain the Fitzwilliam Museum’s
Applied Arts collections and the University’s national and international
reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Contribution in
excellence for research will be as a member of the Museum’s Conservation
team carrying out preventive conservation and conservation treatments
and, through this, research into the collections under the guidance of
the Objects Conservator (Applied Arts). Typical materials include
inorganics such ceramics and glass, organics such as textiles and
ivories, historic and archaeological metalwork and mixed media objects
such as enamels, jewellery, arms and armour. The role-holder will also
take part in the survey of the furniture collection and may assist with
the survey and pilot project for the conservation and storage of the
Lennox-Boyd collection of c.480 fans. Contribution to publications will
be encouraged.
Offers of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory outcome
of a Security check. Whether an outcome is satisfactory will be
determined by the University.
* Closing date for applications:midnight on 12 December 2017*
* Planned interview date: 18 December 2017*
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To submit an application for this vacancy, please click on the link in
the ‘Apply online’ button on the advert published on the University’s
Job Opportunities pages http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/. This will route you
to the University’s Web Recruitment System, where you will need to
register an account (if you have not already) and log in before
completing the online application form.Direct link:
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15906/**
****The University welcomes diversity and is committed to equality of
opportunity.
/The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are
eligible to live and work in the UK/
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Linda Brooklyn
Personnel & Workforce Development Manager
Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday
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