Assistant Conservator

Closing Date: Monday 25th April
Expected interview date: Wednesday 11th May

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Conservator for a fixed term post until 31 December 2018.

The post is within the Conservation Unit of the Museum and Archives department at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).

The RCS has two museums: the Hunterian Museum, which is open to the public, and the Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology (WMAP), which has restricted access. Due to nature of the specimens on display in the latter, it holds a Human Tissue Authority licence that restricts access to individuals from a surgical, medical or relevant profession who need to study human anatomy and pathology.

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 WMAP 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.