Conservator

Vacancy reference: KR/NHM/C
Location: South Kensington
Employment type: Fixed Term
Area of business: Science
Closing date: 21/06/2015

Role description:
The Conservation Centre leads, manages and delivers conservation work across the Museum and oversees quality control and standards in conservation for the 80million plus specimens in the collections. The successful applicant will work within the conservation team reporting directly to the Head of Conservation providing specialist support and advice for the documentation, preservation, care and display of natural history specimens.

Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.

If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification) in Conservation
2. Significant practical conservation experience, which should include some natural history material
3. Proven IT skills in museum specific database systems, such as KE EMu
4. Solid documentation skills and substantial experience in the production of specimen condition and treatment reports
5. Working knowledge and experience of Preventive Conservation in a museum setting.
6. Operational experience in producing bespoke support mounts and storage boxes for natural history Collections
7. Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines

Online application process:
You are required to provide a response to ALL of the role competences listed above within the ‘Other Information’ section of the online application form (up to 140 words per competence). In order to demonstrate how you meet each competence fully, please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills and/or experience.

IMPORTANT: The ‘Other Information’ section will ‘timeout’ after 35 minutes and any information not saved during this time will be lost. Please therefore prepare your answers on a separate document before transferring and saving them to your application.

The ‘Additional Questions’ regarding right to work in the UK and age are mandatory questions and any applications received without these answers will not be considered.

Please review your application fully before pressing ‘submit application’ as you will not be able to make any further amends after submitting, and any applications received which have not addressed ALL competences in full and/or the mandatory questions will be rejected.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted outside of the online application process or as a substitute for completion of the competences.

The attached ‘Role Specification’ provides further information on the role and how to apply.

Please also be aware that we are not able to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this role. If you do not have the right to work in the UK without a visa sponsored by NHM, then unfortunately you will not be eligible to apply for this vacancy.